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Firstly lets break down what a sarm is:
A sarm (selective androgen receptor modulator) is a type of performance enhancing drug PED that works by binding to our androgen receptors specifically in tissue and bone. This results in favourable muscle building mechanisms, fat burning properties and bone health. However, there are still potential side effects that could occur so precautions are necessary.
Side effects and precautions:
- Testosterone suppression:
This is the main side effect of sarms and nearly everyone will experience this. The severity depends on your own body's response, sarm used, dosage, and duration. You'll usually notice this towards week 4 of your cycle.
The solutions to this:
Run a SERM ( Selective estrogen receptor modulator), preferably enclomphiene. This would boost your gonadotropin levels, allowing your testicles and body to produce test. However, it seems that SERMS could potentially illicit estrogen like activates in bone, potentially affecting our growth plate and accelerating its closure.
- Run HMG. This is a peptide that combines fsh and lh in a certain level. This would help boost gonadotropin levels without interfering in growth plate mechanisms.
NOTE: YOUR ESTROGEN LEVELS WILL STILL RISE AS INCREASED TEST WOULD RESULT IN MORE ESTROGEN CONVERSION. So you might need an AI ( Aromatise Inhibitor) to counter this.
Some say you could skip a pct or running something on cycle, however you would probably lose most of your muscle and feel quite shit. Alternatively, you could use lower doses and milder compounds.
PLEASE NOTE: VERY HIGH DOSES OR THE HARSHEST SARMS MIGHT REQUIRE A TEST BASE, NO LESS THAN A TRT DOSE
- Hair loss:
During the first week or two of the cycle, there would be a large increase in free test, potentially resulting in more dht activity in the scalp. Moreover, perhaps a bit of the sarm might attach to scalp receptors, resulting in hair loss.
Solution:
Use Ru-58841 prior and during the cycle. This should block off the scalp receptors from the increased DHT and Sarm, resulting in little to no hair loss. Of course, it can't be 100 percent so this is a risk you have to take.
- Organ health and cholesterol:
Take basic precautions such as an organ health stack ( Fish oil, VIT B-12, COQ-10, NAC FOR LIVER, VIT E ect). Monitor your cholesterol and liver enzymes and take further action if required.
Let's get down to the fun stuff: The most popular sarms used:
Ostarine:
A mild sarm that is generally used for cutting as it maintains most if not all of your muscle even in harsh deficits. It could help with body recomp and slight muscle gains at maintenance or a lean bulk. Generally, you don't even need a PCT or to run enclo as the suppression is not that severe.
Dose: 15mg( low end)- 30mg( High end). Obviously, the higher the dose, the higher the suppression and organ sides. Start with 15 and work up.
Transformation to expect from a good response at 15mg:
As you can see. It resulted in him keeping all of his muscle whilst allowing for a slight dried look. Not too bad.
Risk- 3/10
Reward- 5/10
LGD-4033 ( Ligandrol):
A big step up from ostarine. Typically, this is used during a bulk as it allows more a solid amount of body weight gain: muscle, glycogen and water. This typically requires a PCT or running enclo/HMG on cycle. Dose: 5mg (low end)- 25mg ( high end, test base might be needed at around this level).
Transformations to expect from a good response:
As you can see, they completely transformed their physique. Do not underestimate this sarm
Risk- 6/10
Reward- 8/10
RAD-140:
This is by far the most popular sarm. Users experience both a drying effect and a solid amount of muscle gain during this cycle. As such, this is a very flexible sarm which can be used during a cut, bulk or maingaining. The risk to suppression is somewhat similar to LGD, but typically it’s a bit worse. At high doses, run a test base.
Dosage:
7.5mg ( low end) to 30mg ( High end, test base needed tbh)
Here’s a good transformation at 10-15mg.
From what I’ve seen, LGD is better for overall mass and muscle gain, but RAD is better for giving you a dry, tight look, and blowing up your shoulders.
Risk-6.5/10
Reward-7.5/10
The next two SARMS are by far the strongest and require a test base.
YK11:
A very unique compound, its acts both as a sarm and a designer steroid designed to lower myostatin levels. It gives you a very dry look. This drug is more like a steroid, and it’s very liver toxic.
Dose 10mg ( low end)- 30mg ( high end)
Transformation:
Seems to give a very tight look to your physique, however the risks aren’t worth the benefits: LGD and Rad are much better.
Risk-8/10
Reward-6/10.
S-23:
This is currently the strongest sarm available. It was designed as a male contraceptive, so it will SHUT YOU DOWN. A test base is 100 percent needed. This sarm is like Rad-140 but it results in far greater muscle gain and strength gains.
Dose 10mg ( low end)- 30 mg ( high end).
Transformation:
Combines the best of LGD and RAD whilst being more potent.
Risk-9/10
Reward-10/10
Honourable mention to the Sarm AC-262:
This sarm basically has no profile or anything, but it seems that the sides and suppression are very low with similar results to ostarine.
Risk: 4/10
Reward: 5/10.
Can’t really find any transformations.
A sarm (selective androgen receptor modulator) is a type of performance enhancing drug PED that works by binding to our androgen receptors specifically in tissue and bone. This results in favourable muscle building mechanisms, fat burning properties and bone health. However, there are still potential side effects that could occur so precautions are necessary.
Side effects and precautions:
- Testosterone suppression:
This is the main side effect of sarms and nearly everyone will experience this. The severity depends on your own body's response, sarm used, dosage, and duration. You'll usually notice this towards week 4 of your cycle.
The solutions to this:
Run a SERM ( Selective estrogen receptor modulator), preferably enclomphiene. This would boost your gonadotropin levels, allowing your testicles and body to produce test. However, it seems that SERMS could potentially illicit estrogen like activates in bone, potentially affecting our growth plate and accelerating its closure.
- Run HMG. This is a peptide that combines fsh and lh in a certain level. This would help boost gonadotropin levels without interfering in growth plate mechanisms.
NOTE: YOUR ESTROGEN LEVELS WILL STILL RISE AS INCREASED TEST WOULD RESULT IN MORE ESTROGEN CONVERSION. So you might need an AI ( Aromatise Inhibitor) to counter this.
Some say you could skip a pct or running something on cycle, however you would probably lose most of your muscle and feel quite shit. Alternatively, you could use lower doses and milder compounds.
PLEASE NOTE: VERY HIGH DOSES OR THE HARSHEST SARMS MIGHT REQUIRE A TEST BASE, NO LESS THAN A TRT DOSE
- Hair loss:
During the first week or two of the cycle, there would be a large increase in free test, potentially resulting in more dht activity in the scalp. Moreover, perhaps a bit of the sarm might attach to scalp receptors, resulting in hair loss.
Solution:
Use Ru-58841 prior and during the cycle. This should block off the scalp receptors from the increased DHT and Sarm, resulting in little to no hair loss. Of course, it can't be 100 percent so this is a risk you have to take.
- Organ health and cholesterol:
Take basic precautions such as an organ health stack ( Fish oil, VIT B-12, COQ-10, NAC FOR LIVER, VIT E ect). Monitor your cholesterol and liver enzymes and take further action if required.
Let's get down to the fun stuff: The most popular sarms used:
Ostarine:
A mild sarm that is generally used for cutting as it maintains most if not all of your muscle even in harsh deficits. It could help with body recomp and slight muscle gains at maintenance or a lean bulk. Generally, you don't even need a PCT or to run enclo as the suppression is not that severe.
Dose: 15mg( low end)- 30mg( High end). Obviously, the higher the dose, the higher the suppression and organ sides. Start with 15 and work up.
Transformation to expect from a good response at 15mg:
As you can see. It resulted in him keeping all of his muscle whilst allowing for a slight dried look. Not too bad.
Risk- 3/10
Reward- 5/10
LGD-4033 ( Ligandrol):
A big step up from ostarine. Typically, this is used during a bulk as it allows more a solid amount of body weight gain: muscle, glycogen and water. This typically requires a PCT or running enclo/HMG on cycle. Dose: 5mg (low end)- 25mg ( high end, test base might be needed at around this level).
Transformations to expect from a good response:
As you can see, they completely transformed their physique. Do not underestimate this sarm
Risk- 6/10
Reward- 8/10
RAD-140:
This is by far the most popular sarm. Users experience both a drying effect and a solid amount of muscle gain during this cycle. As such, this is a very flexible sarm which can be used during a cut, bulk or maingaining. The risk to suppression is somewhat similar to LGD, but typically it’s a bit worse. At high doses, run a test base.
Dosage:
7.5mg ( low end) to 30mg ( High end, test base needed tbh)
Here’s a good transformation at 10-15mg.
From what I’ve seen, LGD is better for overall mass and muscle gain, but RAD is better for giving you a dry, tight look, and blowing up your shoulders.
Risk-6.5/10
Reward-7.5/10
The next two SARMS are by far the strongest and require a test base.
YK11:
A very unique compound, its acts both as a sarm and a designer steroid designed to lower myostatin levels. It gives you a very dry look. This drug is more like a steroid, and it’s very liver toxic.
Dose 10mg ( low end)- 30mg ( high end)
Transformation:
Seems to give a very tight look to your physique, however the risks aren’t worth the benefits: LGD and Rad are much better.
Risk-8/10
Reward-6/10.
S-23:
This is currently the strongest sarm available. It was designed as a male contraceptive, so it will SHUT YOU DOWN. A test base is 100 percent needed. This sarm is like Rad-140 but it results in far greater muscle gain and strength gains.
Dose 10mg ( low end)- 30 mg ( high end).
Transformation:
Combines the best of LGD and RAD whilst being more potent.
Risk-9/10
Reward-10/10
Honourable mention to the Sarm AC-262:
This sarm basically has no profile or anything, but it seems that the sides and suppression are very low with similar results to ostarine.
Risk: 4/10
Reward: 5/10.
Can’t really find any transformations.
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