Various names have been given to GW501516, such as cardarine and endurobol and even numerous permutations of the initials and numerals have been used too. It is frequently marketed as a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) and is a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor d (PPARd) activation, which is forbidden by WADA under S4.5 Metabolic Modulators.