Unlike other people who were on the program, I had to work a little harder to achieve what others had in a shorter amount of time. However, I did not give up. My failure was like fuel. It kept me going, because I refused to give up. I'm hoping that my story will encourage others who have trouble getting into shape, not to give up.

One summer, I was at the beach with a bunch of friends. Someone suggested that we all go swimming, however I declined to go. I was so ashamed of my body that I made up some stupid excuse and ended up watching everyone go swimming and having fun. It was then that I decided that I had to change my diet and routine. Unlike most people that were out of shape, I did not need to lose weight, but needed to put on weight.

I tried everything; from mass gainers to every piece of exercise equipment in the gym. Nothing worked!!! Then one afternoon, I went over to my mother's house and picked up a copy of "Muscle Media." The first page I flipped to was the body transformation contest. I looked over at the pictures in the magazine. With amazement, my mouth dropped to the ground.

The one picture that really stood out, was the transformation that Anthony Ellis did to his body. For those of you who had seen his before and after pictures, you know what I mean. I related with Anthony because his before picture looked exactly the same way I did. It gave me hope.

After looking at the magazine, I decided to purchase a box of Myoplex, a container of Phosphagen HP and some vitamin C. I mixed all of these products together and headed towards the gym. After a few weeks of taking these products, as well as going to the gym, I did not gain anything. My weight was exactly the same and my strength did not go up as well. I knew something was not right.

At first, I was angry. I thought the whole body transformation was a bunch of crap and thought those people must have taken steroids. At the same time, I decided not go give up. I figured, even if I had not changed my body, at least I had taken an initiative to change my body.

I contacted EAS and asked for the interviews of the "Body of Life" winners with Bill Phillips. I asked if I could get the tape interview of, Anthony Ellis. I was amazed with the interview with Anthony and Bill. I had received more information in that tape, than any other magazine in the stores. Some of the key information that I got was:

1) Make sure to eat protein in every meal.
2) Eat 6 meals everyday.
3) Work on the negative aspect of weight training.

At first, the information helped. Then I started to get discouraged when my gains were not good enough. I was still missing something. In the magazine "Muscle Media," they had Anthony's address on the back of the magazine. I figured that I would write him a letter, not expecting but hoping to get a return. Much to my surprise, I got a letter back from Anthony back.

Although I knew what supplements to take, I had no idea what exercises to do. The exercises in the magazines helped, but I wanted to do exactly what Anthony did. I figured, if he could do it, I could do it. I wrote him another letter, asking him to give me a few exercises to do. He gave a me a few that I could do, but I was still not satisfied. Then I found his website and ordered his program.

In the manual, Anthony would give you a complete description of supplements, exercises and diet. You could alter the program to fit your weight. I was hesitant at first to purchase the manual, but then I noticed that there was a lifetime money back guarantee. With the purchase of the manual, I also received a private email to Anthony, if I had any questions. Believe me, I asked a lot of questions.

Anthony, always responded to my emails in a short amount of time. In some cases, I would get responded in a couple of hours. My friends don't even respond that quick. The manual was great, I learned so much that I got excited about working out again. However, just because I have all of this information, it does not mean that I will automatically achieve all my goals. It's my responsibility to do the diet and exercises that Anthony told me to do. I followed Anthony's manual to the "t." If I was going to fail, it was going to be the manual and not my lack of effort.

Although, I was gaining more weight than ever in my life, I was not gaining the amount of weight that I wanted to gain in 12 weeks. I only gained a total of 15 lbs in 12 weeks. A far cry from Anthony's accomplishment. I could of easily given up, but I was too determined to give up. I knew that I just had to try harder.

I emailed Anthony every other day with a new question. You can ask Anthony, I must have asked him more questions than any of his clients. He kept on giving me little tips on how to improve. One thing that I learned from the manual is, you have to do what works for you. If you need to alter the routines, then do so. What worked for the guy next to you, is not always to work for you.

6 months passed and I still had not gained the amount of weight that I wanted to. My body was not at the stage that I hoped that it would be. But, I would not give up. I was persistent with my questions to Anthony and he helped me by giving me more tips.

It has been nearly 1 1/2 years and I did not achieve my goal. I weighed 145 lbs and I wanted to be 170 lbs. Today, I'm sorry to say, but I still did not hit 170 lbs. Instead I now weigh 193 lbs. That is a total of 48 lbs gained. I did not hit my goal in the estimated time and I could of easily of given up, but I was persistent and believed in the system and myself. I know that the first step is the hardest step to take.

When I first started lifting weights, I could only press 65 lbs. Girls in the gym was lifting more than I was. Today, I bench press 250 lbs.

I admired all of those big guys in the gym, when I first started to work out. They thought that they were so cool, because they could lift a lot of weight, and I would often get teased. You know what? Those same guys are lifting the same weight, and I have increased my bench press 185 lbs. The best part, I'M STILL GROWING!!!!!!!!!

People who had not seen me in years are amazed when they see my change. I have even been accused of using steroids. To tell you the truth, I take that as a compliment. It shows that I had really changed my body, to make a person say that.

I hope that my story encourages others who do not get immediate results. Like I said, it took me 1 1/2 years to achieve my goal. But my main ingredient to success; I did not give up. If you follow the manual, I guarantee that you will make a change, not only in your body, but your life. I'm now more confident in life.

Justin D., Arizona

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