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Best SARMs for Bulking in 2026

The best SARMs for bulking and lean mass, ranked by muscle-growth effectiveness scores — dosing, PCT requirements, and where research labs source them.

10 compounds · ranked by muscle growth score

Every SARM and research anabolic in our library carries a 0–10 muscle-growth effectiveness score, kept current by our content pipeline. This ranking sorts the full SARM class by that score — no pay-to-play, no vibes. Each entry links to the full compound guide covering dosing tiers, cycle length, suppression, and PCT requirements.

The Ranking

  1. #1

    Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator

    Muscle growth8/10
    Strength 8Recovery 5Fat Loss 4

    RAD-140 (Testolone) protocol guide: 8-week cycle dosing, stacks with ostarine and MK-677, PCT with tamoxifen, liver monitoring, and realistic gains expectations.

    Read the full RAD-140 guide

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    A 9-week protocol at 15 mg/day ≈ 2 bottles

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  2. #2

    Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator

    Muscle growth7/10
    Strength 6Recovery 5Fat Loss 2

    Evidence-based LGD-4033 (Ligandrol) protocol: 5–10 mg dosing, 8-week cycle, enclomiphene PCT, bloodwork cadence, stacks with MK-677 and cardarine, suppression management.

    Read the full LGD-4033 guide
  3. #3

    Benzoate-Ester SARM Prodrug

    Muscle growth7/10
    Strength 7Recovery 5Fat Loss 4

    RAD-150 (TLB-150 Benzoate) protocol guide: dosing, 8-week cycle structure, stacks with MK-677 / GW-501516 / LGD-4033, PCT, bloodwork, and side-effect management.

    Read the full RAD-150 guide

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    A 7-week protocol at 12.5 mg/day ≈ 2 bottles

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  4. #4

    S-23

    SARM

    Aryl-Propionamide SARM (Full AR Agonist)

    Muscle growth7/10
    Strength 7Fat Loss 6Recovery 4

    S-23 SARM protocol for hardening and recomp: dosing, 8-week cycle structure, mandatory PCT, suppression reality check, stacking with test base, and side-effect management.

    Read the full S-23 guide

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    An 8-week protocol at 17.5 mg twice daily ≈ 4 bottles

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  5. #5

    Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator

    Muscle growth6/10
    Strength 6Recovery 4Fat Loss 3

    LGD-3303 guide: dosing protocol for the dry recomp SARM, 2–3× daily split for the short half-life, cycle length, PCT, stacks, and side-effect management.

    Read the full LGD-3303 guide
  6. #6

    Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator

    Muscle growth6/10
    Recovery 6Fat Loss 5Strength 5

    Evidence-based ostarine (MK-2866) guide: 10–25 mg dosing, 8–12 week cycles for cut and recomp, cardarine stack, mini-PCT protocol, and bloodwork cadence.

    Read the full Ostarine guide
  7. #7

    YK-11

    SARM

    Steroidal SARM / Follistatin Inducer

    Muscle growth6/10
    Strength 5Fat Loss 3Recovery 3

    Evidence-based YK-11 guide: 8-week recomp protocols, follistatin mechanism, SARM stacks, bloodwork cadence, hepatotoxicity risk, and mandatory SERM PCT.

    Read the full YK-11 guide

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    A 7-week protocol at 9 mg twice daily ≈ 3 bottles

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  8. #8

    Partial Agonist SARM

    Muscle growth5/10
    Strength 4Recovery 3Fat Loss 2

    AC-262536 guide for physique-focused users: dosing, 6–8 week cycle protocol, stacking with MK-677 or ostarine, suppression profile, side effects, and PCT.

    Read the full AC-262536 guide

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    A 7-week protocol at 17.5 mg/day ≈ 2 bottles

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  9. #9

    Non-Steroidal SARM (Partial AR Agonist)

    Muscle growth5/10
    Strength 5Cognition 5Fat Loss 3

    Evidence-based ACP-105 protocol: 10–15 mg dosing, 8-week recomp and cutting cycles, stacks with MK-677 and cardarine, suppression bloodwork, and mini-PCT.

    Read the full ACP-105 guide

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    An 8-week protocol at 12.5 mg/day ≈ 1 bottle

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  10. #10

    Aryl-Propionamide SARM

    Muscle growth5/10
    Fat Loss 6Strength 5Endurance 3

    Andarine S-4 protocol for recomp and cutting: split-dose schedule, 50 mg/day stack with Ostarine and Cardarine, vision side effects, PCT, and bloodwork cadence.

    Read the full Andarine guide

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    A 7-week protocol at 37.5 mg twice daily ≈ 3 bottles

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How This Ranking Works

Every compound in our library is scored 0–10 on six effectiveness axes (muscle growth, fat loss, strength, endurance, recovery, cognition) as part of our content pipeline. This page filters the library to SARM and sorts by the muscle growth score. Compounds that score zero on this axis are omitted. Rankings recompute automatically whenever the underlying compound data changes — they are never influenced by affiliate relationships.

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