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.