Dianabol

Active substance: Methandrostenolone
Tradenames: Anabol, Anabolin, Naposim, Metanabol, Metandienon, Metandrostenolon, Nerobol, Parabol-5, Stenolon, Trinergic, Dianabol, Danabol

Dianabol is one of the most famous and most important anabolic steroids of all times. Certainly the most popular oral steroid, and probably the most used steroid worldwide. Dianabol is also found in injectable form, but it is rare and not used that much. It is consecrated as a pill. Why is Dianabol so important? Is the anabolic steroid that started the era of performance enhancing drugs. It is not the first steroid used for these purposes, that was testosterone propionate , but is the first that was easy to use by almost anyone. 

Dianabol was designed with the goal of improving physical performance of athletes. After that is made its way into medicine. In the 1940s and 1950s the Soviet Union dominated the world of sports by using injectable testosterone. Dr. John Ziegler of the US Olympic team learned of this and started working with a US pharmaceutical company to develop a steroid for his athletes. n 1958, Ciba Pharmaceuticals and Dr. John Ziegler released metandrostenolon under the name of Dianabol.

The steroid was designed to be as anabolic as testosterone, but less androgenic and with a faster action. It became a hit very fast, many U.S. athletes starting to dominate their sports with the help of Dianabol. It has made its way in many sports, including bodybuilding where it remained a staple steroid until present days.

In medicine is used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and dwarfism.

Dianabol exerts a strong anabolic and androgenic action. It has an androgenic value of 40-60, but with a much lower affinity to bind to androgen receptors, when compared to testosterone. It exerts its anabolic effects by increasing protein synthesis, nitrogen retention and glycogenolysis. 

An extremely important feature of Dianabol, and often misunderstood, is its ability to be synergistic with other steroids. Danabol is not a base steroid, around which an athlete builds a cycle, but one that is added to an already well structured cycle. It has the ability to greatly enhance the effects of other anabolic steroids such as testosterone or trenbolone. Therefore it is not used alone, and those who do use it by its own remain disappointed in the end, the increases in muscle mass disappear shotly after the cycle ends. 

Dianabol action is rapid and pronounced. It can greatly increase the bodyweight, only in a few weeks. The increases are dose dependent and daily caloric consumption plays a major role. Is a steroid that is used especially for bulking. Beside weight gain it leads to a significant increase in muscle strength.

It is sometimes used by athletes, but there are better options than Dianabol. Can help with recovery after exercise and significantly increases muscle force, but the diet must be low in calories to avoid gaining excessive weight (for a trackfiled athelte bodyweight is very important).

The recommended daily dose, and that can really have a positive effect, varies between 15-40 mg. A quality product has pronounced effects even at 15 mg / day.  Underground and counterfeit products are of poor quality, underdosed and therefore require much higher doses.

The optimal dosage is made according to individual features. Beginners will not exceed 15-20 mg / day. It staks very well with Deca Durabolin. From this combination one can expect enormous gains of muscle mass and strength, without the side effects being more pronounced than when using Dianabol alone. Cycles should be kept below 8 weeks. 

Experienced athletes use doses of 30-40 mg/day, sometimes up to 50 mg/day. The higher the dose the stronger the side effects.

Athletes use Dianabol especially at the beginning of a cycle of injectable steroids to kick start the anabolic effects. Another practice is to use Dianabol at the middle of a steroid cycle to prevent plateaus. Adding Danabol during that time can help the athlete keep making gains.

Because it has a half life of 3.4 - 4.5 hours it is recommended to split the total daily dose into two, to maintain peak blood levels. You can also take Dianabol just before training to reach peak levels in the blood when you need it most. Both methods work! To avoid irritation of the stomach, is administered during or immediately after a meal.
Though Dianabol has many potential side effects, they are rare in doses of 20 mg / day. The main problem in the case of administrating Dianabol is liver toxicity. That is why when Dianabol is administerd it is a good idea to use Live-52 or Essentiale Forte N, to protect the liver. Do not combine with other hepatotoxic steroids and do not drink alcohol while taking it!  Attention should be given to other medications taken, like over the counter meds to treat common cold. These can be highly toxic for the liver.

Dianabol will cause a pronounced water retention, and this canlead to high blood pressure and heart palpitations. 

It has a pronunced estrogenic effect so it is a good idea to have easy acces to Nolvadex and/or Proviron. Gynecomastia is very possible with this steroid. In fact, gynecomastia can appear very fast and suddenly so it is important to have some antiestrogens. 

Massive acne can occur on the face, neck, chest, back and shoulders; also accelerated hair loss in those predisposed to male pattern baldness. Dianabol cand lower HDL, the good cholesterol. 

20 mg/day of Dianabol cand lower natural testosterone levels by 30-40%. That is why after a cycle you must follow a PCT. Can cause feelings of increased aggresion.

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