From experience, DO NOT USE WINNY BY ITSELF WITHOUT SOMETHING OIL BASED ....I am assuming you were are like I used to be, afraid of needles.....it took me some time to get over that, but I understand if that is the case....but trust me here, I did winny by itself for my first cycle (at age 25)... unbelievable results at 50mgs... but I should have listened to my peers and people from this very board, but didn't.....
by itself, especially with an ECA, will absolutely KILL your joints...by the end of my 8 week cycle of winny and xenadrine, my shoulders were like bone rubbing against bone...I just turned 30 and have been having joint problems ever since....they haven't been as bad since I gave in and did Deca a couple of years ago, but before that they were pretty bad.....
I have done var by itself on a few occasions and did not have any added problems in regards to joint pain, so that is an alternative, but much more expensive....I would recommend 20 mg(honestly enough if you are a rookie) - 40 mg of var (seperated in equal doses throughout the day) with a good creatine product, a good diet high in protien and a consistent workout schedule and sleep schedule to anyone ANYDAY over a winny only cycle....
just wanted to voice my opinion, because I should have listened to others when I asked this same question years ago...