Conclusion: In young healthy persons and athletes, creatine can safely provide a performance-enhancing benefit when taken in controlled doses. AAS, GH, and rHuEPO are associated with severe adverse events and do not support a performance benefit, despite showing the ability to change bodily composition, strength, and/or physiologic measures. Cannabis may have an ergolytic, instead of ergogenic, effect.
PubMed 37688400 ↗Sarms
People mainly take Sarms for performance. Based on 14 first-hand reports and 3 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #959 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 20% are positive.
What Sarms does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
5 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
At least one meta-analysis, or 5+ randomized controlled trials. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: SARMs have a positive effect on physical performance and body composition and are associated with moderate rates of mild to moderate adverse effects (AEs) and a low rate of severe AEs.
PubMed 39285652 ↗Conclusion: The results of this systematic review serve to educate sports medicine clinicians and researchers on how to better identify, diagnose, and treat athlete SARM abuse. SARM use is associated with increased muscle mass, hepatotoxicity, cardiotoxicity, tendon damage, and androgenic side effects throughout the body-including prostate enlargement and serum testosterone suppression. Identifying and treating SARM abuse requires taking a thorough substance and supplement use history with open communication, providing literature-supported patient education, negotiating SARM discontinuation, and performin
PubMed 39755947 ↗Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“They use all kinds of things. From EPO to PPAR agonists to SARMs to Peptides.”
“Nothing. Sarms are a waste.”
“someone wanting to "make their jawline better/grow taller" via SARM's or peptides”
“If you're an experienced lifter, take a peek into Sarms ;)”
“This week the USA introduced new legislation to ban SARMs and related PEDs...SARMs have been abused in sporting contests and make headlines when someone is convicted of doping.”
Top discussions (5)
- I'm sick of every male health influencer looking like a roided out WWE wrestler. What's worse is when they don't even acknowledge they are on gear ↗
- Supplements to increase muscle hypertrophy? ↗
- Olympics and other sport doping ↗
- Have you guys ever tried just taking… nothing? ↗
- NOTICE: Several U.S vendors arrested on federal charges for selling nootropics including Absorb Health, Peak Nootropics, Proven Peptides, Sarmsx ↗
Other options for performance
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