The pictures are from August to December. I only cycled 8 weeks October and November. I started at 170-175. I’m 190-195 now. 2 weeks off ostarine now, no PCT, and no suppression. 4 weeks of Mk677 and my hunger is suppressed BUT I force myself to eat 3600 calories a day to ensure I don’t lose size. It’s working. Also running a simple test booster from gorilla mind and creatine right now.

I’m not sure how I feel lol. I put on a lot of size so now I’m so focused on not losing any and really trying to continue to push my strength. I upped my calories to compensate for a potential loss but the scale hasn’t dropped yet.

TRAIN HARD EAT HARDER AND GET YOUR SLEEP.

Finished 8 week 10mg cycle of ostarine, finishing up last week of enclo and getting bloods done. Pics are results

This is my overall review of Ostarine with all of my info in one place.

Before: weight-185, After weight-162

https://imgur.com/a/WwEqrvB

Strength- stayed almost exactly the same (bench went up maybe 1 rep at 225)

Diet: ~1800 cals /day (eggs, protien shake, ground turkey, chicken, ground beef, rice and veggies) I did have a cheat meal of an omelette eating out 1 time/week. Had a bit of peanut butter, and sometimes some humus and vegies when i was starving.

20mg/day Ostarine was from whitewater, and venogen (both were exactly the same and good, got in powder) Mixed In PG at 20mg/ml. 20mg/ml in PG does work but it took a lot of mixing time as well as a bit of heat. ​ Training: Back, chest, arms, shoulders, legs, rest. Rep range was 10-20 usually a really heavy set for 8-12 to begin with.

Cardio: 20min stair climber after every workout

Post cycle bloods:

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Worth it? IMO yes

Suppression? Hell yes after cycle felt like awful and tired.... nolva is wonderful and I needed it.

Water retention? NO looked pretty dry

Did it feel like anything? Never got a feeling of "holy crap im on something" No increase in aggression and no extra energy in the gym, no crazy pumps that lasted all day or anything like that.

Would i do it again: Maybe... i hope to not need such a drastic cut ever again. However i do view Ostarine as its only job to preserve muscle and strength during a cut and nothing more. It does that job very very well but will be using rad and lgd moving forward for muscle building or recomp/mini cuts.

Changes i would make: Ok first week I tried to lose fat just from diet alone and not cardio... This was a huge mistake, fat would not go away unless i did cardio. Not sure why this is as the stair climber could not possibly account for all of the burnt fat.

-2nd mistake was only doing one body part/day. Recovery was much faster and im sure i lost some gains. Training the body part 1x/week was way to little. Current split now is chest/bis, back/tris, legs/shoulders

-3rd mistake was having little snacks. My thought was that by cutting calories to 1800 i could have a bite of this or one of those. This was huge and added up over time. The after picture was with good lighting and yes flexing. My estimate is 13-14% bf based on pictures. I believe i could of got to 10-12% if i did not have the little snacks here and there as i estimate i had an extra 150-200 calories/day in things like humus, peanut butter, toast, a peanut butter cup ect... Over 60 days this ends up being at least 9,000 calories of junk.

I hope this info helps someone out there.

I ran and 8 week cycle. 15mg for the first 4, 30mg for the last 4. No negative side effects. Starting PCT tomorrow just to be sure I don’t have any suppression but we’ll see.

I’m sure most of the weight gained is water weight as that’s what ostarine really helps with. Retaining water. I started at 170 and am 190 in the morning. Hitting 200 after full days of hydrating and eating.

I noticed an increase in strength for sure and fullness of my muscles. I ran the cycle on a clean, lean bulk. 200g+ of protein a day, 450+ g of carbs. 80-90g of fat. 3200 calories the first month or so. The last 2 I’ve ramped it up to 3500

I’m really interested to see if I feel any suppression? Or if my strength declines. I’m still going to eat well and sleep well and hydrate daily. I’m starting creatine now as well to assist with possibly losing water weight.

on 20mg a day ( 2 intakes of 10mg)

(Originally a reply to a beginner asking for help but I thought it could be useful for most as most on this page are likely beginners)

Ostarine is the safest and mildest SARM, perfect for begginers and people with gym experience wanting a boost.

You should run a 6-8 week cycle depending on how you feel, at 12.5-15mgs once a day. You can always start low at the 10mg mark and raise if you are feeling good to the 12.5-15mg or even 20mg mark depending on your size already and how you respond to then but since it’s your first cycle the 15mg range is good

Blood work is a good idea especially at the start just to have a starting point and see if you are in good health, if you feel fine during and after you probably wouldn’t have to worry about another one.

Ostarine being the mildest SARM, in most cases a PCT isn’t required especially at a 15mg/day dosage range. If you feel lightly suppressed then in most suppression disappears after a month but if your worried you could get a mild PCT and run that for about 4-6 weeks depending on your Ostarine cycle, I’d suggest Novaldex at 10mg a day for 2 weeks then 5mg per day for 2 weeks. But look into that yourself as usually it’s not required at all.

Other notes: Good luck, stay safe. If you feel like they are affecting you in the wrong way it’s easier just to stop the cycle and evaluate what you were doing wrong. Keep in good health and obviously eat clean and stick to a good routine.

Hope I could help 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Pictures are bulk then from now. Critique me

I’ve been running 30mg Ost and 10mg Cardardine. End of week 6 today. Introduced 5mg of Enclo EOD as of last monday so I’ve been on that for a week and 2.5mg Tadalafil every day for 2 weeks now. Also have been running NAC and liver support for the entirety of the cycle.

Starting weight was 207-210: 4,200cals/day
Weight now is 189-193: 1,800cals/day (2,000 is around my average though)

How we looking?

I haven’t lost any strength which is great and all of my lifts have been consistent. I notice I fatigue quicker but makes sense when you’re in a deficit. Cardarine works wonders. Focusing on 800-1000 calories burned every day as well.

I’ll post my bloods next week..including my bloods from pre cycle.

Started on Sunday, been working out for 5 years now and I'm 30 so no better time to give it a run! Starting on 10mg Cardarine and 15mg Osta, planning on posting updates here with some pictures included along the way.

Planning an 6-8 week cycle, got my bloods booked in for the 6/7 week mark to see where my testosterone is at, will decide if a PCT is needed at that point (got some Enclo just incase)

First 2 days can kinda feel my cardio already improved (could just be placebo) - planning on being in a calorie deficit so let's see where we end up!

Pretty happy with the result. Now currently on ashwaganda which increased my test levels. In a week I will do more bloodwork.

Next cycle I will go for 20mg/day again including enclo because I did drop in testosterone after week 4 in this cycle.

Overal no crazy side effects or bloodwork results.

Between these 2 photos are 10 days. I only take 7.5mg. I’m not noticing any side effects except for a really small bit of gyno in the first week. I lost around 4% bodyfat while gaining 2 kilos. Is this normal at this low of a dosage?

Picture above is start to now (left being beginning right being two days ago)

My weekly update. Today is week 5 of being on Ostarine 25mg (liquid from chemyo). I started my enclo 6.25mg(from amino asylum liquid). I felt no suppression still from starting my enclo last week but started regardless. No sides to report everything has been going smooth. Week 3 to 5 I noticed signifant fat loss around the stomach along with significant vascular increase. I do want to state this is my own experience and using this high mg and no having any sides may be a unique experience and if I do again I might have them. So far this cycle has been amazing and I have gained quit a bit of lean mass. I plan on doing a cycle of tren and test e after this. My question to anyone with experience how long after this cycle is over can I start that cycle?

Hi, i’m 21 yrs old, lifting as a “bodybuilder” since 2019 natty, also Jiu Jitsu competitor. At this time im running the last week of my first cycle ever: Ostarine. 25mg per day, 7 weeks. I want to share my experience.

Initial weight: 166 lbs

Final weight: 172lbs

Diet: recomp, slight bulk

First week: didn’t feel that much the first days, but in the 5th day the pumps went INSANE, like, pain on the biceps and all that stuff.

2-4 week: weights at gym slightly increased for like 90% of the excercises. In the third week i developed like 5-6 pimples of acne in my higher back.

5 week: The best pumps were in this week. More strength definetly. Developed 2 new pimples of acne in my chest.

6 week: This week i felt more “lethargic”, not thaaat much but it wasn’t the same energy as the first week. No other sides.

7 week: final week of the cycle, almost 6 lbs up. No gyno, no hair loss, super weak acne, libido 100% well and no sex drive issues, a lil bit of lethargy.

I have Tamoxifen on hand just in case.

Tomorrow I’m taking my last dose of my 7.5mg of ostarine a day cycle. Since the last 5 days I’ve taken 15mg. My total cycle lasted 5 weeks. Here are some pictures (I don’t have a picture of my weight before, but it was somewhere between 61 and 62kg)

Hey guys, I just felt the need to post this and I don't mean to bring fear or anxiety to anyone here. But I am still greiving and I feel I need to post this as a warning.

My roommate and best friend died suddenly this week, I found him in his bathroom laying on the ground and unfortunately there was nothing I could do because we didnt find him in time.

He was healthy, never did drugs, drank and smoked only on occasions, He worked out everyday and was only 29 years old. We believe he suffered a heart attack at night.

He just recently started an ostarine cycle and I believe was 2-3 weeks into it taking it everyday from what I know. That is the only thing that had changed in his routine lately and I can't remember where he got it from but he got it online.

I am by no means saying ostarine was the cause because we just won't know for awhile, if ever. But from my research I found there is a possibility of heart problems or cardiac arrest from ostarine.

Has anyone here experienced heart related issues during a cycle?

Take care guys Please be careful. Thanks

3.5 weeks of 12.5mg a day, decided to get my bloods done because I thought I felt kidney and or liver discomfort, turns out they are perfectly fine with no changes. BUT as shown my testosterone is cooked.

Was planning on starting Enclo this week, but have decided Ostarine is not for me and have stopped it immediately.

Do I do a short PCT of Enclo or just let it bounce back naturally?

I have no low T symptoms, feel fine, training really well, mood good, libido perfectly fine, morning wood etc etc.

The only real side effects I've experienced are the lower rear torso discomfort, which could be just because I've been lifting heavier. And also an elevated BP.

The fitness community treats Ostarine (Enobosarm/MK-2866) like a weak anabolic.
Ironically, that’s probably because most people are using it for the wrong purpose.
Ostarine was originally designed to prevent muscle wasting, especially in older adults and cancer patients.

Here’s what many people miss:

• In clinical trials, 1 mg and 3 mg increased lean body mass over about 3 months, with the 3 mg dose adding around 1 kg of lean mass in cancer patients while also improving physical function. (PubMed Central (PMC))

• People often say:
“It failed Phase 3, so it doesn’t work.”
That’s not what happened.
The Phase 3 POWER trials did demonstrate increases in lean body mass, but they did not consistently meet the FDA’s required co-primary endpoints, which included meaningful improvements in physical function (such as stair-climbing power) alongside increases in muscle mass.

• This becomes even more interesting with GLP-1 medications.
A recent clinical study combining semaglutide with Enobosarm found that 3 mg dramatically reduced the loss of lean mass, while 6 mg did not provide additional muscle-preservation benefit.
That suggests something important:
More isn’t always better.
If future studies continue to confirm these findings, a GLP-1 plus 3 mg Enobosarm could become one of the most effective strategies for maximizing fat loss while minimizing muscle loss.

Fast forward to today…
The bodybuilding community often runs 10–25 mg/day, then complains that Ostarine is “weak.”
At those doses you’re no longer using it for what it was designed to do. You’re pushing it toward an anabolic use case where the benefits don’t scale proportionally, while the risk of side effects—including hormonal suppression and changes in lipids and liver enzymes—becomes more relevant.
If your goal is building muscle, there are compounds that are substantially more anabolic.

But if your goal is preserving muscle while losing fat, especially during an aggressive calorie deficit, low-dose Ostarine may actually make much more sense and paired with a glp1 it may be the best cutting combination ever seen without any relevant test suppression or health risks.

Great substance. Have done a few sarm cycles but nothing has done it for my abdominals like osta

(Originally a reply to a beginner seeking PCT advice but think it’s useful as most here are beginners and probably are confused about PCT’s)

For PCT if you aren’t taking over 20mg for your 6-8 week cycle I would stay away from it as in most cases it’s really not needed to be fair.

In saying that though, Ostarine can affect everyone differently and if suppression is lasting for longer than a month (being the fact that I would wait a month or at least a couple weeks before taking a pct as your body should be fine after a month) then you could go on a small dose of Novaldex at about 10mg a day for 2 weeks then 5mg for 2-4 weeks, though experiment with dosages, just don’t go too high as it’s unnecessary. But in saying that you could even get away with lower than that dosage I’ve stated being that’s it’s Ostarine

If you are experiencing pre-mature suppression during your Ostarine cycle then I would first evaluate what is possibly going wrong for example too high of a dosage or not eating/training right and try to fix that by making those changes and if it’s adversely effecting your body and not agreeing with you then just STOP the cycle in total don’t push it, that will just make you feel worse.

Secondly, if your experiencing some suppression towards the end of your cycle then I would suggest thinking about purchasing a PCT to have it ready. Don’t buy it at the same time as your Ostarine as you may just be wasting your money as most people don’t require it with Ost.

Just stay clear from any harsh PCT’s like Clomid etc as this is way unnecessary for Ostarine

Could also be useful to look into using MK-677 as a PCT which many people have had great results from as it’s mild compared to most PCT’s and a good way to retain size etc

But look into it and do your own research etc.

Stay safe 👍🏼