Solid Gains vs No Gains

[Maximus_Pecs]

A friend and myself decided earlier this year to start our first cycles. We have been working out for 6 years straighthave made great gains naturally until about 2 years ago when we both hit a wall. We both played with diet and workout routines but nothing really made a large differance.

So after quite a bot of research for 6 months we decided to turn to the juice to bulk up. I have listed our stats and cycles below.

Me
Age 29
Height 5'9
Weight 209 Currently(10 weeks in to cycle) 185 prior to cycle
BF ~12%(10 weeks in to cycle and prior ot cycle)

Cycle
week 1-4 30mg D-Bol ED
week 1-15 400mg QV Test Cyp
week 1-15 400mg QV Eq
week 1-15 HCG 500iu twice week each week
week 16-17 HCG 2500iu spreadout through week
Liquidex at .5 mg ed
Nolva on hand for post cycle and gyno.

Friend
Age 23
Height 5'10
Weight 205 Currently(7 weeks in to cycle) 205 prior to cycle
BF ~10% prior to cycle not sure 7 weeks into cycle

Cycle
week 1-15 400mg QV Test Cyp
week 1-15 400mg QV Eq
week 16-17 HCG 2500iu spreadout through week
Nolva on hand for post cycle and gyno.

We both consume similar diets. I won't go into detail but if you have questions please ask.
Protein 300-350 grams day
Carbs 400-600 grams day
Fat 40-100 grams day

This is divided into about 8 meals a day

I'm in my 10th week have gone form 185 to 209 and my strength is through the roof. It was noticable to me the secoind week obviously because of the D-Bol, but just continued once I completed the D-Bol. My weight has held steady for the past 2 weeks but I have lost a considerable amount of fat but strength continues to go up.

Where things get interesting is my friend is in his 7th week and has gained 3 pounds and his strength is exactly the same. He has some bloat in the stomach area but that is all he has noticed.

Its safe to day that my friend is a bit disappointed in his results so i promised him I'd post this so you guys can take a look. Any ideas on why hes not making any gains?

BTW the gear is legit as we know the source very well and we have the same batch numbers. everything from the holograms/wrapping is identical and everything is inline to everything that I have read about legit QV gear.