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Winstrol-Stanozolol
Chemical Name: Stanozolol
Drug Class: Oral and Injectable Anabolic Steroid
The following is an article about stanozolol, more commonly known as Winstrol. Caution should be used when using Winstrol, and as
with Anadrol, this drug can cause severe hepatic damage
if administered incorrectly or for too long. Even when you buy
steroids from a reliable source and you are under the care and guidance of a knowledgeable professional, you should know all of
the implications of each drug yourself. With the rising popularity of
HGH [Human Growth Hormone] and other newer anabolic steroids, educating ourselves about them should be a top priority.
Winstrol (Stanozolol) is a really interesting variant of Dihydrotestosterone. It’s been modified at the A-ring (there’s 4
rings on steroids usually), to make another whole “ring” called a pyrazol group. There’s only one other steroid
I’ve ever seen that has a similar modification. Winstrol is a commonly used anabolic steroid for cutting cycles, and certainly
it’s been shown clinically to not elicit any really impressive weight gain (if any at all) (1). It’s usually seen as a
less expensive alternative to Anavar. And just like Anavar and
other DHT derivations, it can not convert to estrogen at any dose, and is not progestenic.
As with Proviron, another DHT derived oral steroid, Winstrol may be useful in any cycle (perhaps even bulking) in order to lower Sex
Hormone Binding Globulin.(2) One of the properties of Winstrol is it’s profound ability to lower SHBG much more than other
steroids. This could make more testosterone (or whatever steroids you are using) more likely to remain unbound and therefore active.
A nice quality look can be attained with the use of Winstrol in a decent cutting cycle, but having it in a heavy bulking cycle could
end up being problematic, as people often get sore joints from using it for extended periods of time. Stanozolol is an alkylated
compound, which means that it’s been specifically altered to endure the first pass through the liver without being destroyed.
And since the injectable version is simply a suspended version of the same compound, it’s able to be orally ingested instead of
injected. However, since it is alkylated, it is also pretty liver toxic, having one of the worst hepatoxicity (mg for mg) of any steroid.
As regards cholesterol, and it’s quite harsh on both LDL and HDL (3), and cardiac hypertrophy could be a possible concern with
Winstrol also. (4) Needless to say, most men don’t use Winstrol for very long in their cycles, and limit it to about 6 weeks or
so at 50-100mgs every day (and yes, the same dosing applies for the injectable or the oral). Women typically use 10-25mgs per day, with
the high end of that being reserved for competitive bodybuilders and figure competitors. Of course, acne, hairloss and (in women)
clitoral hypertrophy are very real concerns.
As it is available in both an oral form as well as an injectable form, and both contain the same compound, you might find this next
part odd, but the injectable route actually produces greater nitrogen retention. (5) Another counterintuitive fact about Winstrol is
that although the anabolic rating of this product is very high, not too many people report much weight gain off of it. Also, it has a
very weak Androgen Receptor binding ability (6), which is kind of odd for a drug with Winstrol’s effects. unusual for
a “cutting” steroid. Protein synthesis is reasonably high with Winstrol (7), although weight gain is low, paradoxically.
In all, this is a very odd compound, from a chemical/biological point of view. My personal experience with it was that it can be used
as a cheap substitute for Anavar, although I prefer the latter. Also, the injections hurt like hell..
Winstrol is available widely on the black market from a variety of sources, including veterinary companies as well as human grade
pharmaceutical houses. As is always the case, underground labs produce it very cheaply, and it’s available as paper anabolics
as well. Going rate at the time of this writing is roughly under $100 for a 10-200ml bottle of 100mg/ml concentration, and is basically
the same for a bottle of 100 x 10mg tablets.
References:
1. Trop Doct. 2004 Jul;34(3):149-52.
2. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1989 Jun;68(6):1195-200
3. JAMA. 1989 Feb 24;261(8):1165-8.
4. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Jan;93(1):43-8. Epub 2005 Jan 25.
5. Can J Vet Res. 2000 Oct;64(4):246-8.
6. Endocrinology. 1984 Jun;114(6):2100-6.
7. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1997 Sep 15;211(6):719-22
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