On my first anavar only cycle, I gained a lot of really good quality, dense muscle. I think I gained probably 12 pounds of lean tissue. It was impressive. But after I finished the cycle, I decided to cut more body fat, so I went into a calorie deficit, and I stopped working out, besides endurance exercise. I kept some of the muscle (maybe 6 pounds), but most of it slowly went away. But the results were enough to open my eyes and I think for someone who wants to find out how steroids work and what they can do for them, an Anavar only cycle is a low commitment way of learning through experience. And if a person keeps working out and eating properly, I suspect they'll keep more more muscle than I did. Anavar blows any natty results out the window.
And if you combine it with Enclomiphene for example, yeah it works. I would totally recommend it for someone who wants to make a low commitment and get their toes wet.