For all around dramatic size effect test is best. EQ gives me better composition than test. The gains are more quality as you consistently add dense muscle over time with little estro conversion and sides. Inflating and deflating in a relatively short time are no longer of interest to me. Over a 20 week EQ run I can get the same recomp a 10 week tren a run would get me minus the sides and feeling of being poisoned. So it depends on the goals of the begginer, the thing is most are not on trt and a 20 week run may be a little much however, EQ does shut you down but not as hard as others. I am not saying high EQ and trt test is better for a first timer over just test or the other way around. If I could go Back I personally would have chosen the EQ route instead.