Anabolic Rating: N/A
Androgenic Rating: N/A
Half-Life: 36–48 Hours
Liver toxicity: mild
Detection Time: 4-5 Days

About Clenbuterol

Clenbuterol is not an anabolic steroid but rather a stimulant that belongs to a classification of compounds known as sympathomimetics. This classification (or ‘family’) contains other compounds that the average person might be more familiar with, such as caffeine, ephedrine, albuterol, amphetamines, cocaine, and many others. It is indeed quite a broad drug category, and each of the compounds in this family is related to each other, carries many similarities, and operates similarly through similar pathways. Clenbuterol’s effect on the nervous system involves its interaction with adrenoreceptors, which are located in many different tissues and cell types in the body. When Clenbuterol binds to these adrenoreceptors, different effects in different tissue types (depending on the tissues stimulated) will manifest. One effect in particular that we are concerned with is clenbuterol’s effect on adipose (fat) tissue.

Clenbuterol Side Effects

Being that clenbuterol is not an anabolic steroid, it does not express or exhibit any of the known side effects that are associated with anabolic steroid use. Instead, Clen expresses side effects that are common to all drugs and compounds in the stimulant class. This means that many clenbuterol side effects are similar to those of caffeine, ephedrine, and other stimulants, to varying degrees. Clenbuterol side effects also include those that are considered somewhat unique to the compound and are unseen with other stimulants. Perhaps the most unique of Clenbuterol side effects is the commonly reported side effect of muscle cramping. This is also a reported side effect of Clenbuterol’s close sibling compound, Albuterol. The cause of this is through Clenbuterol’s depletion of Taurine in the body.

Clenbuterol Cycles and Uses

Clenbuterol is most commonly utilized in cutting, pre-contest, and fat-loss cycles. It is very rarely utilized during the off-season or bulking phases. Some small fraction of Clenbuterol users might elect to use it during bulking phases in a (mostly vain) attempt to stave off fat gain during a bulking period where caloric consumption is much higher than usual, and normally above basal metabolic levels. The truth of the matter here is that those who elect to do this are essentially wasting time and money, as the mechanics of clenbuterol do not even provide for this effect. As previously explained, Clen is responsible for binding to receptors on fat cells and initiating lipolysis, which is the process of releasing triglycerides stored in fat cells into the bloodstream as free fatty acids. These free fatty acids then circulate throughout the bloodstream throughout the body, and they must undergo the second stage of fat loss: fatty acid oxidation. This means the fatty acids must be shuttled into cells and into the mitochondria to be ‘burned’ off, which cannot occur in any significant amount if caloric consumption is too high.

Clenbuterol cycles can either be run alone (with no other compounds) or stacked with other compounds. Whether or not it is run alone does not change how clenbuterol cycles are run. This means that Clenbuterol is either used in the 2-week on/2-week off protocol (or for 8 constant weeks with the use of ketotifen every second week). It is recommended that clenbuterol not be utilized for more than 12 weeks to ensure the body’s cardiovascular and other systems receive adequate rest from the compound.

Clenbuterol Dosages and Administration

To achieve any significant amount of fat loss, the peak Clenbuterol dosage that individuals should eventually titrate up to should be 100–200 mg per day for males. You can build your dose up in 25–50 mg increments to get used to the effects of Clenbuterol.
Females will generally be able to tolerate less, in the range of 75–100 mg per day, They should start with a dose of 50 mg and work their way up in 25 increments to a maximum of 100 mg.