Rankings / Muscle Building
Muscle Building
SARMs, anabolic steroids, peptide GH-secretagogues, and the off-label performance corner. Large effect sizes, meaningful risk, and serious legal exposure.
| # | Compound | Ev | Bn | Sf | Grade · Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Testosterone (TRT / supraphysiological) Endogenous androgen (AR agonist) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | B+ 7.0 |
| 2 | Cardarine (GW501516) PPAR-delta agonist (not a SARM) | 6.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | B 6.6 |
| 3 | Anavar (oxandrolone) Oral anabolic steroid | 8.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | B 6.5 |
| 4 | Anadrol (oxymetholone) Oral anabolic steroid | 8.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | B- 6.1 |
| 5 | Deca-Durabolin (nandrolone decanoate) Injectable 19-nor steroid | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | B- 6.1 |
| 6 | Dianabol (methandrostenolone / methandienone) Oral anabolic steroid (C17-aa) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | B- 6.1 |
| 7 | Nandrolone (phenylpropionate / other esters) Injectable 19-nor steroid | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | B- 6.1 |
| 8 | Trenbolone Injectable 19-nor steroid (~5x androgen activity) | 8.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | B- 6.1 |
| 9 | Sermorelin GHRH(1-29) analog | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | B- 5.9 |
| 10 | Tesamorelin Stabilized GHRH analog | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | C+ 5.7 |
| 11 | Winstrol (stanozolol) Oral/injectable anabolic steroid | 8.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | C+ 5.7 |
| 12 | Boldenone (Equipoise) Injectable veterinary anabolic | 6.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | C+ 5.7 |
| 13 | HGH (recombinant human growth hormone) Recombinant peptide hormone | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | C+ 5.6 |
| 14 | IGF-1 LR3 (long R3 insulin-like growth factor-1) Modified IGF-1 analog | 8.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | C+ 5.3 |
| 15 | Masteron (drostanolone) Injectable DHT-derivative | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3.5 | C+ 5.3 |
| 16 | Ostarine (MK-2866 / enobosarm) SARM | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C+ 5.3 |
| 17 | Primobolan (methenolone) Injectable/oral anabolic | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C+ 5.3 |
| 18 | MK-677 (ibutamoren) Oral ghrelin receptor agonist | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | C 4.8 |
| 19 | Ligandrol (LGD-4033) SARM | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C 4.7 |
| 20 | Ipamorelin Selective ghrelin receptor agonist | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | C- 4.5 |
| 21 | RAD-140 (testolone) SARM | 3.0 | 6.5 | 3.5 | C- 4.1 |
| 22 | CJC-1295 (with/without DAC) GHRH analog | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C- 4.0 |
| 23 | GHRP-2 / GHRP-6 Ghrelin receptor agonists (earlier generation) | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C- 4.0 |
| 24 | ACP-105 SARM | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | D+ 3.5 |
| 25 | LGD-3303 SARM | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | D+ 3.5 |
| 26 | S-23 SARM | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | D 3.2 |
| 27 | YK-11 Myostatin inhibitor / SARM-like | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | D 3.2 |