Winstrol (Stanozolol) Cycle
Because Winstrol is a DHT derivative, it tends to completely negate potential estrogenic effects such as water retention and bloating, giving users a gently bulking physique that is generally undesirable for most people.
It has been noted that Winstrol tends to find a place in lean mass cycles and cutting cycles where water retention and bloating are a concern.
The stacking nature and characteristics of Winstrol make it an impressive complement to solid based compounds such as testosterone or most other compounds that can be stacked together in a Winstrol cycle.
While most anabolic steroid users tend to avoid Winstrol in an all-out bulking cycle where water retention and bloating are not a concern, it is actually versatile enough to be utilized in a bulking cycle.
While this is not where Winstrol's true potential lies, it does work.
However, there are many other compounds that are far more effective for this purpose on a milligram-for-milligram basis when compared to this compound.
As such, a Winstrol cycle may be much more effective when used during a period of time where you are looking to lose body fat, reduce or maintain body fat, or make moderate lean muscle gains while minimizing water retention and fat gain/maintenance.
While the actual cycle structure has limited flexibility, this section will discuss different winstrol cycles, different stacks and combinations, and common beginner, intermediate, and advanced cycles.
First, it should be clear that winstrolls are best used in addition to solid cycles, and should never be run on their own.
There are several reasons for this, one of the most important of which is that testosterone should always be used in conjunction with Winstrol at a minimum TRT dose in order to maintain normal physiological functions that testosterone naturally dominates.
When using Winny or any other anabolic steroid, the body suppresses and/or stops producing natural endogenous testosterone.
Without normal physiological levels of testosterone, individuals suffer from a variety of serious health risks and complications (many of which often have no visible signs or symptoms).
Since testosterone is an essential hormone for the proper functioning of males, it is essential to maintain adequate physiologic levels of this hormone during cycles when natural endogenous production is disrupted or insufficient.
In these cases, testosterone may be administered periodically in excess of physiologic doses (e.g., 400 mg per week) or at TRT doses (typically 100 mg per week) to maintain normal essential functions.
One final note before moving on to cycle examples is that all oral Winstrol cycles are recommended to be no longer than 6-8 weeks, and injectable use should also be limited to no more than 8-10 weeks.
This is due to hepatotoxicity concerns, which are discussed in detail in the previous Winstrol introduction post.
Beginner Winstrol Cycle
Example beginner winstrol cycle (10 weeks total cycle time)
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1-10weeks |
-Testosterone (all esters) 400-500mg /week |
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1-8weeks |
- Winstrol (injectable) 50mg every other day
(200mg /week)
or Winstrol (oral)
30mg /day
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This Winstrol cycle describes the use of testosterone as the base compound and no other anabolic steroids.
This cycle uses an injectable formulation of stanozolol, but it can easily be switched to an oral formulation, and the oral Winstrol dose can be easily converted to about 30 mg daily (totaling about 200 mg per week).
A Winstrol cycle like this can easily be utilized as a cutting cycle, lean mass cycle, or even a pre-contest cycle.
For intermediate cycles, we typically stack additional compounds that are less focused on testosterone running at supraphysiological levels
Intermediate Winstrol Cycle
Intermediate Winstrol cycle example (10weeks total cycle time)
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1-10week |
- Testosterone (any ester) at 100mg /week |
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1-8week |
-Winstrol (injectable) at 100mg every other day (total400mg /week) OR Winstrol (oral) at 60mg /day |
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Therefore, TRT is conducted at a dose of 100 mg per week.
When testosterone is stacked with a compound (in this case Winstrol), the idea is to allow the stacked compound to become the primary anabolic and muscle-building compound.
As a result of such a cycle and tactic, an individual will gain the most potential from a weenie cycle and winstrol itself (or a compound used in place of winstrol as the main anabolic compound).
Winstrol in this situation can be seen in a higher weekly dose (400mg per week) in this cycle compared to the beginner Winstrol cycle example listed earlier.
The cycle should also increase the 'hardening' effect on the physique when engaging in such practices.
Increasing the stanozolol dose and lowering the testosterone dose to TRT doses is responsible for this, as the rate of aromatization will drop significantly and water retention and bloating will be reduced from zero to minimal.
In conclusion, a Winstrol cycle like this will provide particular benefits to those looking to run a pre-contest cycle, cutting cycle, or lean mass cycle.
Advanced Winstrol Cycle
Advanced (bulking/lean mass/cutting/multipurpose) Winstrol Cycle Example (10 weeks total cycle time)
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1-10 week |
-Testosterone (any ester; butpreferably Propionate) at 100mg /week |
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1-8 week |
-Winstrol (injectable) at 100mg every other day (total 400mg /week) OR Winstrol (oral) at 60mg /day |
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This advanced cycle is a versatile cycle that has the capacity to be used to maintain a lean and hard physique.
This cycle is also very effective for additional lean mass gains and can be run as a bulking cycle.
Once again, the reason for this is because testosterone is used in a TRT dose, which minimizes or eliminates estrogen as a result of aromatization.
Trenbolone itself is an amazing compound to use with Winstrol because it does not convert to estrogen and does not exhibit estrogenic effects.
As a result, water retention and bloating should be completely non-existent in this cycle.
The use of trenbolone also provides a very powerful compound in this cycle, and in general, such a cycle should provide amazing strength gains and lean mass additions.
An important idea in the planning and structuring of a Winstrol cycle (or any cycle in general) is always to keep things at a simple level.
Stacking more than 3 compounds in a cycle is highly unnecessary (even the practice of removing one compound and adding another in the later weeks of a cycle is unnecessary except in the most essential situations, such as a pre-contest cycle).
The typical recreational anabolic steroid user rarely needs to stack three compounds in a cycle.
In most cases, even stacking 2 compounds in a given cycle will result in very positive physique/performance changes.
Additionally, you should always focus on the main specific compound (in this case Winstrol).
This way, winstrol (or any other compound you choose as your main anabolic compound) can truly shine when it is used as the main focus of the cycle.
This ensures that the user is always getting the most out of the cycle and the compounds used.
Finally, before continuing with this profile with a full understanding of the importance of testosterone TRT dosage in any cycle, we must remind the reader once again.
Many readers and individuals may be wondering why this particular profile suggests using Winstrol (or any other anabolic steroid) at TRT levels that are almost useless for muscle growth, while the vast majority of individuals in the anabolic steroid using community seem to use 300 - 500mg or more of testosterone with Winstrol (or any other anabolic steroid).
The reason for this major change of direction in the path of most anabolic steroid users is for the reasons already mentioned regarding the concern that higher testosterone doses have a higher rate of conversion to estrogen when testosterone is used in excess of physiologic doses.
The three ideas for utilizing a TRT dose of testosterone can be summarized as follows
1. Maintain a minimum normal physiologic level of testosterone produced endogenously by your body (approximately 50-70 mg per week depending on a variety of factors including age, genetics, lifestyle, diet, etc.)
2. eliminate or greatly reduce estrogen-related side effects without the use of aromatase inhibitors.
3. provides the opportunity for other key compounds (in this case Winstrol) to be utilized as the primary anabolic compound in a given cycle, allowing the majority of the true gains and benefits to be seen without the interference of supraphysiological doses of testosterone that would otherwise hinder observation.
In the end, every individual must ask themselves why they have decided to use a dose of testosterone that promotes higher levels of aromatization when used in conjunction with anabolic steroids to avoid the estrogenic side effects of aromatization.
Winstrol does not aromatize, so using a higher testosterone dose would defeat the purpose.
In essence, it doesn't seem logical unless you are using TRT doses of testosterone to minimize aromatization or using an aromatase inhibitor.
Using TRT doses of testosterone will eliminate the need for aromatase inhibitors, which may be much more beneficial for some individuals.
