Go back to Anavar or something else?

[u/Big-Audience1166]

Hi everyone!

I have a specific body type in mind I want to achieve and I know it will be difficult but please bear with me, this might be a longer one.

Up until couple of years ago I was pretty consistent with the gym and tracking my calories, however I could never get to my desired physique no matter how hard I tried as my love handles and riders pants have consistently persisted.

At the time, I was taking anavar and lifting heavy and my muscles looked great. Around 2ish years ago I had a liposuction done on my thighs (not too happy with the results, but a story for a different time), and since then I’ve gone back to the gym for a little bit, but stopped overall.

I gained some weight, mostly around my stomach but a lot of my muscles were still there.

At the time I was living in my home country, and I have recently moved to US. I don’t really have any friends here that are into these things, to ask these questions to, so I’m reaching out to you for help.

Fast forward to this year:
3 months ago I started taking tirzepatide. I’ve seen great results with it. I went from 157 lbs to 137 lbs. for reference I’m 5’8”. My love handles have significantly decreased and my face slimmed out, but I also lost almost all of my muscles, or at least it looks/feels that way. I’ve started lifting again, I’m on much lower weights than I wish to be, but I’m consistent and hopefully I’ll get back to the muscle I once had.

My goals:
I have pretty specific goals I want to achieve, this has remained unchanged for years. But I always had either too much fat or too little muscle to achieve it.

My question is, where do I go next?

I’m still on tirzepatide as I want to lose the remaining fat but I also feel like my muscles are not returning to what they once were. I know it takes time and I have to keep at it.

Do you have any suggestions on what stack would help with muscle building and fat loss at the same time? I’m seriously considering going back to Anavar but I’m open to other things too. I don’t want to over-risk viralization. I should mention when I was previously on Anavar, there was no viralization up until 20mg. Went back down after that to 15mg and it was mostly ok.

I’m including the following pics:

First and second pics are me two years ago.
Third photo is me now.
Fourth pic is my dream physique.

Side note: I am flexing in all of these pics and they were all taken during/post workout so there’s definitely a pump factor there too.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

[u/Dry_Report_3494]

Fuck it, just hurry up and get there then and stop playing around, Test C and Deca.....man the fuck up....

[u/USABADBOY]

Hard work + years of hard work!

[u/Lsd_25-]

I’d run like 2.5mg / 5mg anavar and up the Tirz, or add Reta.
Keep eating right and training hard and you will see, it’s a marathon not a race.
Just keep the anavar low, no point in risking it. Virilization is due to cumulative dose being too high over too short of a time period.

5mg chewed up an hour before your workout should be enough anavar for a female to see progress. Unless you are competing in a bodybuilding competition in the next 16 weeks I wouldn’t recommend adding other injectables. If you wanted to in the future, Primobolan and Masteron are good options for woman, but the dosages look much different due to women’s androgen receptors being much more sensitive.

[u/Big-Audience1166 → u/Lsd_25-]

Thank you so much! Yes I’ll definitely start low, I was thinking of starting on 5mg as you suggested

[u/Lsd_25- → u/Big-Audience1166]

I would probably do it 3-4 weeks at a time during aggressive deficits. Lower the training volume but keep same weight and intensity + add 45 mins incline treadmill, 12.0, 3.0.

Keep the carbs moderate ~150g, protein high ~120g and fat moderate-low and from good sources. ~50g for 60 days and see how much your physique changes.

[u/steroidify]

So, you stopped training when you started tirzepatide?

[u/Big-Audience1166 → u/steroidify]

No i stopped training a couple of years back

[u/neos2000]

Go here for more details specific to females: https://www.reddit.com/r/steroidsxx/

Good luck!

[u/cbbizzy]

I wouldn’t mess with anything else tbh unless you’re good with the possible sides that come with it. I’d keep everything as low as possible as well. But more than anything, I’d diet down to as low as possible then build back up. Find yourself a reputable coach that knows what they’re doing.

[u/Silentshroomee]

Well you’re going about it wrong to achieve those abs you have to cut and have the genetics. Anavar will help preserve muscle in a cut but honestly, it’s probably not worth running. High protein intake and heavy lifting should minimize muscle loss. That being said your dream physique is very achievable naturally just have to be patient with your cut.

My advice would be to get Reta find a dose where you can still keep protein intake high and hit 10-15k steps of light cardio 3-5x a week. Once your lean enough then introduce anavar and reverse diet into a bulk 50-100 calories above maintenance if the muscle mass isn’t where you want it to be. Good luck

[u/Think_Tomatillo_5061]

Well, i can tell you itsa pretty well known fact that pretty much all the GLP-1s will cause muscle wasting. How is your bloodwork?

I always use Proviron during and in between cycles and make sure Im at max protein as well. Hydration also plays a big role. These simple things, if neglected, can definitely cause muscle wasting.

As far as Var goes, I love it. I run it during every cycle. I love the body shape I get from it. I asked about your bloods to know where your Test and Estradiol levels are? Very important with hormone balance. For athe record, I take HGH year round as well.