What is Clenbuterol?

Clenbuterol is a type of medicine that is used to treat breathing disorders. It is also used as a performance-enhancing drug.¹

Clenbuterol Canada is highly popular among athletes who want to increase their muscle mass. And it also decreases the fat content in their body. Clenbuterol increases the body’s metabolic activity, increasing muscle tissue production.

Because it’s a steroid-like substance, it opens the airways by dilating and smoothing the bronchial muscles. It’s usually prescribed to asthma patients. It stimulates beta-2 adrenergic receptors. It’s also anti-catabolic² and thermogenic.³

Clenbuterol hydrochloride is available on the market.

Clenbuterol increases metabolism and BMR. Increased energy and BMR help you lose weight. A study found that horses who took Clenbuterol lost body fat without significantly affecting weight. In addition, long-term use of Clenbuterol can cause a fat breakdown. It does that by increasing muscle components and fat metabolizing enzymes.⁴ Clenbuterol is a great supplement to increase muscle growth, boost metabolism, and aid in weight loss.

How is Clenbuterol Used in Bodybuilding?

But Clenbuterol — also known as clen — is abused by bodybuilders and athletes to burn fat. Asthma patients who take Clenbuterol activate the same receptors that help to burn fat and build lean muscle. Athletes commonly take Clenbuterol in 60 to 120 micrograms daily. They take it with other performance-enhancing drugs and anabolic steroids.‌⁵

The process of inflammation is how Clenbuterol increases your body temperature. After your body temperature rises, your metabolism gets ready to burn more calories. Since fat is stored as energy, your body can use the calories you already have. Your weight will go down if you do this.‌

You can open your airways when you take Clenbuterol because it’s a bronchodilator⁶. It’s suitable for asthmatics. It’s great for athletes because it allows them to move more air around their bodies. With more oxygen, you can work harder and better. ‌

Although it’s not legal in the US, athletes and bodybuilders still take clen to lose weight and build muscle. It’s seen as an alternative to steroids Canada. The drugs you think of when you think of performance-enhancing drugs. It’s called a “non-steroidal steroid.” Some athletes see it as a “natural” way to build muscle since it’s not a steroid.

Benefits of Using Clenbuterol

There are several side effects to clen. But many athletes still abuse it. ‌

Female bodybuilders like Clenbuterol more than anabolic steroids because it has fewer androgenic side effects. Clenbuterol isn’t known to cause side effects like facial hair growth and deepening the voice. Steroids usually cause side effects like that.‌

A study showed that Clenbuterol helps you burn off fat by raising your metabolism. Two groups of overweight men were given one pill and one pill. It works by increasing your metabolism.⁷ In ten weeks, the clenbuterol group lost 11.4 kilograms. And the control group lost 8.7 kilograms on average. ‌

Bodybuilders use Clenbuterol to lose weight. And trim off the extra fat before a performance or competition. A secondary effect is to curb your appetite and eat fewer calories. This doesn’t always happen, though.

The benefits of using Clenbuterol include:

-It reduces inflammation in the lungs and bronchi.

-It helps in opening up airways.

-It improves breathing.

What is Dianabol?

This is the first oral anabolic steroid ever invented. Dianabol Canada is the brand name.

Dianabol has been used for 40 years in bodybuilding to bulk up. And build muscle strength.

Dianabol is used for a variety of things:

Boosted strength.

Gained muscle mass.

Recovery is faster.

Boost your free testosterone.

Nitrogen retention.

Protein synthesis spikes up.

An increase in red blood cells.

The first thing Dianabol does is increase the production of testosterone, protein, and glucose. This will make your muscles more robust and more prominent⁸. 

In addition, Dbol improves:

Muscular strength

Performance

And increases cellular water retention.

How much strength/muscle will you gain?

Depending on your dosage, training, diet, and genetics, you can expect the following from your Dianabol cycle. That is assuming you take a moderate dose and your diet/training/genetics are normal. 

A Dianabol cycle ⁹can produce strength gains of 25-30 pounds in the first week. Strength gains on Dianabol are remarkable and can be felt early on.

In terms of weight gain, it’s common for users to gain 20lbs in the first 30 days on Dianabol. Most of this will be in the form of muscle mass (plus some water retention).

During longer cycles, users can typically gain more muscle. A 6-week cycle can yield up to 30lbs+ in weight gain.

How are Clenbuterol and Dianabol Different?

Both of these substances work differently. They do have some similarities. But you’ll want to know what’s in them. It’s easy to tell if you contrast Dbol vs. Clenbuterol. When you use them correctly, you’ll gain a lot. There’s a debate over Dianabol vs. Clen that’s never going away.

Apparently, Dbol works differently than Clen. Experts claim that it works differently. That is because one builds muscle, and the other loses fat and water. So if you only use one of them, you won’t get the benefits of the other. So it’s best to use both of them at the same time. That way, you get two benefits from both. It’s best to use both of these products together. Although, this isn’t a unanimous opinion.

1. Donovan, Robert J., et al. “A conceptual framework for achieving performance enhancing drug compliance in sport.” Sports medicine 32 (2002): 269-284. ↩︎
2. Ross, James A., Alastair GW Moses, and Kenneth CH Fearon. “The anti-catabolic effects of n-3 fatty acids.” Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care 2.3 (1999): 219-226. ↩︎
3. Silva, J. Enrique. “Thermogenic mechanisms and their hormonal regulation.” Physiological reviews 86.2 (2006): 435-464. ↩︎
4. Cobbina, Enoch, and Fatemeh Akhlaghi. “Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)–pathogenesis, classification, and effect on drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters.” Drug metabolism reviews 49.2 (2017): 197-211. ↩︎
5. Kicman, Andrew T. “Pharmacology of anabolic steroids.” British journal of pharmacology 154.3 (2008): 502-521. ↩︎
6. Paterson, James W., Ann J. Woolcock, and Gillian M. Shenfield. “Bronchodilator drugs.” American Review of Respiratory Disease 120.5 (1979): 1149-1188. ↩︎
7. McPherron, Alexandra C., et al. “Increasing muscle mass to improve metabolism.” Adipocyte 2.2 (2013): 92-98. ↩︎
8. Miller, Andrea Elizabeth Jane, et al. “Gender differences in strength and muscle fiber characteristics.” European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology 66 (1993): 254-262. ↩︎
9. Hamlaoui, Khaled. “Dianabol Unveiled: A Systematic Review of Methandrostenolone.” (2023). ↩︎

Last Updated on July 24, 2024 by Sathi Chakraborty, MSc Biology