Francesco,

I wasn't going to submit pictures or a testimonial but I changed my mind since there are so many false, fake, and fraudulent things on the internet.

Dedicated to the skinny from the poster boy of the skinny.

I virtually gave up weight lifting until I decided to enter the EAS Body For Life challenge. For the first month I followed the program in Bill Phillips' book "Body For Life" to the tee, plus using EAS supplements (supposed to be the best in the industry). I got lackluster results with a lot of water retention, not SOLID muscle. Long story short I stumbled across Francesco's "MuscleNOW" course, followed it precisely and VOILA! I grew like a monster gaining around 2+ inches in my arms, back, neck, legs and chest going from a slight 142 pounds to a rock solid 172 pounds ALL NATURAL (doubling strength/155 max to 300 lbs. max). That was in a little over two months of dedication. I received numerous compliments on my proportion. Even my mother (away in military), sister (away at school), and cousin (relocated) didn't recognize me after beef-n-up. The staff at Gold's Gym of Marietta, Georgia witnessed my WHOLE transformation. They were impressed and asked me to place my before/after pictures with testimonial in a book of "member transformations". I felt like a celebrity because guys and women came up to me with questions and were wondering what I did to develop SO much in such a short time. I'm only 5'9" but I feel like a giant. Look, get this program! It has everything you need so stop wasting your time and $$$. Forget everything else, this is it.

p.s. Even though I didn't place (no Corvette, EAS Contract, or $10,000 - $100,000), I surpassed achievements of 94% of the 700,000 plus competitors who entered the challenge. Maybe I should've took pictures professionally!? Anyway, I'm not kissing up, but Francesco proved his course, I proved it is "The Internet's Natural Steroid!" so go for it.

HEY WASSUP Man....It's one of your FEARLESS students.

Anyway, I was just dropping a line to say that I really appreciate what you have done in writing this MuscleNow manual. Eventhough it has changed since I first purchased it 8 or 9 years ago, the experience has been deeply integrated in the way I approach life itself and the pursuit of my personal goals. If anything, the journey alone, if FULLY engaged, will serve the individual for the rest of their days in a subtle sub-concious way.

The mind-set has permeated my life-style.

Hopefully things are still going well for you and I wish you much prosperity for this new year.

Kudos for being real in a climate where REALNESS is scarce.

I have to say that the MuscleNOW program is the best program out there on the market. I had started working out at age 18 at 115 lbs standing 6 foot tall. When i got to 21 I weighed 160 and hit a plateau for about a year. I did not gain an ounce for a year until I ordered this program.  Within the first two 6 week cycles I gained 15 pounds of solid muscle and I am on my quest to tip the scale at 200 pounds. I live by the truth and the MuscleNOW program is the best!!!!!

Thank you, Francesco Castano for a life changing way of natural bodybuilding!!!!

I have sent a lot of business your way, I love your program. It is nice to have the truth about bodybuilding available and not have to rely on the muscle magazine adds for advice.

thanks again...changed my life!!!

Francesco,

I just wanted to thank you for an amazing program that has changed my life. I was introduced to Musclenow by a good friend of mine who is also found on this site. Before Musclenow I was as confused as anyone else on training techniques, nutrition, and supplements. I had spent countless hours in the gym trying to get results. Musclenow has given me the knowledge of proper techniques and nutrition that have gotten me to where I am today and where I'll be in the future. Proper nutrition combined with proper weight lifting techniques is the formula for success. I was always a hard-gainer growing up...always worked out but just couldn't pack on any muscle. The diet and weight training techniques in Musclenow helped me to learn how to get over that and pack on good lean muscle. I'm glad I have the knowledge Musclenow offers because I'm no longer an easy target for supplement pushers. Anyone who buys this program...it's the best money you'll ever spend. Have faith and follow the program.

Thanks Francesco!!!

Francesco,

I just wanted to say thank you for a great program. I have been following your MuscleNow "formula" for roughly two years now, and I have been in the best shape of my life. Before I started your program, I only weighed 137 pounds and was as skinny as a pencil. Once I began your program I began seeing immediate results. I now weigh 182 pounds and my arms, chest and legs have all seen muscle growth. My chest went from 36 inches to 44, and my arms are at 15. I even went from bench pressing 210 pounds to 320. Even with my busy schedule I am able to implement your program. It's easy to follow and I have recommended it to my friends.

When I buy a product, I am usually skeptical, but with your product, I have no reservations with recommending it to anyone. I plan on continuing this program and I thank you for helping me to reach my goals.

I started at 69,7 kg, waist 80 cm, chest 101 cm, arms left 37 cm, right 38 cm, sovrailiac plico 5 mm. The result after 1 muscle gain cicle is the following: pic taken 2 months later, weight 75,5 kg,  waist 83 cm,  chest 105 cm, arms left 39cm, right 39 cm, sovrailiac plico 6mm. For me this gains are amazing as i i have a very busy and messy life style being a long haule flights attendant for the italian airline and working often on night shifts, going through various jet leg, sleeping when i am meant to eat and eating when i am meant to sleep, sometimes i have to eat 2 meals at one sitting because of time limitations and use protein powder for convenience with simpe sugars (fruit juice) on non work out meals. Training as well is affected because of my job i use plan c from 2 up to 4 times a week as my shedules allows any days of the week and sometimes my recovery abilities are very limited. During the cicle i have been sick twice with fewer and stomach upset after a trip to Africa, i train often down routes in differents gyms with different equipment and often i don't find all the equipments i need. But i still made gains. All i did was trying to follow ur course as it is as much as i could and u helped me with advices to fit it into my life stile! That's the reasons why i say that this gains are amazing, i am sure that if my lifestyle allowed me to follow the course and diet just as it is written in ur program i would have made better gains!!!!!! But still i look forward to start another cicle following ur course as muche as i can, training, diet modification after measurements, raising calories or diminishing them if i need to and i am sure that in 5 weeks time i will post another pics with 5 kg of mainly muscles more on my body. That would be 10 kg in just 4 months, more than i have gained in 16 years of training! By the way this gains r even more amazing if u think that i am 37 now and just recovered from a shoulder surgery that made me to lose lots of weight.

My priority was to practice bodybuilding the way or should be NATURAL and thats why the discovery of ur progam has been for me a gift from GOD....In so many years i would never imagine i could get such a result with my lifestyle and most of all without supplements or drugs and thats why i thank u again from the heart.....

What can i say, ur program works, no need of supplements no drugs just dedication pumping iron and strong diet....and if in need ur consideration and help any time and just a few days after posting a question....that worth 10000 more times the price of ur course. Thanks so much Francesco for sharing with us ur effort to build a strong and healthy body and for helping us to achieve it! GOD BLESS U.... 

Dear Francesco , as promised here is another update after another mass cicle , i stayed on 3500 cal difficoulties cause of my life stile same and sometimes worse , can t weight food most of the time when i eat out (20 days a month ) , try to match quantity by eye balling the food i weight at home , and all other problems i wrote u about in my last mail , but i don t give up . So progress have been a little slowier during this cicle but consistent almoust every week , i could go up to 4000 cal but it s quite hot now in Italy and don t feel much eating plus i didn t want to put to much fat on .Sunday 12th of July measurement were : weight 77.8 kg , waist 85 cm , chest 107 cm , left arm 40 cm right arm 41 cm , suvrailiac plico 7 mm . That s 2 ,5 kg more from my last update 2 cm more on my chest and 2 cm on my right arm and 1 cm on my left arm , fat gain just a little on my waiste . I will take advantage of the hot season to go on a fat loss cicle for a while till my waist and plico get back as it was at begin of the program and try to mantain as much mass i can . In 3 months i ve gained with ur program 8.8 kg almost the weigth i lost in one year without training due tu a shoulder surgery , and as i said with my life style and age i beilive it s amazing .

People notice the change and they worry that i will get huge !!!!! ( they keep telling me no to go bigger than this ( i am 5.8 tall !) , but after a few mass and fat loss cicle i am sure that i will gain more weight and look proportionate as i won t put to much fat on and that what is amazing about ur course . Francesco let me thank u again for all ur hard work and for helping me with ur e mail when i asked , the money i spent for ur course have been the best spent in 16 years of training , where i waisted thousands of euro in useless supplements and magazines . God bless u Francesco

Hello my name is Titus LeFlore I’am 30yrs old and I’ve been using the MuscleNOW system for the past 6yrs. When I started college I began working out on campus but I wasn’t seeing the results I wanted in my routine. Soon thereafter I became frustrated with my training regimen and began relying on pills, protein powders and virtually anything else I could get my hands on. I will admit the supplements had some minimal effects but they were not permanent. In addition, most of the supplements I was taking had adverse side effects and provided no nutritional value past the empty promises printed on the bottles. I was not willing to admit it at the time but I began buying into ‘fad dieting’ as a desperate means of measuring my success. I had become consumed with products that were considered both dangerous and unhealthy and were costing me literally hundreds of dollars a year. It was then that I realized I had to make a change from the inside out.

I had to change both the way in which I thought about training and how I lived, and I knew it had to be a lifetime commitment and not just a minor inconvenience for the time being. So I began researching and reading articles online about natural body building methods. Throughout my research I stumbled upon a website that promoted a program called MuscleNOW. At first I was a little apprehensive about the claims made on this site although the information seemed legitimate. I visited the site every night for the next few days trying to find inconsistencies in the credibility of the author of the program, Francesco Castano. Before purchasing I e-mailed Francesco on several occasions asking him questions. He was very forthcoming throughout that time and responding rather quickly reassuring me that I would not be disappointed with the results if I followed the principles of the program and remained disciplined. Well after our initial discussions I gave the program a shot and once I received the book I read it from cover to cover. Initially I did see some immediate results however months rolled by I began to lose focus. I reached out to Francesco once again and he gave me a wake-up call that I would not soon forget. He told me that I would have to really kick it into high gear if I expected more dramatic lasting results and that meant becoming more focused and disciplined. At first I did not want to listen and it actual took some time before everything he and the book were describing about my diet and exercise began resonating with me. So after a year of wavering and waffling back and forth I began to conscientiously make a change and this time I was fully committed mentally and holistically. I began following the MuscleNOW principles veraciously and I retrained myself to think differently about my diet and exercise. I don’t believe this would have been accomplished without the MuscleNOW program.

Some of the reasons why I like MuscleNOW is that it is a natural bodybuilding program; there are no adverse side effects, no expensive products to buy and most importantly no gimmicks! The program is designed according to your goals and it is incentive based meaning you will get no more out of it then you’re willing to contribute. From fat loss and muscle gaining to mass building MuscleNOW runs the full gamut of everything that I had been looking for in a strategic training regimen. I truly believe this is the single most important investment I made since I began working out. It far exceeded my expectations and I’m so thrilled to report that I have been permanently released from the shackles of costly supplementation and pills. I hate to sound like an infomercial and I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a radical skeptic but this is the best program for real people who are looking for significant results. I would not recommend any other program to anyone who was considering a strength training program.

This has been the most comprehensive resourceful book I've found on muscle training and development. This book has been the single most important investment I've made since I started a consistent training routine. I've made tremendous gains in my physical goals and achievements and I still reference some of the principles used throughout this guide. I can honestly say I wouldn't have been able to come close to what I've been able accomplish without the aid of MuscleNow.

The information was very easy to understand, comprehensive, and most importantly effective. Before reading Muscle Now I used everything from weight gainers to numerous supplements only to have lackluster short-term results. Muscle Now has been the single most effective potent program I've used. I've gained and maintained significant muscle growth and more endurance throughout each workout. Since using this program I've read up on other programs but they don't come close to the information provided in this book. It was definitely worth the investment.

Several of my friends and co-workers have gotten on various diet/training bandwagons over the years. A lot of these individuals knew someone else who was following the same program and had some success. However most of these individuals ended up with temporary results which left them with feelings of doubt because their heart really wasn’t committed to their goals. Francesco and MuscleNOW gave me the confidence I needed to remain focused and to see past these deceptive diet/training programs and concentrate solely on what has delivered results for me each and every time. I thank Francesco Castano and MuscleNOW for not only making me a believer in his program but also allowing me to believe in myself.

Francesco,

This is my story for those who are fortunate enough to be reading it, I hope it can inspire some of you....

Typically I began lifting weights when I was around 18 and after 7 yrs or so of your tradition 3 sets of 8 rep I manage to gained 10 or 15lbs, not a great deal and I stayed like this until about age 28. Due to the nature of my office job I piled on pounds of fat..I went from a lean 145lb to a fat 183lb and remained like this until I was 32, when I embarked on huge amounts of aerobics to lose it..yes within a yr and a half, sure I lost all the fat and guess what all muscle that I had built up previously too..by now I was about 135lbs!!! I stayed like this up to age 38 (before pic), but during those yrs from 25 to 38 I had tried all types weight training programs including HIT,some periodization method, high volume and also consumed creatine. None of which worked on me, sure I got a bit stronger with HIT..but didn't gain any size. So here I was thinking that maybe I'll never gain any muscular size, when I came across this website. I thought 'I've got nothing to lose'..The before pic was taken 4 months before I began using this program..within the first wk my body began to feel different as if it were charged and pumped up, another week passed and my arms had grown half an inch from 13.5 to 14...I was shocked but excited. 3 months later my arms were 15 inches, my weight had gone from 135lbs to 150lbs I had gained in 3 months what took me 7 yrs previously!!!...sure muscle memory, but now came new ground!! After another 9 months of hard work my arms were 16 inches, chest was now 42 from 37 inches and my weight was 165lbs.(pic 2)..Just 1 yr of Francesco's program..totally transformed my physique..and I'm 40 yrs old..I took a break from training but will be back with an update.

This program gives you all the knowledge you need to grow...but only you can put in the hard work...I used to train at home, but now train in the gym. I see the same guys doing the same thing for 6 months with no progress...stop wasting time and start growing.

In my opinion Francesco has discovered all the principles needed to do natural bodybuilding, or to have natural muscle growth, by using an intelligent planning, smart training and food. The strange thing is that if you neglect only one of these principles, you won’t have growth or success. Most of us are confused by fake knowledge spread by Gyms, magazines and supplement sellers. It still seems like a strange world to me, where I think about 90% of the bodybuilders are using steroids in which case bodybuilding is not an art at all.

Why do people question your system? Strange, it works very well, and I think it’s almost the only way to do natural bodybuilding (of all the other systems you will get sick and demotivated). You must be a person with the capability of introspection otherwise you would have never discovered all of these principles.

Thank you Francesco for sharing your knowledge. I am finally able to realize my life as a bodybuilder, which before seemed impossible.

the system is really great, seems like one can get bigger and bigger, really addictive and freaky even,

Hello Francesco,

hey I am philip

I am doing something I never dreamt to do it’s a testimonial of something that changed my life and that week after week continues to do. The musclenow program a short description it works more than that it does miracles. I never believed and if fact it’s the first thing I ever bought over the internet its a complete guide thought your career of body building from the day you start till the day you decide to stop. Well I have seen a great amount of gains the first time I saw the musclenow I felt that this program had something special if fact I decided to send a e-mail to Francesco Castano and that very same day I received an answer I was amazed.

As many of you might know not getting answers or getting 100 different types of answers will only lead to frustration. well I used to be frustrated before but since I started the musclenow I never got frustrated again because knowing that I can e-mail the author himself and get a reply that very same day will solve the problem that automatically keeps me going on stress free.

I am writing this testimonial out of my own will I think a person like castano deserves it because he puts a lot of effort in keeping everyone happy and also knowing that his main objective is that the client will continue to see gains.

well if you have any questions about the program or any of my experience please e-mail me. personally it started for me just e-mailing castano for some problems I encountered as I had an accident and needed some help with the injuries I had he is no more the author for me he has become one of my best friends someone I admire and look up to. I started weighing at 135 kilos went down to 76 skinny so you can imagine how I changed with the muscle now I am 97 kilos now so imagine the amount of muscle I gained.

if you want any more measurement just ask (I have fun giving my measurements now)

I followed the program word by word and the results where amazing believe me I could not believe how much I have grown and yes I am supplement free I just use a protein shake if I will be outside and cannot eat and that happens rarely. I have heard comments like you are on steroids you are growing to fast but it is a problem for me showing people that I am only doing as you tell me. my mum even had suspicions that I was using steroids and she did a blood test and it resulted negative. thanks for your amazing program ( seriously I was also amazed I never saw my arm this big).

I will be posting pics in the future as I will soon compete and I would like all you people to be amazed with my results. People family members that I have not seen for some time did not recognize me so believe me its good it makes me feel proud that I live and the musclenow life.

Well I have a motto that I say to people who have or do not have the musclenow I do not just train by the musclenow but I breathe and live the musclenow day by day hour by hour and every step and meal and workout I do I keep the musclenow in mind. In short it’s a life style

I will send updates in the future thanks F castano.

after 11 months with muscle now I placed 7 th in a powerlifting competition as I gain an amount of strength and muscle mass
 

I want to thank you again for all your help, it has really done a lot for me. I used your program for about a couple months and noticed some pretty good improvements. Once I found the right amount of calories to take in daily, my body responded very quickly. But then I had to take a month off for finals, spring break, and to make sure my schedule was fixed. By doing this, I lost 8 lbs!!! After this, I went back to the gym with a vengeance and regained the lost 8 lbs, plus added on another new 8 lbs of muscle in a little less than a month!!! I am the heaviest I've ever been at 158 lbs. For the longest time I could not tip the scale over 148, but your program changed that pretty easily. There are some guys that have worked out consistently which I looked up to before, now it seems like it's the other way around. People have been asking me what I've done to make such improvements. I tell them a little and if they are interested, I give them your website to look at. The other day, I went into the gym to do squats, but there was already a guy using the only squat rack, so I decided to do leg press instead (which I don't like as much, it's not as good of an exercise). Anyway, I easily did five reps of 600 lbs (which is a lot for me). I am two plates away from leg curling the whole stack on the leg curl machine we have in our gym. My bench has gone from 135 to 175 in the last month (some being muscle memory, but it still impresses people when I tell them). I know it's not that much weight, but for ME and my body type, it is.

I have been doing well. I have been sticking to your program for a little over five months straight and have gained about thirty-five pounds!!!

It has been a long time since I have e-mailed you. I wanted to update you on my progress. I have been doing your program for a long time now. Here is a description of where I have come from:

I know I could have gained a lot more weight and strength in a shorter time, but I didn't want to eat anymore than I was already eating (I have a really fast metabolism). I am happy with where I'm at, I am going to increase my caloric intake again to try to get my weight up to 205 or 210, though. It is amazing how fast the gains come when you are willing to put in the effort to eat like a horse. Within the first three months I gained thirty lbs. and started gaining slower because I didn't want to eat that much more. Who knows, if I really wanted to, I could be around 230 now! I never thought I would weigh more than 150. It's hard to believe I am close to 200 lbs. A bunch of people I know have shown a genuine interest in my gains, so I referred them to your site.

I have gotten COUNTLESS compliments from people who know me from the gym or school or church. I have a few pictures I have been meaning to send, but my scanner has been broken for almost a year now (don't hate me). The pictures are before and after pictures of me at 143 lbs and 175 lbs. So, the after pictures aren't recent now. The after pictures were before any calorie cuts, so I am holding a little more water weight than desired, but they are still impressive. I will try to find a way to send them to you as I know they will help you out a lot.

I have gained another 1/4 inch on my arms since my last email to you 8 days ago. I have something else to tell you. When going from 143 to 165, I didn't use any supplements. When going from 165 to 188, I tried creatine off and on to see if it had any effect. Since I gained just as much without it, I have concluded it does little if anything to help gain useful weight. I wanted to tell you this to be completely up front, but I do not think it's a big deal. I didn't want to mislead you. I will continue to use what I have left just because I spent my money on it and it has complex carbs in it that I count in my post workout meal (the rest of the carbs in this meal are natural sugars). After the product is gone, I will not use it anymore. I will prove it useless by gaining more weight when done using it. In the end, most of my gains will be free from the interference of supplementation to prove them unnecessary. These natural gains will be before and after the use of supplementation to show that supplementation was not necessary at all. Sorry for falling victim to the advertising out there supporting these supplements. I guess we both have fallen prey to them, it's hard for me to accept that I still fell prey to them even after reading and understanding your program.

My name is Diego Munoz and Im 19 years old. Im 5' 6" and my starting wieght was 130 pounds, my arms were 10" and my chest was 28" and Ive been on musclenow for a few months now. I started training a little under a year ago without any Idea of what I was doing. I tried a bunch of stuff that people from my gym suggested without any real muscle gains. I even got myself a trainer, who told me it was only possible to gain 12 pounds of muscle a year! As soon as I got the course I started right away and followed it exactly never questioned any part of it. Right away I saw results I'm talking in days not months, I was blown away. You quickly gain momentum when youre growing and the really incredible part is it doesnt stop as long as you stay consistant. I started at disgusting 130 pounds very very skinny I could rest my arms on my hips T_T with a 28" chest and 10" arms and i always thought of myself as a hardgainer. With Musclenow I found out thats all rubbish! My arms have gone from 10" to 14" my chest exploded from 28" to 36 1/2" and the most incredible part is I now weigh 160 pounds all in muscle which blows my mind because I was told from a profesional that i would only see a 12 pound gain in a year of consistant body building. The best part that comes with the musclenow course is just the amount of compliements I get from my friends and family about the transformation of my body which makes every drip of sweat and last exhausting set and rep worth it. This program is amazing plain and simple gives you all the knowledge you will ever need to know to gain muscle so it worth every penny!

I keep getting comments from friends and family members that my arms are huge compared to what they were almost 2 weeks ago. I'm getting to the point where clothes are fitting anymore. I thought results like these took years to acomplish and I have yet to take measurements to see if I need to raise my calorie intake. Your advise is changing my life! THANK YOU!

I’ll email more updates on my progress! Thanks Francesco!!!!

Hey francesco, i just wanted to tell you how thankful I'am for your program and the additional help you have given me. I still see results constantly, without your program and help, I wouldn't be where I'am today. I constantly get asked if I'm taking supplements if they only knew that dieting correctly could bring them unimaginable results at a insane rate. I'll be writing a update testimonial as soon as I start cutting. Thanks for all the help.

I am on the muscle building phase and I have had great results. I have gained 25 pounds and not an inch on my waist.

Your program is great - and you always get back with me in a very timely manner on my questions. That is very much appreciated.

Hi Mr. Castano,

I started lifting when I was 17 in my last year of high school. I started out lifting 6 days a week and I gained a tiny bit of muscle and strength in the very beginning while on creatine. After gaining a little bit in the beginning my gains stopped, however I did not stop lifting. I am a very determined person. Among my friends who know me best, I am known for that. In my entire life I have been a perfectionist and accomplished a lot of goals. I have lived by the code that determination and perseverance are omnipotent. I am not someone who tries anything half-heartedly if it is something I'm interested in. In spite of all this, weightlifting is something that I've had an exceedingly hard time with.

Even though I was gaining NO muscle or strength I continued to lift for 6 days a week for an entire year. I was hell-bent on gaining muscle. I kept thinking that maybe this is just how slow gains come and maybe you take a small step forward every six months or so. I kept on lifting thinking what I was doing was right and I felt that it was still worth it no matter how slowly gains came. After a little over a year I began trying some other things. I want to list as many of the programs I can remember so people will see how much I have to compare this to. I won't be able to remember all of them.

One of the first things I tried was doing a cycle where for 4 weeks you do a certain rep amount and then you change it for a second and third set of 4 weeks making it a 12 week program. I got nothing from this. I tried a 5 day a week one where you train each body part once a week. I tried what that steroid user Bill Pearl says in whatever his book is. I got a book by a guy named Ralph Mann and tried at least one program in that. I tried "beginner programs" from magazines where you lift 3 days a week. I tried at least one other 4 day a week beginner program. I tried the thing in the book "bodybuilding 101". I tried this program from "flex" magazine where they'd give you a little more in each issue. I tried "the weider approach". I tried schwarzenegger's advice. I also tried a bunch of splits and workouts I made up myself. Basically I tried everything. I tried most of these programs for between one month and 12 weeks waiting for my body to "start responding". "Superslow" and "Heavy Duty" were two others I tried, in fact, I tried those a lot and there was nothing that confused me more than those two programs. They are to a very large degree responsible for my failing for so long. The programs were so different and philosophical that there was no grey area. Those programs were either right or wrong and I could never decide which because neither that way or the traditional approach did anything at all for me. I will say however that Mike Mentzer (author of heavy duty) is the only author besides Castano that I don't dislike. This is because even though he was wrong about what he said, he, unlike pretty much everyone else at least acknowledged the fact that what works for steroid users will not work for the non-user and he did his best to find something for non-users. I really can't stand most of the authors I dealt with before Castano because they either only test their ideas on themselves while they're on steroids or they test their ideas on other steroid users (like weider would). They never mention that their advice won't work for a lot of non-steroid users and they act like it will and act like they're not on steroids most of the time. They are nothing short of frauds.

Sometimes I would gain a really little bit of strength or size on a few of those programs but only for a really short amount of time or only while I was on creatine (water-weight). Overall I can honestly say that I got absolutely nothing for all my efforts for all the years that I tried those!

When I first started lifting I don't think I knew that the people in weightlifting magazines took steroids. I realized it very slowly due to the fact that their advice didn't work but if you read magazines enough, like I did, you will hear most the guys admit it. A few of them are entirely honest (for example Flex Wheeler and Mike Mentzer) but most of them at least admit it. just not very often. You have to read enough to find out that they use and to see the interviews where they talk about it. They don't just take steroids, they are nothing but professional drug users. People who are unfamiliar with the fact that those guys are drugged up out of their minds should look for a magazine called "Natural Bodybuilding Magazine". Those guys are on the honor code and don't take anything illegal (but still take supplements sometimes in increased dosages). They are not as big as the users, and what I find really interesting is that you can use the people who admit it and the people who definitely don't use as reference points to see who is and isn't on steroids. If a baseball player or other athlete looks more like the users or even like the top non-users. well, he's a user and a whole lot of athletes apparently are. I considered taking steroids but I never did because I have been a successful athlete in ways outside of bodybuilding and I am known for it and I feel respected among my friends and I didn't want people to be able to say "yeah but he takes steroids". My other sport (mainly skiing) is one of two reasons I didn't ever take steroids. The other reason is because I believe it is cheating.

Anyways. I didn't want to take 'roids so ultimately I gave up, completely, for more than a year. In the end it was something that Mentzer said that made me give in. He said that everyone has different potential and some people only have the potential to gain a really tiny bit of muscle. Since I'd tried everything and gotten nothing I decided that that was me. Weightlifting became the one thing that made me think that people can't accomplish anything they put their minds to after all.

After a good year of not lifting, this summer (summer '05) I was reading online about natural ways to raise testosterone just for the sake of having high testosterone for sports and I came across Francesco Castano's site. I read a few testimonials from guys who had similar stories to mine (tried a lot of things with no results first) who said that this program finally worked for them. In fact a lot said that this finally worked GREAT for them, and that is exactly how it's gone for me. I did not have high hopes when I ordered this program because I no longer believed that it was possible for me to gain strength.

I cannot believe how different this program has been from any others I ever tried and I could not believe how well it worked. I started lifting on July 5th this year and for 3 months followed this program to a tee. I don't have good potential for weightlifting and I believe that others should be able to gain at least as much or more in three months on this program if they follow it as well as I did. For three months I only did the bodybuilding phase and ignored the fat loss phase so I was gaining as fast as I could. This testimonial is for my first 3 months because those months are an indication of how well this works when it's followed perfectly and fully. I also stopped after 3 months to ski for a while so that's the other reason this is just for the first 3.

The results were visible within a week. I kept track of my arm measurements and increased from about a 14 inch arm to 16 inches even within the first 3 months I did this program. I only measured my arms because it wasn't very necessary to measure because it was so clear that this was working and my bodyweight increased from 165 to 195. There may have been a gain of about 5 pounds of fat. There were two weeks in which I gained just under a quarter of an inch on my arms in the week alone and one week where I gained a FULL quarter of an inch on my arms, just in a week! I used machines for a lot of my exercises and here is how I increased: If I used the same weight from one workout to the next I usually did at least 2 more reps but sometimes much much more. There were certain workouts I had where I would increase 20 pounds on a few lifts since just my last time that I did them. One day I increased 30 pounds on machine flies just since my last chest workout. At the beginning of the three month period I worked out with 200 on the bench machine and then at the end of the months I was working out with 270. On the incline machine I started with 90 and ended working out with 180. On the shoulder press machine my gain for the 3 months was the same and went from working out with 90 to 180. On lat pulldown I went from working out with 190 to 250. Everything else increased at a similar rate to all of this. Triceps were among the fastest gaining body part. There was one thing I didn't increase in strength much on and that was shoulder shrugs, however, I recently got a deep tissue massage and had a large increase in strength as a result of that. I guess the muscle was just too tight. Whenever I stopped gaining I just increased calories, and started gaining again. This program enables you to fully understand all the variables involved and it is so nice to be able to pinpoint a reason for a lack of gains rather than wondering. So far on this program the only times I stopped gaining I just needed to increase calories and that was the only reason. Castano's concept of increasing workload amazes me. It amazes me by how clear it becomes that it is the key ingredient to bodybuilding and how this program proves that it's necessary.

Being stronger has been great. Every movement I make feels more supported. My joints feel better and I feel more athletic overall. My friends who hadn't seen me for a while all noticed my difference in size.

I am not going to post before and after pictures right now because since I started concentrating more on skiing I actually lost a little muscle (no matter, I know how to get it back now), so it would not be a clear indication of what I gained. I will however post a picture of my face so that people know that I am a real person (see my myspace site). I have not met Mr. Castano outside of the internet but he succeeded in something that I never would have without his help and it is partially because of my appreciation of him that I have written this. I also wrote this simply because I want as many people as possible to find their way out of all the B.S. that is in other books and magazines and into an effective program. Perhaps the main reason I wrote this is because I feel that this is the only way for a lot of people to gain muscle (besides using steroids) and I am pissed off at the steroid using authors who advise people like me who don't use steroids. I absolutely can't stand those authors. People like Schwarzenegger are basically responsible for wasting years of my life. Just thinking about all the confusion, and time wasted and effort for nothing makes me want to vomit. I want to save as many people as possible from either completely failing or wasting as much time as I did on account of confusion.

I believe that this program is the one true way to lift. I can't see any reason why this wouldn't be the best for everyone even if it's not the ONLY thing that'll work for everyone like it was for me. Look at what an enormous difference it made for me!

Thank you for enabling me to finally have control of my strength and fitness.

Francesco,

I have finished by first month on the MuscleNow Program and am astounded at the results. I have grown so much more than I had thought I would, I knew I would grow but I was rather skeptical because I had been lifting for one year and had long ago reached a plateau. Your program requires so much dedication, but it has paid off. Fat levels are also declining (just as you said in the program). I just thought I'd thank you for the program and tell you about my progress. Thanks.

I want to say your program is great, I started at just under 135 lbs (5'8'' tall) over a year ago and now weigh 160 at the same height. I have learned so much from that program and wanted to again thank you.

Hi Francesco

Just thought I'd drop you a line to say I am progressing pretty well. It is coming up on my second year of training, and my progress has been pretty rapid so far. I stick to the diet and exercise 3 times a week because of my schedule. (I admit I have slacked off from time to time because of illness, however I always train with as much intensity as I can).

For the first year I had to take it slow and ease myself into the exercise program. You see I was still recovering from a very serious internal injury. (Long story short, 3 days in intensive care, and a week under close observation- 4-5 months off work. And still recovering 3 years later. I had dropped down to less than 115 pounds because I couldn't eat properly. I was in constant pain for over a year. Bouncing off the side of a mountain and busting your liver wide open will do that to you. Not really something I like to think about or remember. It was touch and go there for a few days.) Needless to say any exertion, let alone exercise was totally out of the question at that point. But a year afterwards, I wanted to do something that would get me back to a mental & physical level that I have always wanted to be. I am a "hardgainer," high metabolic rate etc. Or so I thought...

One of the only things I could do was to read and surf the net at that time. I found your site one day and spent over 3 hours reading your material. I took a gamble and made my first ever internet purchase. I ordered your program. It came in the mail less than a week later. I have been re-reading it and going over the lessons and sticking to the diet and exercise plans ever since. My friends always comment on the incredible gains I have made and how much better I look. My confidence levels are high and the funny thing is people are now asking me for advice on how to exercise and get in shape!

I have all my exercise equipment including a very well built and designed squat rack, lat pull down and exercise bench options from a Canadian company called Northern Lights. I also have an exercise bike and treadmill. These were all bought over a period of time as I progressed and funds became available to me. (I hate going out in the cold in the Canadian Winter to a gym. I prefer to have my own equipment and play my own music and go at my own pace.)

(All these measurements were taken early in the morning after my six week cycle, with relaxed muscles- not flexing.)

If anyone has any reservations about your program then all I can say is: If you really want to do something good for yourself, then do not hesitate to get started. Knowledge + Healthy Diet + Proper Exercise + Intensity + Perseverance + Patience = A state of being that will last a lifetime.

Take care and thanks for all the quick replies to my queries and the knowledge necessary to get me back on the path to a full recovery.

Francesco,

I've gained 46 lbs in the last year and I haven't even followed the program strictly because I have two kids and a wife who doesn't value my efforts as much as I'd like. I have 8% body fat and I went from lifting 185 to 325 on bench and 40lb dumbbell curls to 70lbs. I haven't kept track of my chest size but I've gained 3 inches on my arms from 15 to 18 inches.

I have a lot of friends and family who ask me what I've done to get so big in the last year. When I tell them about the program and the lifetime personal training they all look at me with disbelief, and instead of the guys in the gym asking me for bits and pieces of info I'll just refer them to the web page and the testimonial section to convince them. I just want to make believers of the skeptics who think I've done steroids.

I will continue to keep you updated of my progress and when I can I'll give you before and after pics with dates because words only go so far. If there is any work I can do for you as far as advertising I'd be glad to, as I am a card holding member of the International Association of Fire Fighters and I will be entering the Firefighter Challenge this coming year. What better way to get your program out there even more than on a nationally televised program!

I'll talk to you soon!

When I first heard about your program I was very excited that someone would offer a money back guarantee in three months instead of six weeks. When I started working out and following the diet I gained an impressive 16 pounds in one month!!! I was the hardest gainer in the world until I got on your program, but now I don't have to worry because with your plan the pounds just pack on so easily. What I like most about the work of routine is the cycle that you have set up for all of us, that to me is ingenious. Thanks for all of your knowledge and personal training tips that you have given to me also.

Dear Francesco,

I purchased your MuscleNOW program about 4 months ago. As for my results, I gained 20 pounds in one month! I regret to admit that I have slacked off a bit and have yet to gain anymore. I did, however, gain an average of 2--2.5 inches on my entire body including my biceps, chest, legs, and so forth in that same month. I have begun the program once more and I am determined to make my goal of 175 lbs. I have always weighed about 128--130 lbs, but I now weigh around 150 and I owe it all to you. I was very skeptical at first, but the promises you gave have proven true. With hard work and determination, anyone can succeed with this program. Once again I thank you for what you have given me and for what you are offering to many others.

Dear Francesco,

Since starting your program I am over 30 pounds heavier and have not gained any extra around my waist. I have gained more than 3 inches on my arms as well as 4 inches on my chest and my neck is also over 2 inches thicker. My calves which were always stubborn to grow have even added almost 2 inches!! In addition to these results since beginning all my exercise weights have at least tripled!! Thank you so much for your help!!

Francesco,

I purchased your program two years ago. I gained 20 pounds in three months vs. zero pounds in the previous ten years! (I was weight training off and on... mostly off.)  I have your weight lifting knowledge in my head.

The testimonials on your site gave me the confidence to purchase the program. I knew that what you were saying made sense, but since it is different from most weight lifting advice, I wasn't sure. Hearing other people's success stories clinched it for me.

Keep up the good work. You are doing something great.

Francesco,

I really love your program. I have had terrific results so far, and I'm not even strict with the diet. I have gone from 5'8" 135 lbs. to 160 lbs. in a little more than two months, and have also added 25 pounds to my bench press. Thank you for the invaluable information.

Hello,

In the last four months I have put on 20 pounds, and I continue to get stronger and stronger on your program. Before I saw your site I was so clueless and mis-informed that I would have gone nowhere any time soon. When I started lifting I gained fast but than I hit a wall for two years and went nowhere as far as size and strength. I'm progressing now like I just started again. I get compliments all of the time. Thank you so much for putting this program together. It seems like your really clearing up all the misinformation there is out there in bodybuilding. Keep up the good work.

Dear Francesco

WOW, You have changed my life, for real. I had bought your program one year and a few months ago and it has given me gains that a SUPER fast metabolism body couldn't break down. All my years I tried lifting and eating alot (actually I've always ate tons) but alot of it the wrong kinds of food and tried supplementation. None of it worked. I was so skinny, Last year I was about 140 or so, now I am about 165, steady. I gained PURE muscle and look more cut than ever. I don't have to worry about exercise, since my metabolism is so high and I play 3 school sports a year, and TONS of other sports all year long. I always new I could be good looking if I just gained some weight. Now it's all sprung out.

Another GREAT thing about you is your quick emails that answer anyone's questions perfectly. Your emails directly reflect your program that is written so understandably. I still feel like I owe you sooo much! If I would have taken a before picture, or not had already gained the weight, I would have entered a contest for the biggest transformation. Now after seeing the results of your program, whenever I look at ANYBODY with a skinny or fat body (or who says the want to change) I KNOW they can with your program, it's just they don't want to put in the hard enough work to morph themselves. But if they were like me and REALLY want to change, they would, simply put.

Francesco,

For many years I have been uncomfortable with my size (to the point of depression) and have tried everything albeit not with any longstanding conviction. This was precisely for the reasons you outline in your program thank you. In a week and two days I have already put on half a stone (7 pounds) of body weight to which I now weigh more than I ever have in all my years. This is extremely encouraging.

Everything is going according to plan i have gained 14lbs since i started.. I have grown 3 inches on my legs.. 3 inches on my biceps and 2 and a half inches on my chest.. I particularly like the way my whole body is improving!! It gives me great satisfaction that i am able to make good solid progress.

I have completed 2 cycles of your program and here are the results so far. I promise to send pictures as soon as i have reached my goal.

I want to emphasise one point I was so eager to begin the program I actually completed two cycles incorrectly. I don't want to go into too much detail on my mistake but I shall tell you this I am probably a good few pounds behind what I could have been. As the measurements suggest I have gained a whopping 27 pounds something that I considered impossible prior to the program. I am much more confident now and have people complimenting me on my physique. I still have a way to go. But all the way from London England I can tell you this works!! Wait till you see the pictures there will be no doubt about this.

Thank you Francesco.

Francesco,

I am in Iraq. I have used your system to bulk up when I first got here from 170 pounds to 186 pounds. Truly amazing! I am now focusing on the fat loss phase because I want to tighten up before I am reunited with my family. This program takes the guess work out of it. I have been working out and "playing with fitness" for years. Your MuscleNOW program more than lived up to my expectations. I have introduced your system to many of my friends ~ all have had the same successes. My very best for you and your family.

Francesco,

I am 26 years old and I bought your program several weeks ago. Words cannot express how pleased I am with it. I am in my second 6 week cycle, week 4 (10th week total). To give you some background on myself, I was a definite hard-gainer until discovering your program. I started the program at 5'11" and 134lbs. I was so skinny that you could literally count the vertebrae in my spine. I tried working out in spurts over the past few years, but always failed to build any significant strength or mass gains. I had been living in ignorance to proper training and dieting techniques. Your program is so detailed yet so logical and informative. I can't imagine the years of frustration that you must have endured in order to find the perfect training program.

Your years of research and technique trials have paid off immensely for the rest of us. You have eliminated the "guess-work" for anyone wanting to explore bodybuilding the right way, the natural way. This program produces results unlike anything I have ever seen! Weighing myself after my 9th week of training on your program, I had gained 21lbs of muscle mass. My quadriceps have increased by 2", my biceps by 1", my chest by 3", and my body fat level has only slightly increased. I feel within the end of this 2nd workout cycle I will have a nice set of "6-pack" abs, and I will hopefully send some pictures to share my success. I have already been receiving complements on my gains and my self confidence has really taken a boost. My goal at this point is to reach 170lbs. I definitely feel that this goal is within reach. Thank you so much for your efforts and sharing them with the rest of us in need.

I have already recommended your program to a couple of local friends and they are showing interest.

Thanks for all of your help and God Bless.

When I sent in my payment for your system I also sent a letter saying this was my last hope before I was going to try steroids. Needles to say I loved the program even though I never implemented any of what you told me except the diet. I would calculate all the food out in bags but I never would eat it. Well time went on I put the program in the top shelf of my closet and continued to use supplements. I went through a lot in my life drinking heavily on weekends with my so called friends and my workout were really bad do to my body recovering from the drinking all week long. 4 years ago I met a lady who changed my life around and we had a daughter I was still working out off and on I was weighing in at 135 at age 24 pretty bad still choking down weight gainers and not gaining a pound. Having kids I could no longer afford supplements and I hated choking down pills and powders before and after my work outs. I promised I was no longer going to take them any more and that's when I found your program in my closet in my mom's house right were I left it. I read it over again and promised I would fallow it no matter what. Well I did except for the diet I kind of eat all the time but made sure I had a lot of protein and carbs and eat a lot of fruit before and after my work outs. But I stuck to the work out routines and cycle and O MY GOSH!! I loved it I was working out with less intensity and my body blew up!! Week after week I was getting bigger my strength was going thought the roof my shirts were getting tight around my arms, chest and back I gained 15 solid pounds in one six week cycle!!! I'm going on my next cycle next week but I'm going to fallow the system to a "T" diet and everything. Francesco I thank you very much you have saved my life from using dangerous drugs or giving up on a nice body. I went from 135 to today 155 but every one can't believe I'm only weigh 155 with all the muscle I have. I'll use your system for the rest of my life and I read into it just for motivation some times. Like I seed I will be starting my second cycle and expect huge gains since I will be using the diet as well as the routines.

Thank you again for everything you done for us natural lifters. I used to read all the bodybuilding magazine back in the 90s and I did a Google search the other day for all the bodybuilders that used to be in all the pictures and have read that some have died and a lot have kidney problems and wont live past their 60s and THEY ALL ARE SKINNY NOW. Thank you for showing us the natural way!!!

Francesco,

Thank you so much for not only making me feel better physically about myself, but also for making me feel better mentally. I am confident in everything I do now. This has allowed me to perform better in college and at my job. I did the EAS contest recently. In 16 weeks, using MuscleNOW, I gained 10 lbs of muscle and lost 1 lb of fat! I have been using the program now for 6 months. I weighed 120 lbs when I started, and now I weigh 136 lbs! (and have an even lower body fat level than when I began the program). My arms were 11.75 inches flexed and now are 13.3 inches! My chest has gone from 35 inches to just under 37 inches! Even my family can't believe that such a "stick" boy could produce such good muscle gains. This program has provided me such great results that I have not experienced a workout day that wasn't filled with motivational thoughts. Thank you for being so supportive and answering ALL of my questions. You have helped me realize true happiness in my life!

I've been following the program for only two weeks and I already see results. My chest has gone from 32.5 to 34 inches and my biceps went from 11 to 12 inches! Remember this is in only two weeks. I was on weight gain formulas and creatine before I started your program. I stopped because it started becoming too costly and it wasn't all it was cut out to be anyhow. Your program was exactly what I needed.

Thanks!

Francesco,

A few months ago I wanted to gain 15 lbs and it was not until I started your program that I started to pack on the muscle. Everyone notices that I am getting bigger no matter where I go whether if it is at school, the gym, or work. I feel good and I feel even better that I am getting bigger without using any supplements. Right now, I do feel as if my muscle growth is limitless!

Francesco,

It's only been 3 weeks now and I'm bigger and more cut than my friends who have been lifting for 3 years. The greatest thing is I did it all by myself, and of course thanks to you!

Hi Francesco!

Just wanted to give you an update with my progress on your program. I began on Oct. 2, and measured again on Feb. 4 (almost four months to the day). Anyway, I'm 6'1", and 41 yrs. old, and my results follow:

Francesco, I'm so happy with my size gains, and want to continue!

Francesco,

I just wanted to tell you of the improvements I have gotten over the past 5 weeks. I am now on week 6 of your program....starting the program I measured 15 inch arms...in week three I gained a 1/2 inch! I can't wait to see the measurements at the end of this week. I have veins that I have never had before; very much detail now in my muscles. The diet is very easy to follow. I have had so many compliments on my body since I have started your program. This is the most legitimate workout program I have seen yet! I get a kick out of watching people workout now....I have even caught up with a few of the older guys in the gym who were way past me in strength....but strength isn't even what I was aiming for...it was just a well developed body, and you have made it happen! I recommend your program to anyone who is looking for the most effective way to gain muscle mass FAST. Your program is real and I thank you for your knowledge.

I just wanted to tell you I am just thrilled with my results. I have been working out off and on for the last year, but I could not stick to it faithfully because I was frustrated with the results. Well, I have been on your program for 4 weeks and have went from 134 to 141. I had put on that much weight before, but it took 4 months. and a lot went in my face and stomach and was due mainly to fat gainer, I mean weight gainer. I did it again in just 4 weeks. And not one bit is fat. I can't wait to see what the future will bring. I have never loved working out as much as I do now, and all thanks to you.

Hi! How are you? First I have to say that this course it REALLY works! Incredible I have many change on my body, I increase my weight and some important muscles like chest, back, triceps, legs. This really works! And I have only one year with this course and nobody in other gyms can make my body change like this! Thanks very much!  Sorry for my bad English.

I am a 55 year old male who is following the course to the letter; have gained 2" on my arms (13 to 15"), lost 2" in my Abs (40 to 38"), gained 1.5" in my chest (44.5 to 46"), my weight went from 182 to 195 lbs after the first 2 weeks! I am very pleased with your course!

I have been following your program for the past three months, and I now look far better than I initially did before I started your program. Just before I began, I weighed 125lb with my chest measuring 35", biceps at 11.5". In about three months, I weighed 144lb with my chest size at 38", and biceps at 13.25". I don't hear the word "skinny" or "too thin" any more. In fact, I've been hearing lots of compliments recently. My co-workers are surprised at how my dress shirts that once fit sluggishly now actually look small on me. My housemate's friend thought that I was a different person. He asked my housemate, "Did you get a new housemate?" I THANK YOU so much for your support and advice throughout my training.

Your program is awesome. Within the past two weeks, I have added 1/4" to my arms and 1" to my chest and have gained an extra 5 lbs without increasing my waist.

Hello Francesco...I just wanted to praise your program again and let you know that your weight training philosophy/strategy is priceless. My size, and most importantly my strength, has SKYROCKETED!!!! Remember, when I first started about 9 weeks ago? I told you I could barely do 95lbs a few times...well, last Thursday I max'd out at 205lbs!!!! And I could've done 210lbs if I hadn't tried to max out at 195lbs before. Plus that was with free-weights and not the smith machine. The crazy part is that this is basically after only 1 cycle of your program! Over 1 inch on my arms and 2.5 inches on my chest in this period. When I first started your program I was about 145lbs give or take a few lbs. I recently topped out at 160lbs.

The coolest part is that people who haven't seen me in a few months are all amazed at how much bigger I look...they can't believe it sometimes. You have helped me more than I could've imagined.

Hi Francesco,

After 4 weeks, I recently weighed myself and retook my measurements. I gained 10 pounds, with only a half inch increase in my waist, while gaining 3 quarters of an inch on my biceps and a full two inches on my chest! Needless to say I am very impressed. The program does take some hard work and dedication, but I found once I had gotten through the first week the meals were much easier to eat and my body adjusted. The weight workouts have really worked like magic also. In my past workouts I would feel sore or like I had really stimulated my muscles only for the first few days after a layoff, but under your program my muscles have felt constantly stimulated throughout the whole 4 weeks. I could really tell that something was going on there, even before I checked my progress. As an added benefit to physical appearance, your course has taught me much about the proper foods to eat and the proper ratios to each other, and believe me, this is a vast improvement over my previous diet! Even if I would stop exercising altogether, I would be better off than I was because I am now eating healthier.

Your program really works! Thank you very much.

Dear Francesco,

I've been on your workout program for almost three months and it's been doing great! I've gained 2 inches around my arms and I've put on a good 15lbs. I should be reaching my goal very soon and I'm stoked!

Hello Francesco!

One year and six months ago I purchased the MuscleNOW program, but unfortunately I've not been able to consistently follow this great program for that period of time. I've been on and off, but on long enough to realize that every muscle building goal will turn into reality with this program. IT WORKS!!! (Guess you already knew that...)

Just to let you know my progress after 2 weeks:

Very pleased with the above. Never expected these sort of gains in 2 weeks. Thanks a lot, and I look forward to more gains in the future!

I was browsing around some bodybuilding sites and I recommended you and your site to a natural bodybuilding site where the author "claims" that you can only put on 1 - 1.5 inches in a year, and I told him proudly that with your program I've put on just over 1 inch in 5 and a half weeks with no drugs/supplements!!!!

It's hilarious really - so many preach the wrong info. One site I came across said 20g was enough protein for each meal with 6 meals per day - and then the author claimed that only 10 pounds of lean mass could be gained in one year! Most bodybuilding programs seem to limit themselves; by making it easier, they make it harder in the long run.

Thanks for all the advice and the great program. I look forward to even more gains.

Here is a little update on my progress. After two weeks, here are the results:

I am totally amazed with my results thus far. I only wish I had started 3 years ago after purchasing the program.

Francesco

Amazing improvements with almost 3 full months of going 2 to 3 times a week to the gym (it's better for me than 5). A few people have accused me of Juicing up! lol They comment that its impossible to grow that huge with so little training and in such a minuscule period of time . Also , the fact that every single week, my strength increases! Just amazing! I feel like I 'm on Steroids . . seriously. I mean, the Strength is unimaginable. Your program truly is the NATURAL Steroid! It's quite frightening How big I am getting! The Chest is Ripped and Very large + the Traps and back muscles are huge because of those shrugs. I still dont understand how everyday I am getting More Muscular and heavier . . every day ! I mean the arms & the chest, shoulders, traps and so forth are all so Large . . Quite Incredible.

I'm squatting usually between 425 and 510 Pounds . . The numbers are way up there now and my legs are getting huge . . Also I have been doing Heavy shrugs of between 350 and 450 Pounds . . people are already telling me that it's AMAZING that an 18 yr old is squatting 500 pounds but ur gonna kill urself ? lol

Hi there Francesco. I measured yesterday for the fist time and found I have gained half an inch on each bicep and half an inch on my chest. HALF AN INCH!! Other people have told me that this size gain is only possible over a series of months while I have achieved it (thanks to your program) in a couple of weeks. If these sorts of gains are consistently possible I am going to be HUGE. Thanks again mate for your great program and all your help. Also my wife thanks you for your suggestions on weight loss and is currently putting them to use.

I think more people need to be educated in this very confusing area. I see so many people, even experienced lifters, who have terrible form, don't know what to eat and worst of all buy crappy supplements (by the bucket load). I only have one worry -- someone from my gym may buy your great program and end up getting as big as fast as me! Thanks again mate and talk to you soon.

Well measuring time has come around again and I am proud to say that I have put ANOTHER quarter inch on each bicep and over 1 inch on my chest. I have had a half inch increase in waist size put this is minor compared to my arm growth. I have noticed a nice big vein running up my bicep and hope to see more of it in the future. thanks mate, your program works.

Just had to tell you that when I started 7 weeks ago I could bench 75 kilos, but this morning I cranked out 3 sets of 4 at 110 kg!!! That's all for now.

I like the enhancements in my chest the most! I am really happy with my results listed below:

Francesco,

First off, let me just tell you how impressed I am with your program. In a little more than a month, I have noticed more improvement in my muscle mass than I have ever before, even when I worked with a so called 'personal trainer'. I have noticed at least 5-10 lbs of muscle growth. Thank you for sharing your techniques.

Hello Francesco,

I have gained close to 20 lbs since ordering your program...Awesome.

Dear Francesco,

First I would like to congratulate you on a very well written program. There is alot of valuable info and you have laid it out in a format that is very easy and enjoyable to read.

It has been alot of hard work for me but you also should be congratulated. I have always considered myself a hard gainer. I naturally have a lean body style low body fat, fast metabolism. Growing up I despised being called skinny. I never thought I could put on real muscle weight. With your program I have gone from 161 pounds to 180 pounds in two full cycles (12 weeks). I have gained 1-1/2" on each arm and 3" on my chest. All of my strength has gone up in every single exercise. Thanks for a great program.

On your program I'm the strongest and the biggest that I’ve ever been. Many relatives have been complimenting me and embarrassing me by calling me Schwarzenegger and saying I look like a Chippendale. But thanks to your program my efforts have been working.

I have a 3 month update. First of all, I think that i have got my moneys worth. I have gained approx. 16 pounds, and gained almost 2 inches on my biceps and 3 inches on my chest. My workouts are getting more intense. Well, thats all i have for today, thanks for the support these past months.

Im glad to know that i found a routine thats not too difficult, and shows results. Your program would be great for high school sport teams. Parents wouldnt have to worry because their kids arent taking any supplements that could harm them, and they would be eating healthier. parents are always trying to push their kids to eat better these days, especially mine. thanks for everything.. adios

Francesco,

Today marks the third week I have been on your program and I achieved very good success. So far I have gained a little over 1/2 inch on my biceps, have gained about 12 pounds without any appreciable body fat gains. Thank you for all the excellent information!

Francesco,

I ordered Muscle Now and started the program 5 weeks ago. Since then I have experienced excellent results and have gained just over 10 pounds of muscle without gaining body fat. I am 41 years old and have been weight training for over 25 years. Somewhat like you, I was a skinny high school kid that bulked up from 130 lbs. to 195 lbs. with a lot of muscle and a fair amount of fat as well. I began body building in my early 20's and lost the fat and was a muscular 170+ lbs.

Over the last 10 years or so since I got married and my wife and I had children, I've struggled with finding the time and desire to work out using my "old" workouts. Even when I was able to workout consistently, I was finding it difficult to build and keep the same muscle mass that I used to have when I was in my 20's. I assumed that it was just part of the aging process, and that I would have to resort to using "steroid-like" supplements in order to gain muscle mass as I got older (which I did not want to do).

I am extremely confident since I started your program that I will be able to put on as much lean muscle mass as I wish. Without giving away your "secrets," the keys to your program are: 1.) your method of varying the workouts so that your muscles can't adapt and stop growing; 2.) your unique, common sense approach to nutrition; and 3.) a well thought-out group of exercises/workouts that provide the right amount of direct and indirect stimulation to each muscle group on different days. Due to my travel schedule, I have not been able to completely follow your training and nutrition completely, but I was able to modify it easily to fit my schedule. Even with the modifications, I've gained roughly 2 pounds per week - and just over 10 pounds total.

For anyone considering buying "MuscleNOW" that are skeptical like I was, I will attest that the training methods and nutrition truly do work and are worth the money. Thanks for an excellent program, Francesco, and good luck!

Francesco,

I have been working out for easily 15 years and have never seen results. I am now midway through my second cycle on your program, I've gained 10 pounds and am seeing serious changes. And so is everyone else. And get this. I'm 48 years old and a classic ectomorph (skinny). There is an enormous amount of information in your program and it all makes sense. You start to realize that it's not a mystery. And somehow, I don't know how, you have a way of actually getting through to people. There are a trillion plans on the market and I've never stuck with any of them longer than a month before I get bored or start to adapt and then the whole thing falls apart before I know it. I am coming up to 12 weeks on your program and I've never missed a workout or thought to alter your recommendations in any way. THAT'S an accomplishment!

Thanks for your help. Your program has been truly amazing.

Hi Francesco,

First I'd like to express my content with your method of diet and training. I ordered your program and started training/dieting according to your scheme beginning five weeks ago. I've in total trained for about 16 years, and never experienced a training program which stays interesting and motivating through the constant variation which it incorporates.

Since now it brought me about 4 kilos extra weight without adding waist size or fat, as far as I can judge, while muscle has increased.

I've only just finished my first cycle and I flexed my back to ask my wife how it's looking. She sounded totally shocked and almost laughing saying, "WOW you should see your back Brett!! It almost looks freaky!!" She was referring to the muscle size of course. She took some pics on our digital and I also said WOW!! That's awesome to see the results- I just don't see my back too much and want to improve the gains in the muscles I do see in the mirror.

Your program is awesome and I look forward to working it more. Your system definitely works.

I just wanted to tell you that I have been following you program for 4 weeks and people are noticing a difference. After Jui Jitsu training I took my shirt off and one of my buddies asked if I have been hitting the weights hard. That was pretty cool!

The best complement I have received is from my wife, I told her that I have gained about 4 pounds and she said that my body fat still looks low. That was great coming from her because she sees me ever day. The program definitely works!

I have been using your program from a few months and I wanted to let you know that I am still getting results. I saw one of my cousins and he made a funny comment to me. It was something like this, " How the roids doing? Looks like they are working." I just laughed to myself. This made me feel good. Your program is still working.

Thank you.

Hi there....

Two months ago i purchased a home gym and just finished the first six weeks on your program. My results were as follows:

Thank you for the information you have provided because it has been most useful.

I thought I'd drop a line just to let you know that after only the intro phase and the first week of the muscle building phase I've broken plateau after plateau. Just before i started the program, I could reach around my thighs with both hands and touch my fingers and thumbs; now there is at least a 1 to 2 inch gap between my thumbs if my fingers are touching! I haven't taken formal measurements of my legs but the simple test I performed in the shower this morning (out of pure curiosity) proved to me beyond the shadow of a doubt that your program works! Know I'm very curious to see what my measurements in my upper body are at the start of the third week. Thank you so much!

I'm still making gains. I've gained about an inch and a half in my chest (in one week!) up to 40.5", and fractions of inches in every other measurement. Another great gain is my overall strength, I'm still very impressed as to how fast I'm able to increase weights 5 to 20 lbs with no problem!

Thanks again for all your help.

I'd like to update you on my progress. I've completed my first cycle and only missed two workouts. My gains were very impressive. In measurements i gained at least 8 inches total. My sister that I see only once a week would note every week that i look bigger and more muscular every time she saw me. My muscles are definitely more shapely and toned than before. In 6 weeks I gained more than a few years gave me before. In 6 weeks I broke plateau after plateau. My strength has skyrocketed! I went from benching 135 to 175 lbs! My goal is to bench 225 before the summer ends! My arms are also incredibly strong compared to what the used to be. I am doing almost twice the weight I used to do in many exercises. The other great change is how i feel. The diet is great! When you start eating what your body wants, when it wants it, you feel so good. I am probably the healthiest person I know! Thanks again for all your help! Feel free to use this message in your testimonials if you wish, I know how important the testimonials are, they were the major factor in my investment in the muscle now program.

Its been forever since i'v written! I'v been insanly busy with school, and of course, working out! I thought i'd drop a quick line to let you know how i'v been doing with my prgress and a years progress. Last year at about this time when i started the program, I weighed about 155lbs at 6'1" tall. I know weigh 177 lbs and some change with 10% body fat. Pretty much ever muscle group is really improved and Body building/fitness has become so much more to me. I am student supervisor in my Colleges amazing new weight room, and I love helping people out in the gym, teaching them about proper nutrition, etc etc. I plan on really kicking it into high gear once this school year is out in a month or two and really packing on some substantial lean mass and cutting the fat back to around 5-7%. Thank you sooooooo much for getting me started in what i hope to be life full of proper nutrition and fitness, and helping others learn and reach their goals too!

As you know I am a very skinny person with a substantial amount of body fat (150lb), and have been training/dieting without aerobics. I will have to tell you that I am kind of amazed at the current result and am excited to see more gains in the mere future.

Here's an update since last month that I've been on your program:

I have already had someone ask me at the Gym on how I'm achieving my results, which in turn was responsed by addressing your website. I want to inform people at the Gym to purchase and follow your program, but to convince others, I myself have to be established first. So, thank you for your advices and efforts and hope to send you updates with better results!

I'm sorry to write to you so often, but I just have to update you on my latest achievements as I have never seen these kinds of results before.

I've recently changed to Plan D where I workout 3 times a week with intermissions in between and have noticed significant results in mass, weight & strength. My weight increased from 155lb to 160lb, and mass has increased overall in arms, chest, and legs. As far as strength, I've increased the following:

Thanks for all the support!

Francesco,

Hey, just wanted to write and tell you my results after the first 6 weeks of your program.

So ten pounds, over an inch on biceps and 2 inches on my chest. And just think, I was a hardgainer. Thanks Francesco.

Dear Francesco,

I just want to let you know that your program works!!!!!!!! There is no doubt about it. Unfortunately, I do not have any photographs and I can't give you exact measurements (in inches). But this is the reason why I know your system works: All the people who I have not seen for several months and having meeting them right now, ask me similar questions about my body; questions and comments like "Are you taking steroids?", "wow, look at your arms -- someone's been working out!" and "what workout program are you using right now -- can you share it with me?".

The changes are most definitely visible. I do know that I gained 25lbs since I started your program in August and I know it is mostly muscle just based on what I'm seeing in the mirror and the reaction of my relatives and friends. Some people might say that this isn't much of a weight change, but I have to tell you that I have never ever experience a gain this much within one year. Most importantly, I got a lot stronger. Since I started your program, my Bench Press (maxing out) went from 205 lbs to 245 lbs.; I use to pull down 80 lbs 10 times. Now, I'm pulling down 110 lbs 12 times, and finally I was curling 50lbs 12 times, but now curling 70 lbs with the same weight. And guess what -- the amount of weight that I use to be able to lift were done with improper form (where I actually use different parts of my body to lift the weight). Now I'm lifting more weight with the proper form. This is very important in my opinion! It basically means that I could be lifting a lot more if I continue to do the same improper form that I use to do. But of course I'm not going to do that :-)

Because of your program, I am more confident about myself. Like you, I thought I was genetically cursed, but now I have a different perspective. I hate to act immature, but I wish I can locate my old high school buddies who use to be so in love of themselves, so I can show them what's up.

Anyway, please continue what you're doing because you're making a lot of people's lives better.

Take care.

Hey Francesco,

I wanted to tell ya that I have been on the program for 2 weeks now and I have gained 7 pounds, half an inch on my biceps, full inch on my chest, and have remained the same in the waist. I kinda cheated there for a while on the weekends and missed some meals so I know I could have gained even more but I'm going to stay with the program till the end of summer, my goal is to get to 175lbs and I know that it is realistic with your program. I started at 135 and i'm at 142 starting the 3rd week now.

Thanks for all your help.

In Christ,

Been on the program for about 6 weeks now and following the diet and workout routines religiously. I am happy to say that I am thrilled with the results I am getting. I have been very thin my whole life and after the age of about 24 I started gaining all my weight around my midsection. To someone looking at me with clothes on you would think I was a rail, but I was too embarrassed to take my shirt off in public because of the fat around my midsection. I am now almost 27 and have been working out for about 1 1/2 years, and yes it included one of those ab machines, but was not getting the results I wanted. I had about given up until I found your web page and figured it wasn't that expensive so it was worth a shot. Thank goodness I did it, in the past 5 weeks I have gained 7lbs. and have watched my midsection get trimmer by the week. I can almost see all my abs now which is a thrill in itself but as a bonus my arms are getting bigger as well as my chest and shoulders. My back has had incredible results from the workouts and the fat loss, every muscle in my back are clearly visible. I am presently on Plan-C and about to go to Plan-A as I have saved enough to get equipment for my house and am looking forward to even better gains. I can't thank you enough for the great program.

Hey I just wanted to drop you a note on my progress. I am half way through my 2nd cycle. First off I am 35 years old, 6’2” and I have competed 2 times. I placed 5th in novice middleweight and 3rd in novice light heavy. I did not compete the following year because of an illness and other projects in my life. I do want to compete again. My goal is to be on stage at 5%-6% weighing 195-198 lb. I can see how this cycle takes shape. I am liking it. Here are my numbers:

I used to do high volume once a week training. I usually felt over trained. I have yet to feel that using this program, in fact I sometimes do not like taking the weekend off. I may start doing cardio on the weekend. I have not been very good with my eating, so I know that if I quit being lazy and get my first two meals of the day going in good order my gains will probably be much better. You know its funny I was ready for a change in what I was doing, then I found your program. It’s working. The big key is to feed the machine.

Dear Francesco,

I have to tell you that I am another satisfied customer. I love this program. Since starting this less than 6 months ago, my body weight has gone from 195 to 228 lbs. My goal has been to get to 230lbs. My strength and rep form and overall capabilities continue to go up almost every workout. I have done 3 complete 6 week cycles. The alternating rep work out weeks are perfectly placed to allow my body rest and I do not get feel tired out or bored on this workout. Bench went from 185 lbs. for 4 reps. to 255 for 5 reps. Squats went from 225 lbs for 5 reps to 415 lbs for 5 reps last week.

Thank you for this program and your support.

Francesco:

First, I'd like to say that I am enjoying your program immensely. On the second day of my second week I have added 1/2" to my chest and lost 3/4" off my gut. It's also convenient to be out of the gym in an hour or less, because my schedule is sometimes tight.

I have gained 13 pounds since I started 5 weeks ago, and I've gone from benching 170lbs ten times to 200lbs ten times, I can leg press 700lbs for seven reps, and I'm also curling 107lbs for seven reps. And thanks to doing bench press using the technique outlined in the program, my chest has become absolutely ripped!

To date, your program has given me the best results of all systems I've tried. I ventured into Heavy Duty/ Mike Mentzer territory for quite some time, and it taught me that while one can maintain mass on once a week or less workouts, it doesn't yield the kind of startlingly quick gains your program does.

Between when I started your program in April and the beginning of July, at a height of 5'8, I went from 160 and 8% bodyfat with a 32 inch waist to 196 with a 33 1/2 inch waist. And, considering I was pulling 335lbs for 12 on stiff legged deadlifts, and my abs were still very visible, I estimate that only 1/4-1/2 inch of that waist gain was fat. Since then, I've gotten as heavy as 210 at times, but at my present height of 5'9 I tend to look kind of funny above 200lbs. The point is people, this program works!

Thanks for all your help!

Just finished week 3 of your course and I must say I agree with you: Sustained low rep heavy weight training is a sure path to injury and over training. Thank God next week starts high rep lower weight. It will give my tendons a chance to catch up to my muscles. I wanted to give you my results so you could have a testimonial if you like. Strength percentage increases in the following muscle groups:

I am impressed and very encouraged. My greatest challenge now is trying to ignore all the free advice I get on training by my friends and workout partners. I also appreciate all your help in fine tuning my training and clearing up my confusion.

I can't wait to see the next two week results!!

I have been on your program for only 3 weeks now and have gained around 13 pounds. I began at 118 and now weight around 131. i just wanted to thank you for this wonderful program and I finally hit the impossible bench mark of 130 and am raising my goal thanks to you.

Dear Francesco,

Thanks a lot for the help with the diet. Your guide has helped me to be able to eat the right things a lot easier. I just wanted to tell you that i have completed the 1-set week and that i am half-way through the 2-set week. To my surprise, i have achieved some pretty dramatic results as compaired to previous workout efforts before MuscleNow. I changed my mind about the muscle building fase and decided to go for fat-loss (i have done nothing but sit around and eat terribly this winter and it has really caught up to me.) Now, on the 2-set week i have started eating the recommended carbs and protein that you provided in your program. The fat on my stomach (my main concern) is really disappearing more and more each day. I really notice a difference each day i wake up. Also, my muscles in my chest and arms especially are responding very well to the workouts. I was a bit skeptical about your system at first but i am acheiving almost instant results with your system now. I have built such a great confidence with your system now. It feels so good to actually be able to trust the workout plan that you are partaking in. I cant wait to see what happens after i complete the first cycle, and then the second, and then on and on. I will let you know if i have any problems throughout my workouts. I also just wanted to thank you for being such a great help to me...its such a relief to have a workout program to follow that has an author that is truly worried about his customers' problems...I feel like i cant fail in my quest to be more muscular....

Hey Francesco,

First of all i would like to thank you for your help w/my questions prior to me beginning the program. Other than that, i have great news. I have just recently completed the first 6 week cycle of MuscleNow. I haven't been measuring but i have achieved some pretty impressive results for my standards anyway. My arms and chest are really growing in size fast. People compliment me daily on my new and bigger size. It seems like everytime i go somewhere someone is telling me "Man, Seth have you been lifting weights? Your arms are really getting big." And let me tell you, It feels great to hear that from people. During the first cycle i really didnt notice much of a change in my strength and i was beginning to get worried that i wasn't doing the program right, but i really think that my muscles were just tired from adjusting to the new workload each week therefore not letting me see any strength results. However, this week i have just started the 2nd cycle and am now back on the 2-set week. Now i can really tell i have gotten a lot stronger. Here's a list of my strength accomplishments in just 6 weeks. These are workout weights, not max-out weights.

With lat pulldown, i could do more but thats as high as the machine goes!!! Those are really the excercizes that i have really been keeping track of but on every single thing in the workout i have added a considerable amount of weight.

My weight fluctuates between 185-187...I started at 181 so i have gained some weight but i really think my fat levels are dropping a lot thanks to following the diet....(I used to eat way too much fast food and I really had more fat than i do now.) My abs are becoming more and more visible each week.

I am very happy with my results so far and now i am even more driven to continue the workouts in hopes of achieving even better improvements.

Thanks Alot for all your help Francesco.

I've never felt so confident and secure with a workout plan and without confidence in my workout i really dont have the full motivation to follow it. I have dealt with this lack of confidence with every workout plan i have tried until now....Thanks for making this fantastic guide to lifting weights and dieting....It really has made my life a lot better.

Thanks Alot,

Hello Francesco, just thought I'd drop you a quick note. I've been on your program for two months, and have been very impressed with the results. I haven't followed it all to a "T" like I wish I could but, I've now got about as much muscle as I've ever had in my life. It's almost strange having to adjust to feeling all this new mass on me.

Also, I am a Vegan, so have been using pretty much just the soy products.

First let me thank you for the effort you put into this. You have made my life a lot easier and have enabled me to reach my goals. It is obvious the Lord used you, and He led me to your web sight. I am 28, and have been in and out of the work out scene for 13 years. I averaged 155lbs at 6-0 tall. I have had only minimal results using creatine and it affected my kidneys. I have never seen enough results to keep me motivated. Just weeks after starting your system, people started noticing my arms getting bigger and my shoulders. Any way thank you. You have the only system that works as far as I am concerned, I have tried numerous supplements, and none ever did what they said, even through consistant work outs.

Again, Thank you.

I'm 5'11 and genetically predisposed to be lanky/skinny with proportionally long arms and legs.  I started your program at about 160 lbs and "skinny fat".  I peaked out at about 190-195 lbs with single digit body fat after using your program for close to two years.  My strength increased also...probably could max bench press a little over 200 at the time I started and eventually got up just over 300 lbs. 

Several life changes to include marriage, children, and moves have kept me from the musclenow program for the last three years.  I have tried short cuts (never steroids!), experimented with supplements, and played with numerous workouts.  I will say without hesitation that after many many months on your program I experienced the largest gains in size and strength in my life.  Now, as I approach 35 yrs old I have found a renewed vigor to pack on the muscle once again.  Interestingly, as I re-read your system I have found that many of the habits I formed during the musclenow program are still with me today.  I look forward to incorporating the full program once again.

Amazingly, as I've started to grow out of my youth I've come to truly appreciate the underlying philosophies that resonate in the musclenow program.  Whether you meant it or not, it truly is a program built around teaching sound principals that allow for success in life.  Hard work, discipline, perseverance, and a long term vision are but a few.  All to often in our "must have it all and must have it now" society we fail to realize and teach our youth the value in these simple principals.  The best things in life, the truly intrinsic rewards, come from our blood, sweat, and tears.  A sound body makes for a sound mind -- your safe, natural, and disciplined approach to reaching our fitness goals can be applied in our life endeavors.  Kudos.  

On a personal note I wanted to extend my gratitude.  Annually, about 1% of Air Force combat pilots are selected to attend the highly prestigious Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, CA.  In late 2005 I applied for acceptance to this school.  Your program helped give me the confidence to apply, compete, and eventually be selected for this honor.  I had spent almost 2 years on your program prior to this application process and found myself more focused, disciplined, fit, and ready to throw my name in the hat for such a challenge.  Of course God had blessed me with a decent amount of natural talent as well.  But again, I thank you.  Next on the agenda is the astronaut program; maybe after several months of musclenow I'll be ready for that challenge;) 

God has truly blessed me.  My greatest testimony is a 45 min speech that I give about the numerous miracles that the Lord worked in order to save my wife and daughter during an emergency c-section.  It was truly the most unbelievable experience of my life and in this particular case His work was so blatantly obvious at every critical juncture that even the doctors and nurses were amazed and even unbelievers had to pause and take note of His power.

Anway, gotta run, God Bless.