Methandrostenolone is famous for having been the most popular oral steroid of all time and is commercially known as Dianobol. In 1955 it was invented by Ciba Pharmaceuticals, an up and coming American pharmaceutical company. It is have become so popular as it is an oral steroid but it is also a derivative of testosterone and has been manipulated into having a higher anabolic effect and less androgenic side effects.

Many bodybuilders chose to take Dianabol and depending on what they are looking to achieve the dosage could vary from 10mg to 100mg per day. The more they take the higher the risk becomes as regards side effects and these could include water retention, acne, liver toxicity, aggression and or increased blood pressure.

Dianobol is most effective when taken in combination with injectable steroids like deca-durabolin and testosterone. These cycles should not last for more than 6 weeks in order to reduce liver damage and other related side effects. Low dosage cycles over longer time periods will actually give you the better results rather than the recommended high dosage short term cycle to "jump start" your cycle until injectable steroids accumulate and begin working in your system.

A great example to explain this is when a user takes Dianabol at a dose of 10-20mg for an 8 to 10 week cycle as this is a lot more safer and the gains way more effective than when doing 50-60mg per day over a 4 week cycle which will only lead to massive water retention that only disappears once the cycle has finished.

On the whole Dianabol is used with steroid cycles should a bodybuilder be looking for massive muscle gains out of season. Should it be used with a solid weight training program and a high calorie diet, a Dianobol cycle can add round 10-20 pounds of weight during an 8 week cycle. Most of the gains of dianabol will be remain after cessation of the cycle, although Some of that weight will be water retention and some fat.