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The Top 4 Steroids for Women
Most women will tell you that trying to eliminate body fat is the number one issue they have. Some women spend countless hours in the gym and watch their diet closely and still seem to struggle with losing body fat. In this article, I am going to tell you about the common steroids used by women for both fat loss and gaining muscle.
One of the best things women can do to burn body fat is to implement strength training into their daily activities.
Over the last several decade's strength training among women has become increasingly popular. Today more and more women are making sure that lifting weights forms part of their exercise program.
In the past, a lot of women avoided lifting weights but today most women realize that there are many health benefits to doing so. It has always been a myth that women who lift weights will begin to look big and bulky, the truth is, it takes more than lifting weights to build muscle.
The women you see with bulging muscle usually take anabolic steroids, that is usually the only way they can gain a significant amount of muscle, that is unless they have a genetic defect in which their body produces an abnormal amount of testosterone.
One of the reasons men can gain muscle easier than women is due to high testosterone levels, even so, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication even for men to gain muscle.
While some women do want to gain a bit of muscle, most of them want to burn fat. The more body fat women lose the more defined and toned the muscle looks. While lifting weights along with watching what you eat can help you lose weight and burn extra body fat, sometimes that's just not enough.
Some Women Want to Bulk Up a Little
Not all women want to burn fat, some would like an equal balance of having toned muscle with some definition. I mean who would not like to have great looking abs? This can also be achieved by using certain steroids. Some steroids can be used by women to burn fat and some will help you gain lean muscle.
Takings Steroids is Serious Business
Before I move further along into this article I have to stress the fact that steroids are not always the right solution. Just because athletes use them does not mean you should.
I say this because taking steroids is a natural way to transform your body and can have serious side effects. Some of which are not reversible.
You may already have an idea about some of the possible side effects caused by steroids. The truth is steroids are more harmful to women.
Some of the most commonly talked about side effects include:
- Clitoral enlargement
- Deepening of the voice
- Mild to severe acne
- Oily skin
- Hair loss (male pattern baldness)
- Problems with menstruation
- Liver problems
Some of the side effects mentioned above can become permanent and are not reversible.
There is no such thing as female-friendly steroids.
If you visit some of the more popular bodybuilding forums you will find many women asking the question, what are the safest steroids for women? The truth is there are none.
When people in the fitness industry refer to certain steroids as being female-friendly, what they are saying is that some steroids have fewer side effects on women, however, this does not mean that they are safe, it just means there may be fewer possible side effects.
Below are the steroids that are popular among female bodybuilders and fitness models.
Anavar
Anavar is known as Oxandrolone or var, it is one of the 4 common steroids used by women. It is usually sold in oral form (pills) and seems to be the one women use for gaining muscle and getting rid of excess fat.
Anavar can help women during a cutting cycle and helps make fat burning more efficient.
The most important benefit Anavar can have for women is that it improves nitrogen retention in the muscle, this allows women to gain muscle. The second benefit is that it increases red blood cell count, this is important because it allows more oxygen to reach the muscle, this helps reduce fatigue and improves muscle recovery time.
One of the reasons this steroid is popular among women is because while it helps women maintain lean muscle tissue even when cutting back on calories.
The most important reason women take Anavar is that it is considered one of the best fat burning steroids.
Unlike a lot of other steroids that promote fat loss by increasing your metabolic rate, Anavar promotes lipolysis by reducing the body's thyroid-binding globulin and increasing thyroxine-binding prealbumin. This allows your body's main thyroid hormone to be used more effectively by the body.
Most women will take Anavar in doses of 5mg a day and doses of 10mg per day should not be exceeded.
While Anavar is considered a female-friendly steroid, it can have some undesired side effects, some of them include:
- Hair loss
- Increase in acne
- Deepening of the voice
- Clitoral enlargement
Clenbuterol
Clenbuterol is often thought of as a steroid but its not. Clenbuterol is a drug used to treat different kinds of breathing problems, the main use of this drug is to treat people who suffer from asthma.
Like many steroids and drugs if they offer secondary benefits that can help improve athletic performance they will eventually make into the fitness world.
Clenbuterol has been used by both bodybuilders and fitness models what it does is stimulate your metabolism and causing a thermogenic effect allowing your body to burn more body fat. Bodybuilders have often used Clenbuterol to eliminate body fat, increase athletic, performance and stamina, however, the ultimate benefit of using Clenbuterol is to improve muscle definition.
Clenbuterol is often used by women to help speed up weight loss. Celebrities like Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham have used the drug to lose weight which is maybe why the drug became so popular.
While Clenbuterol is used for fat loss it does have a few annoying side effects, some of those may include:
- A jittery or nervous feeling
- Shaking hands
- Increased sweating
- Headache
- Nausea
- Muscle cramps
Winstrol
I know of a few people who have not heard of Winstrol, however, it is one of the more popular steroids used by women. The most common traits of Winstrol is to help women eliminate body fat and gain a little muscle. Winstrol helps boost performance and helps improve protein synthesis.
Winstrol also goes by the name Stanozolol and is one that has gained worldwide recognition. The main reason it is so well known is that it has been a steroid that has been involved in numerous athletic scandal. One of those being Canadian Sprinter Ben Johnson who tested positive for Winstrol during the 1988 Canadian Olympics.
Winstrol is a performance-enhancing steroid and is normally used for cutting when preparing for a fitness or bodybuilding contest. This steroid helps increase strength and performance which is important because during a cutting cycle women tend to cut back a lot of carbs and reduce calorie intake. Taking Winstrol can help maintain athletic performance and endurance even when reducing calories in your diet.
Winstrol is often referred to as a female-friendly steroid but this statement is not true. Winstrol can have virilizing effects on women can cause other health-related issues, some of these include:
- High blood pressure
- Increases LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol)
- Winstrol is hepatoxic and can cause liver damage
- Water retention
- Excess body hair
- Clitoral enlargement
- Deepening of the voice
Primobolan
Primobolan is another popular steroid used by women, however, I should note that this is one steroid that is hard to find, many times it is not the real thing. I have seen some pharmaceutical companies sell Primobolan when in fact you may be getting Dianabol instead which for women this can be a bad thing.
Two different kinds of Primobolan exist, one of them comes in pill form the other in an injectable this is known as Primobolan Depot
You may find Primobolan under its lab name which is methenolone. This steroid is often considered safe, in fact, it has been used to treat children who are underweight and premature babies to help them increase weight quickly. As you can see Primobolan can be effective at treating malnutrition and muscle wasting diseases, questions is, why would bodybuilders and fitness models use it.
While men will see very little gain from taking Primobolan, women, on the other hand, tend more to gain. Some of the traits of this steroid are its ability to improve protein synthesis and increase red blood cell count.
Primobolan is mainly used during cutting cycles, it can be very effective especially when on a fat loss diet. Burning fat can also lead to muscle loss, Primobolan can actually help prevent muscle loss while maintaining a strict low-calorie diet and prevent muscle wasting.
Other benefits include:
- Increase nitrogen retention
- Help burn body fat
- Enhance your metabolic rate
- Strengthen the immunes system
The last feature “strengthen the immune system” is one that other anabolic steroids don't really offer but Primobolan does which is why it has been used to treat patients suffering from the AIDS virus.
In spite of Primobolan being considered a mild steroid, it can cause side effects, a lot depends on persons sensitivity to this steroid hormone.
Some of the more common side effects include possible hair loss, deepening of the voice and acne. There have been very few reports of Primobolan causing liver toxicity.
Buyer beware
Anabolic steroids are illegal in the U.S and trying to find a reputable source can also be very difficult. It's always best to do your homework and while we don't condone steroid use or buying them online if you do decide you want to you should do your homework and invest a lot of time on some of the popular message boards.
While most women will opt for Primobolan in pill form it is hard to find, the most common presentation is usually the Primobolan Depot which is in injectable form.
While there are many anabolic steroid sources you should also check their reputation and reviews from others. The last thing you want to do is spend your money on something that is not going to work or even worse could potentially be harmful.
This recommendation not only goes for Primobolan it should also be considered for any other anabolic steroids.
Final thoughts
Ask any pro fitness model or female bodybuilder and they will tell you that before considering taking steroids, you should take a close look at your diet and training regimen, usually both of these can be modified to improve fat loss and gain muscle, anabolic steroids should only be used as a last resort.
I should also mention that for those women who are not willing to risk their health, there are natural steroid alternatives that can have offer similar benefits without any of the side effects you may get from using anabolic steroids.
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1514675/
