What Is Methandrostenolone (Dianabol) ?

What Is Methandrostenolone (Dianabol) ?

Just like Oxandrolone, Methandrostenolone is a synthetic steroid that is made from testosterone. Commonly referred to as Dianabol, it famously promotes an anabolic environment in the body, which means it sets the stage for muscle growth.

Once in the body and past the liver, Methandrostenolone seeks out and hooks up with androgen receptors, which control the release of growth hormones. By doing so, Methandrostenolone can tap into muscle building processes such as increasing muscle protein synthesis.

What Are The Possible Dangers And Side Effects Of Methandrostenolone (Dianabol) ?

While it doesn’t possess the same level of androgenic effects as testosterone, there are plenty of Methandrostenolone side effects that are very serious. Here are the most common Methandrostenolone side effects that users have reported and medical professionals have documented:

Skin issues: Starting with the least worrisome of the side effects, Methandrostenolone can cause some basic to severe skin issues. Due to its androgenic properties, Methandrostenolone has been shown to make skin oily or worsen already oily skin. Naturally, this can lead to acne development. For women, an increase in facial hair and body hair growth is common.

Baldness: Methandrostenolone increases the presence of a highly anabolic hormone known as dihydrotestosterone. Increased levels of DHT have been associated with a dramatic increase in male pattern baldness. It’s no surprise that many men and women who use Methandrostenolone report some degree of balding. The more genetically predisposed you are to balding, the worse the severity of the balding.

Estrogenic side effects: Using an anabolic steroid such as Methandrostenolone, you’ll feel like you’re riding high when your growth hormones levels are artificially inflated. But when you stop your cycle, you’ll have to deal with estrogen-based side effects such as gynecomastia (man boobs), fat gain, water retention, and muscle loss.

Liver toxicity: One of the unique features of Methandrostenolone is its ability to survive several passes through the liver. Your liver and kidneys are the filtration centers of your body. Your liver, in particular, cleans your blood of impurities and it doesn’t look too kindly on anabolic steroids.

Methandrostenolone is able to effectively pass through liver filtration to promote its anabolic benefits. Sounds great until you realize your muscle mass is coming at the expense of your liver health. Overdosing or over-cycling with Methandrostenolone can lead to severe liver damage and failure.

Shuts down Testosterone production: All anabolic steroids suppress or shut down your natural testosterone production. Since the anabolic steroid is taking your testosterone levels through the roof artificially, your body is quick to turn off its own supply. The problem is that once you finish your cycle, your natural testosterone production switch tends to stay in the OFF position.

Studies have found that a Methandrostenolone dosage of only 15 mg over the course of eight weeks was enough to drop natural testosterone production by 69%. Hello estrogen-based complications and goodbye to that muscle mass you were working towards.

How To Use It – Dosage

Methandrostenolone (Dianabol) is taken orally and on average, the lowest dose of Methandrostenolone that you’ll find is 15 mg. People who have used Methandrostenolone before tend to increase the dosage with each cycle by 5 to 10 mg. With that said, even for the most advanced users, a dosage of more than Methandrostenolone 50mg is not advised because of the sharp increase of the severity of the side effects.

Since it has a half-life of up to six hours, most people take their daily dosage of Methandrostenolone in two separate servings. For example, if you are taking 30 mg of Methandrostenolone per day, you’ll most likely have 15 mg in the morning and another 15 mg in the evening.

Popular Methandrostenolone (Dbol) Cycles

A Methandrostenolone cycle is not unlike the cycles of most anabolic steroids; it’s recommended that you do not exceed six weeks. Beginners are encouraged to stick to a four-week cycle. Even with such a short cycle, some degree of liver damage is to be expected.

Methandrostenolone tends to promote water retention, giving you that bigger, more swollen look so it’s often used during a bulking, rather than a cutting season.

We don’t encourage the use of Methandrostenolone – far from it – but to give you an idea of how a cycle is set up, here’s an example of two different Methandrostenolone cycles: one for beginners and one for experienced users:

Beginners
· Week One: 15 mg (8 mg in the morning / 7 mg in the evening)
· Week Two: 15 mg
· Week Three: 15 mg
· Week Four: 15 mg

Experienced (Two or more cycles)
· Week One: 30 mg (15 mg in the morning / 15 mg in the evening)
· Week Two: 30 mg
· Week Three: 30 mg
· Week Four: 30 mg
· Week Five: 30 mg
· Week Six: 30 mg