Rankings / Muscle & Strength
Muscle & Strength
TRT, SARMs, anabolic steroids, peptide GH-secretagogues, and the off-label performance corner. Large effect sizes, meaningful risk, and serious legal exposure.
| # | Compound | Ev | Bn | Sf | Grade · Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resistance training Movement | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | S 9.3 |
| 2 | Beta-alanine Carnosine precursor | 8.0 | 6.5 | 9.0 | A+ 8.2 |
| 3 | Blood flow restriction (BFR) training Movement | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | A- 7.6 |
| 4 | Testosterone (TRT / supraphysiological) Endogenous androgen (AR agonist) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | B 6.8 |
| 5 | Anavar (oxandrolone) Oral anabolic steroid | 8.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | B 6.6 |
| 6 | Sodium bicarbonate Extracellular buffer | 8.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | B 6.6 |
| 7 | Tesamorelin Stabilized GHRH analog | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | B- 5.8 |
| 8 | Deca-Durabolin (nandrolone decanoate) Injectable 19-nor steroid | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | C+ 5.6 |
| 9 | Dianabol (methandrostenolone / methandienone) Oral anabolic steroid (C17-aa) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | C+ 5.6 |
| 10 | EPO / erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) Erythropoietin receptor agonist | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | C+ 5.6 |
| 11 | Nandrolone (phenylpropionate / other esters) Injectable 19-nor steroid | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | C+ 5.6 |
| 12 | Other WADA-listed anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS long tail) Anabolic androgenic steroids / prohormones | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | C+ 5.6 |
| 13 | Sermorelin GHRH(1-29) analog | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.0 | C+ 5.6 |
| 14 | Ostarine (MK-2866 / enobosarm) SARM | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C+ 5.5 |
| 15 | Primobolan (methenolone) Injectable/oral anabolic | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C+ 5.5 |
| 16 | Winstrol (stanozolol) Oral/injectable anabolic steroid | 8.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | C+ 5.4 |
| 17 | Boldenone (Equipoise) Injectable veterinary anabolic | 6.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | C+ 5.3 |
| 18 | Anadrol (oxymetholone) Oral anabolic steroid | 8.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | C 5.1 |
| 19 | Trenbolone Injectable 19-nor steroid (~5x androgen activity) | 8.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | C 5.1 |
| 20 | Masteron (drostanolone) Injectable DHT-derivative | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3.5 | C 5.1 |
| 21 | HIF stabilizers / prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitors (roxadustat / daprodustat / vadadustat) HIF activating agent | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | C 4.9 |
| 22 | MK-677 (ibutamoren) Oral ghrelin receptor agonist | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | C 4.9 |
| 23 | Myostatin / activin-pathway inhibitors (non-bimagrumab) Myostatin/activin blockade | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | C 4.9 |
| 24 | Ipamorelin Selective ghrelin receptor agonist | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | C 4.9 |
| 25 | Ligandrol (LGD-4033) SARM | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C 4.8 |
| 26 | Artificial oxygen carriers / blood doping methods Oxygen delivery manipulation | 6.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | C 4.7 |
| 27 | Cardarine (GW501516) PPAR-delta agonist (not a SARM) | 6.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | C- 4.2 |
| 28 | HGH (recombinant human growth hormone) Recombinant peptide hormone | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | C- 4.2 |
| 29 | CJC-1295 (with/without DAC) GHRH analog | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C- 4.1 |
| 30 | GHRP-2 / GHRP-6 Ghrelin receptor agonists (earlier generation) | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C- 4.1 |
| 31 | Mesterolone (Proviron) Oral DHT-derivative androgen / TRT adjunct | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | D+ 3.9 |
| 32 | Other GH secretagogues / GHRPs GH secretagogue / ghrelin receptor agonist | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | D+ 3.9 |
| 33 | RAD-140 (testolone) SARM | 3.0 | 6.5 | 3.5 | D+ 3.7 |
| 34 | Long-acting GH analogs and GH fragments Growth hormone analog / fragment | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | D 3.3 |
| 35 | ACP-105 SARM | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | D 3.3 |
| 36 | LGD-3303 SARM | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | D 3.3 |
| 37 | Ryanodine stabilizers / fast skeletal muscle troponin activators Muscle contractility modulator | 2.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | D 3.1 |
| 38 | IGF-1 LR3 (long R3 insulin-like growth factor-1) Modified IGF-1 analog | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | D 2.9 |
| 39 | Veterinary growth promoters (ractopamine / zilpaterol / zeranol) Veterinary beta-agonist / estrogenic growth promoter | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | D 2.9 |
| 40 | Andarine (S-4) SARM | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | D 2.9 |
| 41 | S-23 SARM | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | D 2.9 |
| 42 | YK-11 Myostatin inhibitor / SARM-like | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | D 2.9 |
| 43 | Gene and cell doping (performance-enhancing) Gene/cell doping method | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | F 1.7 |
| 44 | Growth-factor doping agents (FGF / HGF / PDGF / VEGF / MGF) Growth factor / tissue-remodeling signal | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | F 1.7 |