Hello fellow bodybuilders/athletes.
So basically I'm posting this in hopes that someone considering an oral only cycle (Anavar being most popular) will do more research and maybe reconsider.
A good friend I met at my gym about a year ago decided to do an Anavar cycle:
Anavar 40mg/day for 7 weeks
Nolvadex for PCT
I tried to talk him out of it, as I didn't understand what he was trying to gain out of an Anavar only cycle. I told him to go online and do some research, which he did, went on a few forums and was flamed a bit. But that didn't change his mind as everywhere else he looked he read "Anavar is the mildest, not very toxic, not very androgenic", which made him believe ZERO SIDES. So he did more research but his research was 'biased' as he was researching what he wanted to hear, which basically can be done with anything you research. I tried one last time to give him solid advise, but he went with it anyways.
Now it's about 8 months after his cycle and PCT.....
His gains were about a solid 6 pounds, but kept about 4.
Libido practically non existant and now on Viagra.
His hair has thinned out quite a bit.
So now I ask him was it worth it? He regrets it and wished he did take others advise and maybe should have cycled it with some Test.
No sex drive, can barely get it up, thinner hair for only 4 pounds? Poor guy.
I just posted this so that anyone thinking of doing an oral only cycle it will encourage them to do more research. And not be confused when you read things like 'Anavar is the mildest' as it can definitely cause you to shutdown (also increase DHT & bad cholesterol). There's a reason why the experts here will advise you to avoid something, or to cycle something with something else, they have a lot of experience and have done a lot of research. If you're considering an Anavar only cycle (which is becoming extremely popular), I hope you stumble upon my post first.
Train hard, eat right,
TorontoDude