Anavar is a very versatile compound.
Anavar is a very versatile compound. While most users tend to use it as a compound for maintaining muscle mass during a low calorie fat loss cycle, its use actually extends beyond that. Due to its strength, which is three times that of testosterone, Anavar can also be used effectively as a bulking (or gaining) agent.
Compared to compounds commonly used as bulking agents, such as Dianabol, Anavar has the advantage of being completely devoid of estrogenic activity; therefore, the gains expected with any amount of Anavar dosage can always be expected to be lean mass, without the possibility of fat gain or water retention (as a result of estrogenic conversion, which Anavar cannot undergo).
In its early years, Anavar was only used as a cutting agent during periods of fat loss, but more recently its use has begun to expand into lean mass gains. As knowledge increases and access to information expands, more people are learning that compounds like Anavar are actually much more versatile than they once thought.
However, Anavar does have its limitations due to its nature as an oral anabolic steroid, where the risk of hepatotoxicity is a concern. Compared to other anabolic steroids (such as Dianabol or Anadrol-50) in this regard, the restrictions on Anavar dosage are not as great, but it is something to keep in mind. Since it is oral, the total duration of use must also be limited, but this will soon be expanded further.
Medical Anavar Dosage
The original Anavar dosage recommended by medical organizations for the purpose of various medical related treatments ranged from 2.5 to 20 mg per day, with the average daily dosage commonly used by patients prescribed the drug being 5 to 10 mg per day.
Anavar doses in this range were recommended by medical organizations for a duration of use of no more than 2-4 weeks, although some use has been noted to last as long as 3 months.
Current US prescribing guidelines from medical organizations call for the exact same Anavar dosing protocol as first described over 30 years ago.
Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Anavar Dosages
You must first understand that Anavar is usually stacked in a cycle with other anabolic steroids.
This is mainly due to the fact that Anavar is considered by many to be a mild anabolic steroid, which means that it must be stacked with other powerful anabolic steroids.
Because of this, the previous Anavar dosage recommended by the community that uses anabolic steroids for performance enhancement purposes was in the range of 15 - 25mg per day for beginners.
However, nowadays, due to the availability of modern knowledge and information, it is recommended that the starting dosage be slightly higher as evidenced by some studies that show that AIDS patients require Anavar dosages ranging from 20 - 80mg per day to stop and reverse muscle loss [1].
With this established, it is safe to say that a beginner Anavar dosage should be in the range of 30 - 50mg per day.
Beginners are generally known to respond much better to lower doses of various compounds than intermediate anabolic steroid users or advanced users.
This is very similar to the case presented here, and since the strength of Anavar is at least 3 times that of testosterone, beginners should be able to make significant gains in the range set above.
Anavar dosages for intermediates will typically range from 50 - 80mg per day, with advanced users rarely going much higher than that range, with the top range for advanced users being 80 - 100mg per day.
However, it is important to remember that the definition of an advanced anabolic steroid user (in relation to all anabolic steroids) is not high doses.
Anavar is commonly used in combination with other compounds, as mentioned above.
It is also common for many users to use anavar as the primary anabolic in any cycle, with anavar doses being able to reach the upper end of a given range, while other compounds running in the stack are kept low (e.g. Testosterone Replacement Therapy - TRT - testosterone doses).
Female Anavar Dosage
Anavar is one of the more commonly used anabolic steroids among female athletes due to its low androgenic strength compared to testosterone and other anabolic steroids.
With proper anavar dosage for women, infertility is rarely seen.
The original medical prescribing instructions did not mention any special Anavar dosage guidelines for women.
However, the commonly recommended dosage in the athletic and bodybuilding community for performance and physique enhancement purposes is 5 to 10 mg per day, which in women can produce desirable positive strength and physique changes while reducing the risk of male hormonal erectile side effects.
It is imperative that female users run Anavar for a period of no more than 4 - 6 weeks due to the androgenic effects associated with Anavar.
With regards to androgenic side effects, even a mild anabolic steroid like Anavar can and will produce aromatizing side effects the longer the compound is used.
Proper administration and timing of Anavar dosage
Anavar has a half-life of 9 hours, which is quite long for an oral anabolic steroid, but short enough that you will need to split up your Anavar doses throughout the day, but no more than twice a day.
Due to its longer than average half-life, Anavar can also be used in a single dose.
In general, you should always keep plasma levels constant for optimal results.
A single dose protocol with Anavar will not produce the same type of blood spike effect as Dianabol, for example, due to its much shorter half-life.
Expectations and results from Anavar dosage
Anavar is a dihydrotestosterone derivative, which prevents it from interacting with the aromatase enzyme, the enzyme that converts androgens into estrogen.
As a result, very solid lean muscle gains without water retention and minimal fat gain/maintenance can be expected (provided the user accompanies the cycle with a proper diet).
Because Anavar's anabolic rating is 322 - 630 (at least 3 times the strength of testosterone), it can and will induce dramatic strength gains and significant lean mass additions.
Medical References
[1] Proj Inf Perspect. 1997 Nov;(23):19.
