Anavar
Anavar or Oxandrolone has often been used as a growth-promoting
agent in the therapy of boys with growth delays in adolescence. In fact,
according to one Italian study, oxandrolone was as effective as GH in
promoting growth in these individuals. One French study found it superior
to GH in treating girls affected with Turner's syndrome, another growth-delay
ailment. In obese individuals, oral oxandrolone has been shown to decrease
subcutaneous abdominal fat more than testosterone enanthate or weight
loss alone, and it also tended to produce favorable changes in visceral
fat.
Oxandrolone
works specifically by amplifying the amount of growth hormone (GH) released
per burst without altering GH secretory burst duration, frequency, or
the GH half-life.
As little as 2.5 mg of the drug can positively shift nitrogen
balance. Dosages used by bodybuilders range from 0.125 mg to 2.5 mg
per kilogram of bodyweight. Studies do not support any benefits to dosages
over 1.1 mg/kg, and European bodybuilding coaches consider 0.25 to 0.5
mg/kg to be the optimal dosage. Most male bodybuilders have reported
significant improvements in strength and recovery ability from dosages
varying between 30 mg and 80 mg per day. Female bodybuilders use about
half of the male dosage.
Oxandrolone is a multipurpose drug, as it is used during
both off and in season for competitive bodybuilding, many weight-class
regulated sports, track and field, cycling, and strength sports. In
strength-training circles, Oxandrolone has been reported as the most
efficient strength-inducing drug on a per-mg basis.It is believed to
be one of the best inducers of creatine phosphate synthesis in muscle
tissue. However, there are no scientific studies to support this statement.
Its low androgenicity makes it very popular with many female athletes,
such as bodybuilders.
It has virtually no liver toxicity, even at doses as high
as 80 mg a day. It's even been given to patients suffering from liver
cirrohsis. Oxandrolone will not shut down a man's pituitary-gonadal
axis. There is no evidence that it suppresses testosterone or sperm
production, which is why it's the oral of choice when pyramiding off
steroids. Many bodybuilders have tapered off anabolic usage by switching
to Oxandrolone at 30 mg per day and slowly reducing the dosage by 2.5
mg every five days until endogenous testosterone production is back
to normal. Bodybuilders rate it as an excellent hardening drug for physique
contests. Athletes report that with Oxandrolone, they have the highest
retention of gains upon cessation of use when compared with other steroids.
It's one of the only anabolics that does not cause premature closure
of bone epiphyses in children. Since it doesn't aromatize, there's no
need to take Tamoxifen, Proviron, or Cytadren when using oxandrolone.
It has more negative effects on blood lipids than reported
originally in scientific literature. In females, dosages above 15 mg
a day can cause facial hair, deepening of the voice, clitoral hypertrophy,
and acne. With Oxandrolone, a very limited number of individuals have
reported gastrointestinal problems ranging from a sensation of stomach
fullness to appetite suppression, nausea, and diarrhea.
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