Testosterone is generally always taken, at different doses, by the steroid users.

They do cycle anabolics, maybe we are conflating terms.

The crazy thing about your buddy though is that doing those weights...he isn't any near his genetic potential. He is just being lazy trying to get stronger without putting in the work. A few months of working and he'd be up over 225 naturally but he's taking the easy way out which is really dangerous for "newbs".