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+ 29 Women's Beginner Cycle..Anavar

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I thought I'd post a beginning cycle for women as there doesn't seem to be that much info out there for women to go to

Please keep in mind that using AAS is not to be taken lightly and the side effects can be different for each individual as sensitivities do vary from person to person.

Anavar is a great way to introduce yourself to the world of AAS. Basic cycles can be as long as 12 weeks or as short as 8 weeks. Dosages range from 5mg to 10mg for a basic cycle.

It is recommended that if you are new you start your first week at 5mg split in half morning and evening. This is to keep your blood levels fairly steady as side effects will increase if you have spikes in levels.

If 5mg is tolerated well then move up to 10mgs. Again split morning and evening so you will be taking 5mg in the am and 5mg in the pm.

PCT is not normally discussed for women but it is an important part of the cycle especially if you start getting into some of the more advance stacks. Although, it is hard to find many who might agree, it is recommended that you taper yourself off on the tail end of the cycle. By doing this you set your system up to recover itself with out any huge increase in estrogen.

Generally speaking you may experience some fat loss and an increase in lean muslce mass given that diet and training are spot on..

#This is NOT a magic diet pill

Anavar promotes lean muscle mass with minimal sides and occasional water retention. In small enough doses that its impact on the liver is minimal for women. It is also attractive to women and beginners who are not interested in dealing with needles. The predictable and minimal sides are also attractive points to those not wanting to deal with the more individual and androgenic sides of most other AAS.

Typical Sides
· interrupted period / flow - may take a few months for the flow to come back as normal. Note this does NOT mean you won't get pregnant.
· you may still experience usual menstrual sides (cramps, bloating, etc.) on your regular menstrual schedule
· mild acne
· Clitoral enlargement and increased sensitivity
· oily hair
· some experience water retention (though not due to aromatization)
· may cause vaginosis / yeast infection (most any AAS has this potential)
· occasionally people experience nose bleeds

this information is intended for entertainment purposes and does not in any way shape or form advocate for the usage of aas

Melissamfit's picture

Excellent post.
I had some pharma grade var back in the day and have ran a couple cycles since that don't compare to that first cycle, The results were stellar! Hoping to do another cycle here soon but am definitely investing in a testing kit.

Deyoung's picture

3 weeks into first Anavar cycle. I am taking 10 mg split into 2 doses ( morning and night). I have gained 10 pounds in the 3 weeks I have been taking this! That said my body does not look much different. I am 5”6. Now 170lbs. CrossFit 5-6 days/wk. I would say I started out with 20% body fat maybe. My appetite has been through the roof and my stomach is almost distended- really sticking out. Also spotting mid menstrual cycle. Could this be Dbol or do I need to give this more time? I have noticed a lot more focus and energy at gym but I thought I’d see some leaning out by now which is my goal.. particularly in the trunk area. Also would like more arm definition. Any insights appreciated TIA !

HarleyQuinnz's picture

leaning out is going to depend a LOT more on diet and a LOT less on anavar. Stomach distension can be caused by many things (mostly food ) .. many women will hold water even though people will say anavar should not do this. what other things do you see? is your face puffy too? what about your hands? because anvar was developed for muscle wasting you will see an increase in your core so if you are looking for a tiny waste and fat burning you are most likely going to be disappointed. take a good hard look at your diet.

Spartina's picture

What kind of caloric surplus have the ladies in this community found to maximize lean gains on a beginner cycle? Just a ballpark - if i'd normally shoot to gain at least a pound per month with diet and training alone, I assume I should increase in an avavar cycle. How should I plan that? double that target? Ditch the controlled surplus approach and eat everything in my path? I know this is a highly subjective kind of question but assuming diet and training are on point, what if anything should I do differently from the norm?

konar's picture

Hey, thanks for this post. My wife wants to do her first cycle of anavar. We obtained some and I tested it, it turned out to be dbol.

Have you run anavar only cycles frequently? How often have you seen it turn out to be dbol? Besides testing, how reversible are the side effects from taking dbol?

Do you know a Canadian company that you trust? Thank you

Happygolucky's picture

Great Post there not many women on here its amazing how much u can learn from 1 post thanks

kodiakGRRL's picture

glad to be helpful

Sharon's picture

Hi kodiakGRRL.
Have you experiences hairline receding ? Will they grow back after stop taking steroids ? I've been taking tbol on and off a few times in the last couple of years now my hairline is getting thinner! I'm so worry I will ended up bald!
Thanks in advance.

parks's picture

Hey Grrl, what would you suggest as the upper limit for female anavar dosage? The girl has run successful cycles of 25mg daily, wants to kick it up.

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kodiakGRRL's picture

i have run up to 50mg ... I had horrible headaches though so i backed it down to 40 .. that seems to be my upper limit ... just make small incremental jumps either to 30 or 40 mg and see how she does

parks's picture

Very cool. That's just what I needed. Thank you!

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Gymmo's picture

Thank you for this post, this is exactly what I was looking for

kodiakGRRL's picture

good deal

Agileflower's picture

Thank you so much for this post. I read it ages ago and really appreciated it!

Jojo02's picture

So this is the most helpful forum I have found for me yet: you seem like you know a lot more then I do about Anavar.
My Anavar came in... i’m At 11 weeks out of my bikini competition how should I cycle it?!?
I sent you a friend request... everyone is referring you to me!!!Thanks

kodiakGRRL's picture

Jojo ... I'd save it ... particulary as this is bikini .. anavar will if all other things are on point thicken you up too much for bikini .. just my opionin ....

Jojo02's picture

Awesome thanks for the advice!
I did a bunch of figure competition but was told i don’t keep enough muscle mass so I should switch to bikini.
So complicated! Appreciate you getting back to me

kodiakGRRL's picture

if you were doing figure and you didn't keep enough muscle mass I am going to point at your diet and say you didn't eat enough to maintain it. it is a fine line to walk but do what you love to do best ...figure or bikini.. as that will be what you are more successful at

boss_babe22's picture

I’ve been recommended to ask for your advice. I think I may have sent you a friend request. I’m new to this so I’ve no clue what I’m doing. Plus I read a lot of this forum and you sound like a badass who knows what’s going on so...

I’m 21. 5’4. 173.5 pounds. I’ve lost 20 pounds with just exercise and changing the way I eat. I had a son 2 years ago and I’m still not able to get rid of all of the fat in ‘mom areas’. I was looking into trying Anavar. I’d like to run a 6 wk cycle. Maybe start out at 5mg a day and go up little over the weeks.

But before I do anything I wanted to ask your advice because I have no clue what the hell im doing & I just wanna be confident in my own skin.

kodiakGRRL's picture

no amount of anavar is going to get rid of the 'mom' fat.

what kind of aerobic activity are you doing/ are you weight lifting and if so what are you doing?

how much more fat are you trying to lose? what does your diet look like?

brooklyn15's picture

Awesome Article. I sent you a friend request. Was hoping to pick your brain. I am looking forward to starting my first cycle. I am 5'5' 118lbs and 15-16% bodyfat. I currently train 6 days a week split into AM cardio and PM lifting. I am looking to put on some muscle. I currently am pretty ripped but looking forward to gaining some muscle and then dieting down to get back to being lean again. Was wondering how much weight I should anticipate to gain over the course of my first run if I plan on doing 10 weeks (barring everything goes well for me and no horrible sides are experienced) Will a lot of this weight be water weight and/or fat? I currently eat 6 times a day and am taking in anywhere from 2400-2600 calories. Is that enough to support my new muscle? I also do cardio 6 days a week. Can I keep up at this level of activity? Is it counterproductive to my goals? Please help me if you can!! Thank you

kodiakGRRL's picture

typically speaking cardio is going to catabalize muscle mass if it is too strenuous. For cardio, when I do it, it is steady state pre workout or fasted first thing in the morning and not intense enough to break a sweat.

You'll lose any water weight you gain once you come off cycle and the amount of fat you gain is simply in your hands, your diet and exercise/training will dictate whether or not you gain muscle or fat.

DfromPhilly's picture

Thanks for throwing this up, Grrl. My fiancée is toying with the idea of a run, so I’m gonna make sure she reads this over.

Obviously diet/excersise are the biggest factors, but would it be silly to try 5mg for 4 weeks for her first time to assess tolerance and see how she likes it, and then a 8 week run ramping from 5 to 10 her second go around? Or would 4 weeks at that low a dose be pointless?

kodiakGRRL's picture

you are wasting your time and money with a 5mg 4 week cycle.... a cycle less than 8 weeks is pointless as at around week 5-6 you are starting to maximize your gains ..... at 4 weeks you are cutting it before you really get going .... as for 5mg unless she's a very tiny petite woman it isn't likely that 5mg is even going to be noticeable ... if sides are an issue it is easy enough to just stop the 10mg and sides generally dissipate fairly quickly

DfromPhilly's picture

That’s what I thought. She wanted to be cautious and brought it up so I was just checking. Thanks!

kodiakGRRL's picture

no problem !

Welshclaire's picture

Awesome post. Very informative.

I’m now 11 days in to my first Var cycle planning on an 8 week cycle.

I’ve not yet increased my dose from 5mg twice a day. This is due to the Xmas period and I’m not training as much or eating as good as I usually do. I also wanted to ensure my body doesn’t have any adverse side effects before committing to eating more and train harder.

So far l’ve only suffered with insomnia for the first 2 nights and a slight drop in my energy when training.
Muscles are definitely harder and I’m feeling pumped when lifting, so far so good.

Clean diet and training will begin in a few days start of week 3, now I know my body had accept the Var well.
My question is at what point should I consider increasing my dose? If I’m happy with my gains can I just taper down my dose the last few weeks?

Ps. I’ve got minus as my first intro post didn’t post and I tried it 3 times doh! I’m not technologically minded.

kodiakGRRL's picture

thanks welsh ... let us know how the rest of the cycle goes !

Welshclaire's picture

Clean eating all this week, cardio feels like it’s dropped but I’m looking to increase my strength so all good, cal intake is around 2400 a day, normally 1800. Sleeping really well best I’ve slept in months lol. Definitely stronger this week. Not feeling as pumped last few days but I’m happy with the results so far so sticking to 5mg twice a day.

kodiakGRRL's picture

up your carbs a tiny bit you'll get the pump back

Welshclaire's picture

Thanks kodiak i upped my carbs I felt the pump for a week but it dropped again think it’s time to up my var dose. Side effects zero apart from loss of boobs lol. Strength definitely increased not massively lifting 5% more so I’m happy so far.

kodiakGRRL's picture

not necessary to up your dose ... at some point past several cycles up your dose you don't want to go up too soon you can't go back down .

Luna1987's picture

Update on my Anavar Cycle from another thread. There seems to be more people in this one.
I’m 6 weeks in and have tapered up to 20mg which I’ve been at for a couple weeks now. Diet is clean and carb cycling between 1400 cal 4 days a week and 2100 3 days a week. Cardio about 20-40 mins 6 days a week and weights 4 or 5 days a week. I am a lot leaner than when I started the cycle, just fuller and tighter all around. The mind game is that my weight has not changed at all though. I’ve been sitting around 138lb this whole time. Anyone want to shed some light on this? I know it’s not a weight loss drug but I would normally be seeing the scale go down on this amount of calories and it’s very hard to believe that I would be burning fat and gaining muscle at the same time.
One more thing. I’m competing in April and plan to go off cycle for about 6 weeks and then back on about 8 weeks out. I haven’t done it for a show yet so I’m not sure if I should take it through the show or cut it out prior. I guess it could depend on how things are going when the time comes.
Thank you for any input and responses!! Smile

Makwa's picture

What is the mirror telling you? Throw that scale in the trash. Don't be so focused on just weight. Body composition is what matters and the mirror won't lie. Pictures are even better. Totally plausible that you may be losing fat and gaining some lean body mass, hence the scale not moving much which is why it can be a poor indicator of progress. Your nutrient partitioning is enhanced with the anabolics so even with a cal deficit you could be gaining some lean body mass. Your carb cycling may likely be responsible for this by helping to maintain your insulin sensitivity.

kodiakGRRL's picture

nice .. lets have a scale burning party

Luna1987's picture

Thankfully I have a great coach that goes by what I look like and not the scale! It’s been nice that I’ve been leaning out but haven’t had to decrease calories or increase cardio. I’ll keep going by progress pictures and not put too much thought into the scale. It’s just hard to not let it effect you mentally when there is a deadline, that’s all. Thank you for your input.

getbuff17's picture

Hello. If only have 10 mg capsules of Anavar to start first aas cycle, how would that be split? Would it be ok to just start at 10mg? What about PCT - it was mentioned to taper off, but if the capsules cannot be split, is there something else a female should take (for PCT)? Thanks!

getbuff17's picture

Laila - thanks for the response! That's what I'll do. Did your wife take any pct afterwards or did she taper down the mg's (that's probably tedious splitting a capsule even more)? thanks!

getbuff17's picture

Did she ever taper down with the capsules (i.e. if she was at 10 mg a day did she then split the capsule into 2 or 4 doses)?

getbuff17's picture

I'm getting ready to do the anavar cycle soon. Preparing myself and wanted to know if your wife used any hair supplements (i.e. biotin, nioxin, n2shampoo) along with any liver supps when she cycles. thx!

kodiakGRRL's picture

good answer you nailed it

getbuff17's picture

Thanks again!

Fitnfab's picture

Hi KODIAKGRRL thanks very much for all the help and education your giving us all ,I've being looking everywhere for some answers ,I'm 36 I'm 1m53 ,59kg train 4/5 days a wk started training about 4 yrs ago want to lean out and get some more definition and muscle I'm about to start my 1st cycle of var never done anything like that before ,quite scared to be honest,I was recommend to take cod liver oil and milk tisle to protect my liver not to touch a drink trough out the whole cycle and to start with 2.5 mg 1st wk 5 mg 2nd wk splitting in into 2.5 morning and 2.5 night to easy it trough the blood strem ,can you pls advise me on the right dosage and protection many thanks best regards.

kodiakGRRL's picture

I honestly don't think you'll get much from 2.5mg of var unless of course you've got pharmaceutical grade var and that is hard to come by. My suggested cycle is written above. It is very conservative and usually more than enough for several cycles should you choose to do more than one cycle

Curbie's picture

My wife is an avid fan of anavar, but there is a bunch of supplements that can help while on the cycle and post cycle
Always take choline and inostinol 1-3g while on cycle and 1-2g, while off. It protects the liver cleans the liver and is stronger than any pharmaceutical for this and one great side effect is smooth and supple skin. It's important to note the half life of var is 7-9hrs so my wife works with 8hrs and takes it at the same times everyday. Taking it once a day will make it really hard to build up. Also the var you are taking is made in a home lab and usually around 60% potency in our experience so to get 10mg you have to be taking 16-20 mg a day. Always test your var, home kits are 20 dollars. Everybody should be testing all there gear, test kits are relatively cheap. For post cycle 5htp, and melatonin, plus the choline and inostinol. 5htp helps with mood and overall well being some people can get depressed and melatonin will help with hormonal balance and sleep. My wife does 8 week cycle and 6 week post. She looks the best in her post. So if you are planning a trip plan it when you are in your post cycle. Water retention goes down and your gains really pop.

Echo.star's picture

Hello! I am VERY new to this site... looks like a lot of great information... but have some questions... how to take 50mg of anavar... does it need to be taken in the am... and do i need to be consuming more calories or protein... back history for myself... I'm 35 years old 5'6" 128 pounds.. slim with little muscle tone... and wanting more muscle... I lift in cross fit 4-5 days a week... any tips... tricks.. and info would be greatly appreciated Smile

kodiakGRRL's picture

You are burning up the muscle while you are crossfitting ... anavar isn't going to help you. and like Bindi said below 50mg is going to be too much and I guarantee you take that much you won't be crossfitting

Bindi13's picture

If this is your first cycle, 50 mg is waaaay too much. 50 mg is way too much period. Usually 20-25 mg is max. Typically women start 5-10 mg split am/pm.

Thejackedviking's picture

Hey, just a quick question for my wife.. She ran a full cycle of anavar, and gained remarkable gains, as she went up to 25mg.. She got off a few months ago, but her hormones still seem out of wack. Her biggest issue seems to be her acne, as its gotten pretty bad.. I am thinking her estrogen is through the roof. Although there are limited post regarding pct for women, none of them really talk about dosages to reduce estrogen. I can get anything on hand, i just need to know dosages, and how long of durations to give it to her. Any info will help, Thanks!

kodiakGRRL's picture

At this point you dont really want to do that because she's got to come off at some point and is going to have the same issue. her system is going to have to find its equilibrium on it's own ... to help with the acne go to amazon an order H2Ocean and have her mist it where she's getting the acne it will pull the impurities out of the skin so she should stop breaking out.. I also recommend getting some labs done to see exactly what her numbers are ... could be anything that is out of balance ... don't rush to give her anti estrogen stuff because if you crash it and she rebounds she will not be thanking you ...