Dianobol is medically known as methandrostenolone and is famous for being the most popular oral steroid of all time. Dianabol was first made by an American company called Ciba Pharmaceuticals in 1955. It is a derivative of testosterone and has been manipulated into having a higher anabolic effect, less androgenic side effects and it can be taken orally.

Bodybuilders that take Dianabol would be using an average dose of between 10mg and 100mg every day. This is without a doubt a risky business and the more you take the more likely you are to suffer from side effects which could include water retention, liver toxicity, acne, aggression or increased blood pressure.

The most effective way to use Dianabol is when taken in conjunction with deca-durabolin and testosterone, which are injectable steroids. The cycle lasts for an average of just 6 weeks so that side effects and liver damage is minimized. Low dosage cycles for longer time periods will give the best results and not the recommended high dosage short term cycle to "jump start" your cycle until injectable steroids accumulate and begin working in your system.

One example would be taking Dianabol at a dose of 10-20mg for an 8-10 week cycle; which is a lot more safer and the gains will last longer, rather then the usual 50-60mg per day for 4 week cycle which just ends up giving the user massive water retention that only goes away when the cycle is over.

In general Dianabol is used in conjunction with steroid cycles if a bodybuilder is looking for massive muscle gains out of season. If used in conjunction with a solid weight training program and a proper high calorie diet, a cycle of dianabol gain can add 10-20 pounds of weight over an 8 week cycle. Some of that weight will be water retention and some fat, but most of the gains of Dianabol can be kept after cessation of the cycle.