If you made little to no progress after 1.5 years even with a course of steroids then your own diet/training sounds to be out of sync.

Hi Gutshot

I should have specified that it was just my calves that didn;t seem to change.

I probably have the smallest calves in the world (I just measured them and tense they at 13 inches), I'm 5'10 and just over 11stone - my upperbody is in ok shape, but I have legs like ghandi!- maybe it's just my genetics, but my calves just don't seem to grow! I made very good gains on all parts of my body when I trained, especially on gear - the weight that I could lift with my calves improved, but the size of them didn't seem to, or maybe it's just that they are so small I didn't see a difference! My thighs did improve.

My leg routine consisted of leg extensions, squats, leg press, calf rases (standing/seated). I'm no strong man, but I was lifting 260Kg on the leg press (6 clean reps) and squatting 110Kg, unasisted.