Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I’m a female trying to figure out how to dose SARMs they seem to be very flexible. I see a lot of different people using them differently. What are some good some options I’ve heard good things about. Ostarine I’ve heard good things about GW. I’ve heard good things about LGD. I’m not sure which one to use. I’m looking to put on good quality muscle mass and gain some size. I’m 5’3”, 117 lbs and I would like to get more strength.
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Advice from a fellow female here. I'm also 5'3" and 119lb. I have used both Ostarine and LDG4033 and GW about 10 years ago. Skip the Ostarine if you want growth and not just re-comp, it took a long time to kick in and didn't do much for me. LDG works great for women! I added 5 lbs of pure skeletal muscle in less than 12 weeks with a moderately intense 2x weekly program despite being mid 40's. Adding muscle is hard for women, much harder than many men usually understand so 5lb in 3mo is pretty good results.
DO NOT DO 15mg! Not even 10mg! Female biology is much different than men with sarms. As a small woman with a female biology that amount is pushing liver damage. The most I comfortably used was 7.5 max, starting at 3 and working up. At 10 I started elevating liver enzymes on blood work, and it started messing with monthly cycles. I wasn't on birth control so not sure how it would mess with that considering it messed with natural cycles at the higher dose. They studied LDG on older post menopausal women at doses less than 3 and it still worked, even considering they were middle aged with no exercise. I did have some water retention with LDG but it comes back off easy enough. LDG should be cycled off at 12 weeks taking about 8+ week breaks to clear receptors. I tried to stretch it longer and started spotting. It took several weeks to really start feeling it, but at about week 3 I suddenly noticed my upper pecks and arms were really starting to pop out and a young guy at the gym actually told me he would love to have my arms, kind of awkward but still.
The GW helped with stamina during workouts. I noticed that cardio was easier and it didn't drain as much energy from the lifting if I did some treadmill to warm up before workouts. With GW I was less aware of over training and had to be more mindful to keep to the program and not overdue it because I had the stamina and pain tolerance to keep going. I don't think GW did much for weight loss for me but I would think it could help one get through more cardio which burns more fat. I don't do traditional cardio anymore, instead I add "cardio acceleration" (aka Jym Stoppani-https://www.jimstoppani.com/training/cardioacceleration ) between sets, or do reps like HIIT as many as I can for a period of time.
I also did add in some peptides later. CJC and Ipamorelin, to stimulate growth hormone. I think the sarm/gh peptide stack worked pretty well for me. I also tried MK677 (oral gh) but gave me a raging appetite and worked against my re-comp goals so don't recommend that for women who want a lean bulk.
I love LDG and definitely recommend it, but not at male doses and maybe take a liver supplement.
Not relevant to the original question but would like to add another experience with LDG. 10 years later after I had a challenging "change of life" and hormone related metabolic crash I again added cycles of LDG while using glp peptides. I had sudden unexplained weight gain that would not respond to any of the normal interventions that had always worked, still lifting same everything. Last year my BMI hit 30 and enough was enough. Nothing was working because of several metabolic dysfunctions. I started tirzepatide and hrt which fixed the broken switches (5mg) but everyone warned about muscle loss so I added LDG 3mg. I lost 52lbs in 10mo but the crazy thing was that according to electrical impedance tomography scans I GAINED 7lb of pure skeletal muscle during the process. In less than one year I'm back to my normal weight of 119 with more muscle and maintaining without glp. I'm motivated to do another lean bulk now with LDG and gh peptides and see how it works at age 55. I wanted to add this comment because it shows another important use for sarms for women who may need to use a GLP medication. One of the drug companies are studying Ostarine (enobosarm) with their glp right now "In a Phase 2b clinical trial, patients receiving enobosarm alongside semaglutide lost 71% less lean mass compared to those on semaglutide alone" So for the ladies (and guys) who are cutting with glp peptides, adding a sarm will mitigate any lean muscle loss or even turn it into one of the best re-comp combos.
One more experience is with grandma who lives with us. Age 82, she is taking LDG at 1.5-2mg three weeks on, two weeks off and at her last scan her bone density was as good as mine at 55, plus her muscle mass is increasing slightly rather than diminishing as it should for her age. She walks more upright and her balance is better. She always complains when its an off week because she can really notice the difference. When her supply is done I will be switching her to Ostarine because she doesn't need the more powerful LDG but the sarms are greatly helping with her quality of life and mobility. The original studies for these sarms were for post menopausal women with sarcopenia after all.
DO NOT DO 15mg! Not even 10mg! Female biology is much different than men with sarms. As a small woman with a female biology that amount is pushing liver damage. The most I comfortably used was 7.5 max, starting at 3 and working up. At 10 I started elevating liver enzymes on blood work, and it started messing with monthly cycles. I wasn't on birth control so not sure how it would mess with that considering it messed with natural cycles at the higher dose. They studied LDG on older post menopausal women at doses less than 3 and it still worked, even considering they were middle aged with no exercise. I did have some water retention with LDG but it comes back off easy enough. LDG should be cycled off at 12 weeks taking about 8+ week breaks to clear receptors. I tried to stretch it longer and started spotting. It took several weeks to really start feeling it, but at about week 3 I suddenly noticed my upper pecks and arms were really starting to pop out and a young guy at the gym actually told me he would love to have my arms, kind of awkward but still.
The GW helped with stamina during workouts. I noticed that cardio was easier and it didn't drain as much energy from the lifting if I did some treadmill to warm up before workouts. With GW I was less aware of over training and had to be more mindful to keep to the program and not overdue it because I had the stamina and pain tolerance to keep going. I don't think GW did much for weight loss for me but I would think it could help one get through more cardio which burns more fat. I don't do traditional cardio anymore, instead I add "cardio acceleration" (aka Jym Stoppani-https://www.jimstoppani.com/training/cardioacceleration ) between sets, or do reps like HIIT as many as I can for a period of time.
I also did add in some peptides later. CJC and Ipamorelin, to stimulate growth hormone. I think the sarm/gh peptide stack worked pretty well for me. I also tried MK677 (oral gh) but gave me a raging appetite and worked against my re-comp goals so don't recommend that for women who want a lean bulk.
I love LDG and definitely recommend it, but not at male doses and maybe take a liver supplement.
Not relevant to the original question but would like to add another experience with LDG. 10 years later after I had a challenging "change of life" and hormone related metabolic crash I again added cycles of LDG while using glp peptides. I had sudden unexplained weight gain that would not respond to any of the normal interventions that had always worked, still lifting same everything. Last year my BMI hit 30 and enough was enough. Nothing was working because of several metabolic dysfunctions. I started tirzepatide and hrt which fixed the broken switches (5mg) but everyone warned about muscle loss so I added LDG 3mg. I lost 52lbs in 10mo but the crazy thing was that according to electrical impedance tomography scans I GAINED 7lb of pure skeletal muscle during the process. In less than one year I'm back to my normal weight of 119 with more muscle and maintaining without glp. I'm motivated to do another lean bulk now with LDG and gh peptides and see how it works at age 55. I wanted to add this comment because it shows another important use for sarms for women who may need to use a GLP medication. One of the drug companies are studying Ostarine (enobosarm) with their glp right now "In a Phase 2b clinical trial, patients receiving enobosarm alongside semaglutide lost 71% less lean mass compared to those on semaglutide alone" So for the ladies (and guys) who are cutting with glp peptides, adding a sarm will mitigate any lean muscle loss or even turn it into one of the best re-comp combos.
One more experience is with grandma who lives with us. Age 82, she is taking LDG at 1.5-2mg three weeks on, two weeks off and at her last scan her bone density was as good as mine at 55, plus her muscle mass is increasing slightly rather than diminishing as it should for her age. She walks more upright and her balance is better. She always complains when its an off week because she can really notice the difference. When her supply is done I will be switching her to Ostarine because she doesn't need the more powerful LDG but the sarms are greatly helping with her quality of life and mobility. The original studies for these sarms were for post menopausal women with sarcopenia after all.
Sorry victim of spellcheck...LDG should read LGD4033
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