Rad-140 (or Testolone) is one of the most popular SARMs, and many users swear by it because of its ability to pack on serious amounts of lean muscle in short amounts of time.
An 8-week RAD 140 cycle can bring gains of up to 8-10 lbs of lean muscle – if done right.
This article is the most comprehensive guide on RAD 140 out there, based on the current scientific literature and the analysis of (literally) thousands of anecdotal reports and experiences.
You will learn:
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Rad-140 was developed for the treatment of muscle wasting conditions and breast cancer. There have also been studies on rats using it as an alternative treatment for TRT, although there isn’t any evidence to indicate that it would be an effective alternative for Testosterone in humans
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Testolone is famous for the ability to pack on a significant amount of LEAN muscle in a short period of time. Being a dry SARM you will not gain as much weight as something like Ligandrol, meaning that you won’t retain any water and the gains you make will be mainly lean muscle mass.
If done right, RAD 140 can bring gains of up to 8-10 lbs of lean muscle during an 8-week cycle.
A lot of users compare Rad-140 with LGD-4033 because they add a similar amount of muscle, with the former being drier thus making it a better pick for those that value looking leaner.
This characteristic makes Testolone perfect for almost any game plan, it is versatile and can be used for both lean bulking and cutting cycles. And like all SARMs, if used on a caloric deficit it will retain and likely even increase muscle mass.
Rad-140 will increase your overall performance significantly, especially your strength. You can expect your main lifts to go up almost every session for the duration of your cycle.
Users often report an increase in stamina when training, meaning they can push harder than last time and train for much longer.
Testolone will not burn fat. However, it will make you look tighter and leaner than you really are because it doesn’t hold water.
It is also effective at retaining muscle mass and even increasing it while on a caloric deficit.
Rad-140 is often reported to have cognitive benefits, though not scientifically proven. Users claim an increase in mental clarity, focus, and attention.
Increased aggression and impatience when taking Testolone are also very common. Somewhat of a double-edged sword since this can be really bad for you outside of the gym (also depending on your personality) but good for your training as it translates into better workouts.
I have even come across claims that after starting Rad-140 users stopped experiencing brain fog.
Like the other SARMs Rad-140 will increase bone strength and density. Although it may have some negative effects on joints, more on that in the side-effects part of this guide.
Rad-140 will make you recover faster from workouts, you will be less sore from workouts and you’ll be able to hit the same muscles sooner. This trait is universal amongst all SARMs.
Considering how strong Rad-140 is it would be safe to assume that it is more effective at boosting recovery than milder SARMs.
When it comes to improving aesthetics Testolone without a doubt is one of the best picks. It may not be as powerful as S-23 or a steroid like Anavar or Masteron (considered dry compounds), but Rad-140 will give you that dry, hard and veiny look.
Rad-140 has some incredible properties beyond building muscle mass.
It is proven to be effective at reducing prostate size and fighting breast cancer, as well as protecting the brain in rats, so it can potentially do the same in humans.
Some people believe that it may prevent or reverse gynecomastia because the drugs used to treat it were also originally designed as breast cancer medications.
But there are also examples of users that got gynecomastia from it, so do not expect it to be gyno-safe.
Before you jump in and read through the potential side effects that Rad 140 can cause, you might want to bookmark my guide on how to mitigate them. There you’ll find a supplement protocol (or general instructions) on how to minimize and reverse each of them.
Like every SARM, Rad-140 will cause a significant drop in your Testosterone levels.
Since Rad-140 is a moderately suppressive SARM, proper measures have to be taken to manage and reverse this suppression.
The results of this drop in your testosterone levels can be:
The suppression of testosterone levels during a Rad-140 cycle will be more noticeable compared to MK-2866 (Ostarine) or S-4 (Andarine). So much so that some users cut their cycle short a week or two because of the symptoms.
It is similar to LGD-4033 (Ligandrol), but it will depend heavily from person to person with some claiming one is worse than the other and vice versa.
Testolone will also decrease your SHBG, which will lead to an increase in free testosterone levels during the first few weeks of the cycle until the suppression of the Total Testosterone offsets this increase in Free Testosterone.
This will result in an increase in libido, motivation and overall well-being in the first weeks.
Rad-140, like all SARMs, will cause dyslipidemia. Your HDL (good cholesterol ) will decrease and your LDL (bad cholesterol ) will increase.
This side-effect doesn’t manifest by impacting how you feel day to day. So getting bloodwork at the end of your cycle is the only way of knowing the impact on your lipid panel.
The level of hepatotoxicity of Rad-140 is unclear because we have both anecdotal bloodwork showing elevated liver enzymes, as well as anecdotal bloodwork showing no signs of liver toxicity at all.
A recent clinical trial found that Rad-140 does in fact increase liver enzymes and cause liver damage. But, it impacts everyone differently.
Hair shedding is one of the side effects that has a lot of users concerned. RAD 140 is notorious for causing hair shedding.
Some people theorize that the cause is an increase in DHT and others believe that RAD-140 can attach to the androgen receptors in the scalp and cause hair shedding directly. But the cause is still unknown.
The hair shedding cause by RAD 140 is temporary and completely reversible for 99% of users.
There are some side effects that are extremely rare and happen to only a very small minority of people. They include:
Gynecomastia: The growth of breast tissue in males. Caused by an imbalance between your testosterone and estrogen levels. It is extremely rare, men who had pubertal gynecomastia are at risk of developing it if they take Rad-140.
Insomnia is another very rare side effect that RAD 140, and other SARMs can cause.
Fortunately, insomnia is unpredictable but can be dealt with and mitigated easily.
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As said previously, one can expect gains of up to 8-10lbs of lean muscle during a Rad 140 cycle. This of course is user-dependent, with many factors in play. Diet, training during and after the cycle, genetics in terms of response to training as well as to the compound itself.
To give you an idea of the wide range of responses you can take a look at these RAD 140 before and after transformations.
Rad 140 dose range:
Cycles length: 8 weeks
Dosing Frequency: Once per day
Dose Timing: Morning
A general rule with SARMs is to keep the cycle length to 8 weeks if bulking and 12 weeks if cutting. After the 8th-week mark, you will almost definitely experience a halt in progress due to myostatin build-up.
As far as the dosing goes, the optimal RAD-140 dose has been shown to be in the 10 – 20 mg/day range. Going more than 20 mg/day will lead to diminishing returns – a disproportional increase in side effects in relation to benefits.
Rad 140 is proven to have a half-life of 60 hours, so there’s no need to dose it more than once per day.
Important: Take RAD 140 every day during your cycle, do not skip days!
Some people can get away without doing a PCT after RAD-140. But most won’t. Needless to say, if you dose it any higher than 10 mg/day you will almost certainly have to PCT afterwards.
This is how you should determine whether it’s necessary to PCT after a RAD 140 cycle:
You can get away without PCT if your Total Testosterone and LH levels are within the reference range (even if they are at the bottom). However, if you’re experiencing symptoms of suppression while having these levels within range, do a PCT anyway to get rid of these symptoms faster.
If you can’t get bloodwork done for whatever reason, you could get away without doing a PCT if you feel good, have no sexual issues and no visible symptoms of low Testosterone.
Needless to say you will definitely need a PCT of you feel suppressed after a cycle or if your Total Test and LH levels are below the reference range.
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WEEK 1 |
WEEK 2 |
WEEK 3 |
WEEK 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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TAMOXIFEN |
20mg/day |
20mg/day |
20mg/day |
10mg/day |
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ENCLOMIPHENE |
12.5mg/day |
12.5mg/day |
12.5mg/day |
6.25mg/day |
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TOREMIFENE |
30mg/day |
30mg/day |
30mg/day |
15mg/day |
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CLOMIPHENE |
50mg/day |
50mg/day |
50mg/day |
25mg/day |
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60mg/day |
60mg/day |
60mg/day |
30mg/day |
For Rad-140 you will only need to use one SERM, and any of the SERMs on the table above will do the job.
My recommendation would either be Tamoxifen or Enclomiphene.
Toremifene could still work although you will feel way better on the other two. Clomiphene could also work but if you can get your hands on Enclomiphene then there’s no reason to use it.
There are a lot of misconceptions online when it comes to stacking Rad-140 (and SARMs in general), and unfortunately, many users make the same mistake and end up with Frankenstein cycles.
Do not stack SARMs that act on the same muscle-building pathways and work via the same mechanism of action. A common example is stacking Rad-140 with LGD-4033, S23, or Ostarine.
Similar compounds will end up fighting for the same receptors, and the compound with a higher binding affinity will win, essentially kicking the other one out of the receptor and making it useless.
Most users that did these kinds of cycles experienced only a small increase in benefits with a disproportionate increase in side effects during and after their cycle.
Do stack SARMs that act on different muscle-building pathways and create a synergy. Like Rad-140 (androgen pathway) with YK-11 (myostatin pathway) or MK677 (growth hormone pathway).
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DON’T STACK WITH |
DO STACK WITH |
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LGD -4033 (Ligandrol) |
YK-11 |
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S-23 |
MK677 |
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S-4 (Andarine) |
Cardarine |
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MK-2866 (Ostarine) |
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LGD-3303 | |
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ASS – Anabolic Androgenic Steroids |
The cycle examples below illustrate how RAD 140 can be used with pretty much any plan of attack – bulking, cutting or recomp. My advice would be to reserve RAD 140 mainly for bulking cycles, as otherwise it would be a waste of it’s muscle building potential.
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WEEK |
TESTOLONE |
TAMOXIFEN |
|---|---|---|
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1 |
10mg/day | |
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2 |
10mg/day |
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3 |
10mg/day |
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4 |
10mg/day | |
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5 |
10mg/day |
20mg/day |
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6 |
10mg/day |
20mg/day |
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7 |
10mg/day |
20mg/day |
|
8 |
10mg/day |
10mg/day |
This cycle is pretty straightforward. It’s a simple Rad-140 cycle, which can be used for cutting and bulking alike. You can choose to take Tamoxifen as a SARM+SERM protocol, or just wait until the cycle is over and evaluate if it’s necessary based on bloodwork/how you’re feeling.
In terms of health supplements take:
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WEEK |
RAD 140 (TESTOLONE) |
MK677 (IBUTAMOREN) |
ENCLOMIPHENE |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
10mg/day |
10mg/day |
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|
2 |
10mg/day |
10mg/day |
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|
3 |
10mg/day |
10mg/day |
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|
4 |
10mg/day |
10mg/day |
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|
5 |
15mg/day |
10mg/day |
12.5mg/day |
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6 |
15mg/day |
10mg/day |
12.5mg/day |
|
7 |
15mg/day |
10mg/day |
12.5mg/day |
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8 |
15mg/day |
10mg/day |
6.25mg/day |
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9 |
10mg/day | ||
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10 |
10mg/day | ||
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11 |
10mg/day | ||
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12 |
10mg/day |
This cycle is a two-compound cycle featuring the addition of MK677, which will enhance the results of the cycle and boost hunger to allow for a greater calorie intake.
If the dose of 10mg/day of Testolone is well tolerated during the first 4 weeks, it can be increased up to 15mg/day for the second half of the cycle, but due to the increase in the dose, adding a test base would be beneficial in order to manage the suppression of testosterone.
In this particular example, Enclomiphene is being used but any other SERM would work. The Ibutamoren can be taken for 4 more weeks after the cycle to help preserve gains.
In terms of health supplements take:
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WEEK |
RAD 140 (TESTOLONE) |
|---|---|
|
1 |
2.5mg/day |
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2 |
2.5mg/day |
|
3 |
2.5mg/day |
|
4 |
2.5mg/day |
|
5 |
5mg/day |
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6 |
5mg/day |
|
7 |
5mg/day |
|
8 |
2.5mg/day |
Since women do not need a PCT, just need to taper off the dose during the last week in order to have an easier time when coming off. This cycle will mainly cause dyslipidemia and possibly mild liver toxicity as well.
In terms of health supplements take:
By now you should familiar with all the benefits and potential side effects of Rad-140, as well as what you need to do to safely and productively cycle it.
Keep the dose low until you know for a fact that you respond well to it, and enjoy the gains.
Less is more.
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This section will be all about answering the most common questions people have regarding RAD-140.
When it comes to SARMs and anything that can have health consequences, learning from other people’s mistakes is always easier than learning from your own. So pay attention
Take RAD 140 every day first thing in the morning, at a dose of 10 to 20 mg.
RAD 140 will not increase testosterone but suppress it. Though it will increase SHBG, which will cause an increase in free testosterone in the early weeks of the cycle until the suppression offsets it.
If you have liquid RAD 140 simply measure your desired dose with a dropper, place it anywhere in your mouth, and swallow it. You can wash down the bad taste with water or juice.
RAD 140 can increase your libido by increasing SHBG, and free testosterone in the first few weeks of your cycle. But it can also decrease libido in the later weeks due to the suppression of testosterone.
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