Advising women on steroid use

liftsiron

Community Veteran, Longtime Vet
Posted by Realgains on cuttingedgemuscle



Advising women on steroid use
Fact of the matter is many many ladies still come to men for advice on how to use steroids. Unfortunately most men don't have a clue and choose NOT to give advice but some others do give advice and it's not always good advice. There are, however, a few men that know what they are talking about when it comes to steroid use for women.

I think I have a good grasp on how a woman should use steroids.
I got this "know how" through personal research with my wife and through trial and error with my wife. I have also trained national level female bodybuilders, so I know what big doses are and also what they can do in regard to muscle gain and androgenic sides.

Guys...if you want to advise your woman on how to take gear then you better listen up or you could cause a lot of androgenic sides and she won't be pleased with that at all.

REALGAINS AND WIFE steroid advice for women.
I'll try to keep it brief and simple.

Women need to be fully aware of their goals BEFORE using gear. If they have the genetics to compete at the national level and WANT TO then they need to know that fairly heavy steroid use is REQUIRED if they are going to stand a chance in Hell of winning anything. Steroid choice for these women should still be primarily limited to the milder androgens but the doses with be highish and stacking common place.

MOST ladies are recreational lifters or minor competitors and do not have the genetics nor the interest in "going all the way" The advice below is geared towards these women and those that want to compete at local and perhas state events and at a high level in "fitness" competitions"

GEAR CHOICE

My wife has tried many steroids so I will relate good gear choices, cycles, results, and advice through her experience. She did all the following cycles for about 12 weeks.

Primo 100mg/week started at about 75mg/weekand increased to 100 by about week 6
EQ at 75mg/week
Winstrol 10mg/day in two doses
Winstrol 20mg/day orally in two doses/day
Winstrol 25mg IM every 3rd day
TESTOTERONE! 60mg/weekof prop, 15mg every other day for 6 weeks only. Stopped due to increased facial hair, large clit and a cracking voice. Hair has been lasered off thank God!
Nandrolone phenylprop 100mg/week. Started at about 75mg/week and increased to 100 after about week 6. Tken at 25mg every other day due to short half life.

Nandrolone phenylprop 75mg/week and anavar 20mg/day in three doses/day.
Anavar 10mg/day in two doses
Anavar 15mg/day in three doses
Anavar 20mg/day in three doses
Anavar 25mg/day in three doses


RESULTS

All the above cycles gave good results in lean muscle gain and strength gain.
She experienced water retention on all cycles.
The nadrolone gave slightly more water retention than the others, except test, but she shoulders never hurt her while lifting heavy.


HER ADVICE ON ADROGENICITY.

Avoid the strong androgens at all costs(d-bol, test, IM tren etc).
Mild androgens can be very androgenic if dose is too large.
Test was by far the most androgenic hormone used followed by EQ. She ranks all others used as "about the same" doses although she experienced a few androgenic sides with the higher doses of Winstrol IM.
* Was aware of greater bioavailablity of IM hormones so she lowered weekly IM dose accordingly.

ANDROGENIC SIDES

Sides very minor but still there on as little as 10-15 mg of Anavar (var) and Winstrol (minor acne on shoulders and some water retention.)

Acne on the shoulders on all cycles(mild) Worst on EQ and Test
Slight voice "hoarseness" in the voice at times that went away after stopping. Worst on EQ
Major cracking of voice on test.

As said, a fair amount of hair growth on upper lip while on test. A little(very minor) while on the steroids except low dose Anavar (var) and low dose oral Winstrol (winny). All lasered off.

Clit got really big on test..about 5mm long and much thicker too. has gone down a bit but still large. She thinks this has been good for her sexually.

Water retention on all cycles and worse as dose increased.



FAVORITE STEROID

She liked the Primo and Anavar (var) about the same, although she no longer uses Primo as she is afraid to get a fake.
So Anavar (var) is now her #1 choice for herself and women in general and Denkall is her favorite brand as it has been tested as 100% pure and well dosed too. Second choice is Loeffler.

AND>>>>>>> her liver panel and lipid panel remained UNCHANGED after 8 weeks on 25mg of VAR/day! (piss me off )

ADVICE ON ESTERS

Avoid deca as nandrolone phenylprop is safer as one can "bail out" of a cycle if sides get bad. If you must use test use prop, for the same reason.
Be aware that Primo is almost always faked(deca) and that even if it is real it is in a long acting etser(enathate). Primo acetate is no longer available as far as we know.
EQ is also in a long acting ester.
If bad sides come on you MAY be able to bail out of a cycle with short acting/clearing injectables.



THE BIGGEST MISTAKE WOMEN MAKE according to my wife.

#1."They take up to 50mg of IM winstrol every other day, and that is way too much. They then say that winstrol is a "snake bite roid" or "not for most women" when the real culprit is the IM route and excessive dose. Many women do not understand that IM steroids are much more bioavailable than oral steroids and as such doses should be lowered"

#2. "Stacking" is not needed for all but the advanced competitor and can lead to excessive doses and androgenic sides" Always try each of the steroids that you want to use separately before trying to stack.

#3. "Too much too soon PEROID!"

MY WIFES SECRET TECHNIQUE.

My wife has always had a low test level. Many ladies(even young ladies) do not produce enough test in the adrenals and ovaries. Any women that has a test level of 30 or less doesn't have enough test for optimal sex drive and athletic function.
SO...she takes test gel from a compounding pharmacy every day at 2.5mg transderamally. This has rasied her T level to the mid normal range at about 55. When she wants to retain more of her mass post cycle she ups the dose to 5mg /day. This jacks her T level up to high normal for a woman(about 90)

So if ladies want to retain more mass post cycle maybe they should get there T level tested (after a couple mounths off gear of course) Few ladies have a T level in the high normal range and many have a low test level. Maybe your T level is low.

This is how you achieve a very low T level, if your T level is adequate, so your doc will prescribe T gel... take a steroid for a month and then go to your doctor complaining about a non existant sex drive. Ask for your T level to be tested. It will come back very low due to the steroid use. Then ask for a script of test gel from a "compounding Pharmacy"


WHERE TO START

My wife and I recommend 10mg of Anavar (var) a day in two-three divided doses for 12 weeks as a beginning cycle. Denkall is our first choice.
If you can't find Anavar (var) then try winstrol at about the same dose orally.

We DO NOT recommend that anyone go above the doses my wife has used as she feels she has pushed the dose to a realistic max.

Some ladies will react worse to androgens than others so START SMALL. Some can get away with quite a lot of gear and some can only use small amounts without bothersome sides.

* Some women react differently to each of the milder androgens, although my wife didn't notice much difference, so some experimentation and selective tinkering may be in order.





REALGAINS and his top trainees.

Well ladies and gents I am currently training a national level competitor and she is on 200 of deca a week, 25 of Var/day, 25 of winstrol/day , 4 of GH and slin too. She looks great and is very big but she is very pretty and with a sexy "build". Unfortunately she sounds like a guy, especially over the phone. Thats the price most women have to pay to reach the top.

BTW the pros use more!


ALSO....don't take this advice as "gospel". This is just some general good advice for most women we think. It has been "our experience"and our .02

RG and wife
 
Last edited:
Wow. Nice information. A couple of questions...

My girlfriend is in her 4th week of her first cycle. She has gone from 5mgs/10mgs/ to currently 15mgs(3rd and 4th week) of Var(Ox)per day. She has been using the Quality Vet stuff(great reputation)and had absolutely tremendous results.

Absolutely no side effects(acne, hair growth et al). She has a very slightly noticeable swollen clitoris. Her sex drive and strength is through the roof. She has put on 9 pounds of skeletal mass already. I'm talking about an opti-genetic individual here. Her diet has been decently clean. 150gms of Protein, 200+ Carbs and 75-100 gms of EFA's.

She is 5-2 101 pounds and extremely lean and hard.(She started the cycle with a Dancers svelte body at 92 pounds--Will post pictures soon). She is of Asian descent(75% Vietnamese and 25% French mix). She has lifted for a long time on and off but since we got together 4 months ago she has gotten very serious about her training.

My questions are:

Should she continue on this first cycle with Anavar (var) only and go for 12 weeks? If so, can she raise the dose to 25mgs per day for the last 4 weeks?

Is there any reason to add in some Oral Denkall Winstrol (winny) at say 5mgs per day as an adjunct?

Is there anything else to add as an ancillary supplement(s) to make her cycle more productive?

I appreciate your reply.

TD
 
Re: Wow. Nice information. A couple of questions...

TonyDelk said:

My questions are:

Should she continue on this first cycle with Anavar (var) only and go for 12 weeks? If so, can she raise the dose to 25mgs per day for the last 4 weeks?

Is there any reason to add in some Oral Denkall Winstrol (winny) at say 5mgs per day as an adjunct?

Is there anything else to add as an ancillary supplement(s) to make her cycle more productive?

I appreciate your reply.

TD

all your questions really relate to her personal goals.. i stick to the tried and true saying "if it ain't broke" :) however if more mass is a goal, then maybe an addition of another Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) is an option..
Winny has some harsh sides, but will make her lean and vascular, strong and hard.. but is she willing to take the good with the bad.. ie: acne, joint pain etc...

women don't need ancillaries like men do... i mean we can take some supplements to aid in dieting etc.. R-ala, EFA, etc.. or some yohimbine etc.. fat burners..

Again, it really depends on personal goals and how far she is willing to go and risk.. ya dig?? :)

is she in the "bulking" phase? "Cutting"? pre-contest? etc...

super
 
Thanks SG...A couple more questions

I appreciate your reply Supergirl.

Good points. Her goals are to build more mass and look more muscular/defined while completely and totally maintaining her feminine look. Obviously mitigating sides if of utmost importance.

She is no where near competing as she's only been training at an advanced level for 5 months now. I can tell you without hesitation that if she stepped on stage right now with zero prep, she'd come in the top five(amatuer). She has absolutely amazing genetics.

I guess I would label her as "bulking" although just trying to regulate her diet and getting her to avoid garbage food has been the main goal. She is eating 5-6x per day and striving for 25-30 gms of protein per day.

BTW...She got her period on Wednesday night and "flowed" normally for 3.5 days as per usual when on the pill. So evidently 15mgs of OX per day does not cause any disturbance in her normal hormonal function.

I take this as very good news because as I said before this beautiful woman has absolutely no side effects whatsoever except increased strength, stamina and skeletal mass. If she hasn't had any real masculinizing sides at 15mgs per day is there any real threat at taking 20mgs per day as a maximum dosage over the next 8 weeks?(12 week cycle)

I agree with the "if it ain't broke" dictum. So based on your answers we're going to stay with either 15mgs or 20mgs per day for the next 8 weeks.

After her last 8 weeks do it seems you think she shouldn't have to take anything to help her get back to "normal"? I've read some of the various guru's mentioning for a woman to use DHEA for a couple of weeks to get everything back to normal post cycle.
Also if she plans on going back to OX again how long should she wait before starting a new cycle? I do believe she will eventually compete within the next 2-3 years depending on how she progresses. Probably physique type of show. We'll see.

Also she is taking these ergogens

Creatine at 2gms per day(4 500mg caps)
1 gm of Vitamin C
400iu's of E
Multi(AM and PM)formulation
1gm of ALA
Folic Acid 800 mcg
3 capsules of Jarrow Formula's Bone Up(Calcium Hydroxapatite/Magnesium/Glucosamine/MSM/Boron)
She gets her EFA's from Udo's Oil(2 tablespoons per day)

Do you see anything you would add or subtract?

Thank you so much for your reply. Your knowledge is highly valued.

TD
 
Re: Thanks SG...A couple more questions

All my answers are in red below your questions to make it easier :)

TonyDelk said:
I guess I would label her as "bulking" although just trying to regulate her diet and getting her to avoid garbage food has been the main goal. She is eating 5-6x per day and striving for 25-30 gms of protein per day.

do you mean 25-30 per meal or whole day??? Whole day then that number is WAY TOO LOW!!!


If she hasn't had any real masculinizing sides at 15mgs per day is there any real threat at taking 20mgs per day as a maximum dosage over the next 8 weeks?(12 week cycle)

Honestly, with var, the chances of seeing virlization is so unbelieveably low!! I would be more concerned with headaches or nosebleeds... i have used 20mgs before with no problems.. so my best advice is feel it out.. if she is feeling ok with no sides then 20mgs may be good.. but she needs to LISTEN to her body!!!

After her last 8 weeks do it seems you think she shouldn't have to take anything to help her get back to "normal"? I've read some of the various guru's mentioning for a woman to use DHEA for a couple of weeks to get everything back to normal post cycle.
Also if she plans on going back to OX again how long should she wait before starting a new cycle? I do believe she will eventually compete within the next 2-3 years depending on how she progresses. Probably physique type of show. We'll see.

Again we go back to LISTENING to her body... some women need a little boost post cycle both mentally and hormonally.. i have never needed dhea or the like post anavar.. post tren YES, but that is a much more androgenic drug.. The only thing she may need is a mood enhancement post cycle.. some women report feeling depressed or with low energy post cycle.. The "average" waiting time between cycles is 6-8 weeks (same as on time) however oxandrolone is one of the few drugs you can run forever at low doses and never have a problem.. Cancer patients will stay on Ox year round.. Of course i would never suggest doing this if you are a healthy adult, but that just goes to show how much safer ox is compared to other aas...

Also she is taking these ergogens

Creatine at 2gms per day(4 500mg caps)
1 gm of Vitamin C
400iu's of E
Multi(AM and PM)formulation
1gm of ALA
Folic Acid 800 mcg
3 capsules of Jarrow Formula's Bone Up(Calcium Hydroxapatite/Magnesium/Glucosamine/MSM/Boron)
She gets her EFA's from Udo's Oil(2 tablespoons per day)

Do you see anything you would add or subtract?

Looks GREAT!!! Personally i like to use Glutamine in my post workout shakes and i also take a ZMA prior to bed as it seems to really help me get a more sound sleep...

Thank you so much for your reply. Your knowledge is highly valued.

You are very welcome!! I am glad things are going so well for her!!! luv super

 
This is pretty much the same run down I were to give all ladies. Now, taking into effect half-life, crystallization, androgens v. anabolics. I am using your wife's outline as a guide and am by no means being offensive. I would still say eventhough I find many things you have said to be conservative, I myself would be a tad leary giving out certain advice that you have. That's my personal take. So, here goes...


Primo 100mg/week
Primo, if legit, can be administered E7D at a dose of 50mg
EQ at 75mg/week
Starting dose should be no more than 50mg E7D
Winstrol 10mg/day in two doses
High starting dose...5mg sufficient
Winstrol 20mg/day orally in two doses/day
High for many females for just recreational use
Winstrol 25mg IM every 3rd day
Crystallization into effect: 25mg E4D or a dose of 50mg E5D
is the best choice for a female and injectable winstrol for recreational use. Anymore, regardless of the typical "half-life" known to this compound, will cause major sides in females if taken over a prolonged period of time. Forget all notions of half-life. Crystals form when injecting winstrol and get stored in fat cells taking it longer to dissapate. Water retention minimal at best! If you do not believe me or think this is a crazy theory, try it for yourself on a female.

TESTOTERONE! 60mg/weekof prop, 15mg every other day for 6 weeks only. Stopped due to increased facial hair, large clit and a cracking voice. Hair has been lasered off thank God!
General good starting dose is 12.5mg E3D to keep sides minimal. 25mg E3D should be maximum dose. This follows the injection rule on the half-life.
Nandrolone phenylprop 100mg/week
25mg E3D will give you the chance to escape if you are sensitive to progesterone.
Nandrolone phenylprop 75mg/week and ana Anavar (var) 20mg/day in three doses/day.
Ana Anavar (var) 10mg/day in two doses
Ana Anavar (var) 15mg/day in three doses
Ana Anavar (var) 20mg/day in three doses
Ana Anavar (var) 25mg/day in three doses
Average starting dose for ana Anavar (var) is 5mg split 6-8 hours apart(2.5am/2.5pm). Ana Anavar (var) ran over 20mg in most females will cause side effects. Lowering of the voice begins at 15, clit enlargement at 20mg. Anything over 20 should not be done by the recreational user.


Androgens and the female:

Tren, yes tren, at low doses is perfectly acceptable for an advanced female user. 5mg-7.5mg E3D injects will reap many benefits for a female experienced user. Keep in mind, 4 weeks is the maximum for a female and tren. Injection guide is once again the half-life rule.

Fast acting esters of test...E3D...half-life rule and low, minimal doses no greater than 25mg E3D.

Acne, raspiness, clit growth...water retention on certain compounds.

The female and EQ? It is one of the safer anabolics, however use must be longer than 8 weeks to see any results from the cycle. Only drawback with EQ and the female? Long ester therefore you can not back out quickly if sides arise. Stacking with this is a definite NO.

Lastly, advice on taking winstrol if no Anavar (var) is available I can not agree with. Oral winstrol and the female causes an issue. Water retention is extremely high on oral winni. Yes, females retain water on Anavar (var) , however it is not as great as that of oral winstrol.

I am by no means refutting any of your statements. What I have come to learn is that what works for one doesn't necessarily work for another. However, what I have come to learn is everyone needs a starting point. Many times these starting points are too high. Many times females back out of a cycle for the onset of side effects is great. There are too manymen out there behaving as if this is a science project. This is a female. There are consequences greater than you can imagine. Read, learn, ask...educate yourself. Trial and error is a risky business, but through this trial and error we will learn...so don't start where you can not attain the goal you intended to reach.


__________________
 
Last edited:
this is jus what i needed, ive jus got my girlfriend 100 2.5mg anavar tabs, and ive jus read that it should be taken 2.5mg in the mornin and 2.5mg in the evenin.

now the amount ive got her will last for 7 weeks, does anyone think i should get more to make a longer cycle or jus stay at 6-7weeks?

and another question, she trains in the evenin after work, at about 5pm, so when should the mornin and evenin tab be taken to maximise the effects?

thanks for all the help!

tony
 
You need to get more...the ladies do best on long cycles because they cannot take a lot of gear without nasty sides...long and slow...easy does it...

Also...from my experience as a trainer of many women, and not just my wife, 5mg of Anavar (var) is usually very easily tolerated and the dose should likely be increased to at least 10mg/day....in fact I have most of my ladies on 15mg per day(the ones that want me to help them with gear that is)
My wife routinely takes 20mg in three divided doses butthats a bit high for some ladies.

Taken twice a day it doesn't matter when she takes the pills bro.

RG:)
 
sparklylegwarmers said:
the half life is every 8 hrs.


Yes thats about right......maybe 10 hours...
Ideally it is best to take it 3 times a day I think....yet there is a theory that doses done less frequently might actually be better in regard to stimulating gains because they result in a higher peak blood concentration of the hormone..
ie: some men take 50 of d-bol in two doses and insist that it is better this way...and others insist that that same dose be taken over 4-5 doses /day.

IMHO 15mg or Anavar (var) a day in three divided dose is pretty darn safe for women and it also produces really nice gains. For the recreational user I think this is all the gear you need to use .
But again start small and work up.

RG

:)
 
UPDATE!

My wife just finished a 12 week cycle with 20mg/day of Denkall anavar taken in two divided doses each day.

As usual her gains were great with only minor water gain. What really makes me happy is that she does not see a negative shift in her lipid profile at all. Because men need to take doses so much higher than the ladies we all see a crappy lipid profile with very low hdl levels. I would like to note that most ladies do see a negative shift with the use of winstrol.

She had NO SIDES except for a minor water gain issue.

We believe that the most common side for the ladies is facial hair growth, especially on the upper lip and sometimes the chin area. My wife has experienced this to some degree but has been doing the laser thing with good results.

Although we really think that anavar is the safest steroid for women a low doses not exceeding 20mg/day, it is still possible to see facial hair growth and some clit enlargement. So far none of our clients have seen voice changes with low dose anavarr but some have had to stop cycles due to the voice getting "raspy" at a dose of 20mg/day.

We would like to encourage all you ladies to get your testosterone levels checked though as you would be shocked at just how many young ladies have a low T level. My wife has had great results taking topical test gel daily...just enough to bump her up into the mid normal range from her low level of 28ng/dl. A long term study has been done on the test patch for ladies now and results are great....hope it is available soon.

RG
 
Back
Top