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GW-501516 vs Testosterone for performance

Short answer: For performance, users rate them about the same: 93% report improvement with GW-501516 (75 reports) and 97% with Testosterone (149 reports).

GW-501516 has 0 meta-analyses and 0 randomized trials on PubMed; Testosterone has 75 and 125.

Based on 317 reports about GW-501516 and 822 about Testosterone. Not medical advice.

GW-501516
Substance
Testosterone
Medication
User score4854
Verdict
Mostly positive
Mostly positive
Positive
of reports that state an outcome
65%77%
Reports317822
ResearchDResearch: NoneAResearch: Strong
Meta-analyses / RCTs0 / 075 / 125
Mainly used for
Weight loss
% reporting improvement
85% (52)93% (45)
Appetite
% reporting improvement
50% (4)—
Focus
% reporting improvement
—82% (28)
Energy
% reporting improvement
95% (19)92% (76)
Sleep
% reporting improvement
0% (2)79% (19)
Anxiety
% reporting improvement
—80% (25)
Mood
% reporting improvement
100% (2)88% (104)
Memory
% reporting improvement
—100% (2)
Performance
% reporting improvement
93% (75)97% (149)
Recovery
% reporting improvement
100% (3)91% (23)
Pain & inflammation
% reporting improvement
—67% (6)
Libido
% reporting improvement
—93% (70)
Hormones
% reporting improvement
—90% (91)
Heart & lipids
% reporting improvement
86% (22)62% (8)
Skin & hair
% reporting improvement
—40% (5)
Longevity
% reporting improvement
50% (2)50% (2)
Common side effectscancer risk, acne, fatigue, brain fogsuppression, hair loss, acne, water retention
Typical dose reported20 mg / daily200 mg / weekly
GW-501516
What a user said
“For weight loss Cardarine is good. It tells your body to use fat as energy... my body fat has dropped abit but not loads but it's been 2 weeks.”
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Testosterone
Latest review conclusion

The guidelines also provide recommendations regarding identification of patients, dosing, monitoring, and follow-up. This Practice Pearl will discuss evidence-based testosterone therapy for management of HSDD in postmenopausal women.

Menopause, 2023 ↗
What a user said
“Feel the best I've ever felt in my life. TRT and peptides have been game changers for me!”
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