Anadrol or Superdrol for a 4-week strength run, which one are you actually choosing and why?

5 posts · started by Chi Guy · Apr 18, 2025

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Chi Guy
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Chi Guy
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Planning a 4-week strength phase before my next blast. Have used Anadrol twice, never touched Superdrol. If you had to pick one for pure strength in a 4-week window which one are you choosing and why? Not interested in theory - want to hear from guys who have run both and can tell me what the actual difference felt like. The water from Adrol is annoying but I know what I am getting. Superdrol is the unknown.
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Beantown Rick
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Run both. Anadrol for off-season mass phases where water is not a concern, Superdrol for cutting and pre-contest strength windows where staying dry matters. The liver hit per milligram from Superdrol is genuinely more serious than most first-timers expect. Mid-cycle liver check at 2 weeks is non-negotiable on Superdrol. If AST and ALT are going above 3x upper limit of normal at 20mg per day, drop the dose or stop.
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Mick AU
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Superdrol if the goal is strength without water. The pumps from Anadrol are crazy but they can become painful during heavy squats and deadlifts - lower back pumps specifically. Superdrol at 15-20mg keeps you dry and hard and the strength gains stick better post cycle. Liver support is more important with Superdrol, TUDCA 500mg daily and keep the run to 4 weeks max.
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I have data on both from bloodwork. Superdrol at 20mg per day elevated my ALT to 4.2x upper limit of normal by week 2. Anadrol at 50mg per day elevated ALT to 2.8x at the same timepoint. The Superdrol liver hit per milligram is definitively more aggressive. The gains were drier and more keepable on Superdrol but the monitoring requirement is stricter. Both compounds respond well to TUDCA and NAC but do not skip the mid-cycle check.
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NYCgains
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Superdrol 15mg for 4 weeks is my answer. Liver numbers are serious - did mid-cycle bloods at 2 weeks and ALT was already 3x upper limit at 15mg. Dropped to 10mg for the final 2 weeks and it came back into range fast. Strength gains were real and dry. If you go Superdrol do not skip the mid-cycle liver check, not optional.
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