New to the site, need some advice.

[DustinG]

I've been thinking of taking Anavar-20 for my MMA training/lifting weights. I want to lose body fat, and gain some muscle that isn't going to disappear within a few weeks. I heard Anavar usually allows you to keep your gains. Also, I'm not very educated on the use of steroids/PCT if anyone could fill me in on it all it would be wicked.

[AnabolicDoc]

I've been thinking of taking Anavar-20 for my MMA training/lifting weights. I want to lose body fat, and gain some muscle that isn't going to disappear within a few weeks. I heard Anavar usually allows you to keep your gains. Also, I'm not very educated on the use of steroids/PCT if anyone could fill me in on it all it would be wicked.

Wow that's actually a lot of questions. I'll try to answer what I can buy it sounds like you need to do some basic internet searching.

Anavar (oxandrolone) is often mistakenly considered mild. But a dose of 20mg may actually be mild. Most ppl who take it will need testosterone as well bc taking Anavar will decrease one's testosterone levels significantly. There are a small percentage of ppl who seem to preserve their natural testosterone production and fertility when taking steroids but this accounts for less than 20% and some might say even less.

The testosterone dose you take will depend on your previous AAS (Anabolic Androgenic Steroids) history, age, weight, diet/exercise/training history, and always risk/benefit ratio. With AAS more is not always better, but will offer more risks and usually bigger gains (but this depends on your situation, and can come at great expense, even death). If you are seeking to get your benefits solely from Anavar, you may want a TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) dose of testosterone, which is under 200mg/week.

Weight loss with Anavar is an interesting topic bc it certainly does help promote leaner gains. There are also multiple studies that show that weight loss on Anavar seems to be more permanent than without it or than with other meds. Go to PubMed and do a search for oxandrolone and weight loss if you're interested in seeing the studies.

Whether you take Anavar alone (not recommended) or with testosterone you'll probably benefit substantially more from a dose closer to 50mg per day although some ppl can safely take up to 100mg per day, always in divided doses bc of its short half life.

Also whether you take Anavar alone or with Test, the large majority of ppl would need a PCT and it is strongly recommended.

Honestly, based on your questions it seems that you haven't done much research yet although I could be wrong. I think the consensus opinion from this forum will be the following:

-Post your stats (age, weight, training history, etc) if you want good advice and feedback.

-Do more research before even considering AAS. Familiarize yourself with PCT protocols and rationale.

-Most of all, I'm sure the consensus will recommend that you optimize your diet and exercise regimen before considering AAS.

Good luck. Please do some more research. I hope more ppl respond bc I definitely didn't cover everything I wanted to, but I'm a little lazy right now.

[clarky.]

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Welcome and great post doc, good to see the new members informed straight up.

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