What about shooting sub Q
If you cant shoot that way then just quit

You could do Androgel + Proviron + Anavar combo. I think it would work pretty fine. Don't forget about liver protection tho...

I think people who say oral only cycles don't work are idiots. They can, and will based on your diet and training. There are many athletic types who can benefit from orals greatly for instance. However, the efficacy of the oral cycle in comparison to just a basic injectable test cycle is complete shit. I think that's undeniable.

To really see anything diet and training are a first, then your talking about longer or more frequent exposure to some very highly hepatotoxic substances for an oral cycle to get any decent noticeable results.

I would also note, steroids aren't for getting into shape. Why would you want to take something so harsh to be average? If your friend wants to be average he can work at it. Steroids are not a shortcut for lazy people -- sorry to imply he's lazy but saying he just wants to get In shape tells me he's not in shape.

I would suggest having a discussion about this with him. Best of luck.

Why no pinning?

There are the topical T gels that TRT patients use. You are not going to be able to elevate your T much beyond baseline using them though. Trying to use the gels in combo with an oral seems like it would do more harm than good. You are going to shut yourself down for a short run with orals, trash your lipids and then have to suffer through a PCT. You are not going to be able to run the orals safely long enough to make any significant long term gains. Once you stop them, you are going to be further behind than where you started. You now lose all the weight you gained with them once you stop (it is mostly going to be water/glycogen retention that added the weight) and you have to try and hopefully recover your natty T levels. This is coming from a bodybuilding perspective. What is the goal for this person who doesn't want to inject?