Amy Yarnell - Omaha, NE

Hi Mr. Castano! Thank you for all of your help with the MuscleNow program. I am on week 19 and have had incredible results! I did a bodybuilding-type diet four years ago; I looked great but it was too extreme and I was just about insane by the end. :) I'm sure you've been there. This time, I'm mentally doing great and look excellent too! I greatly appreciate all of your efforts. I have a perfect amount of muscle mass for a female and my abs are showing (I've dropped 30 pounds and 11.5 inches off of my waist) and I wear a size 0-2 at about 118 pounds (I'm 5'1 and as you know this is a lot of weight as a very small person which is fine.)

FYI You should also know, since you've probably dealt with this before and this info could help you with other people....I was diagnosed with Graves disease in March of 2001 and was not permitted to work out at all. They released me to work out in January of 2002 and I started your program when my thyroid was still DYING after radioactive iodine treatment (which I received twice.) They were still regulating my synthroid until March of 2002! So now we know, even with a dying thyroid, with enough determination and an excellent trainer such as yourself--the sky's the limit! Thanks again.

Amy Yarnell
Omaha, NE

Monica Robinson-DuPuy - El Paso, TX

I wanted to write and let you know just how much I am enjoying your program! Never in my life have I seen anything so completely perfect! You really truly have written the perfect manual for the bodybuilder wannabee. I still can't get over all the specific information included. I think your program is excellent and I think anyone who is serious about building muscle should certainly consider yours to be the best out there! People just need to read everything like you said and understand that this takes time. It is WELL worth it for me-I truly have never felt better!! That is so funny because I used to think the animal protein slowed me down, how wrong I was!! I have more energy than I can remember having in a very long time! Your program makes perfect sense and I am so glad I bought it!! My two kids (ages 12 and 13) are also enjoying the benefits of your program!

Anyway I do thank you from the bottom of my heart! I plan on doing this for the rest of my life, keeping my body in top shape. I just thank you for your no nonsense approach to reaching my goals! I hope to send pictures so you can have a "before" to compare to the forthcoming "after"!

Monica Robinson-DuPuy
El Paso, TX

J. Momsen - Whitehall, MT

Dear Mr. Castano:

"Incredi-Body" is an "Incredi-Book"!! I ordered your book for my daughter who was preparing to take a military academy physical aptitude test (PAE), and by following your outline for just 5 short weeks, she went from being able to do one pushup to 29 pushups...and was suffering from the flu at the time of the test! This was truly a magnanimous feat for her, and a true testimony that your program really works! Your knowledge, and dedication to shaping the lives of your customers is unsurpassed! My daughter has an unbeatable education at stake, and you have clearly given her the head-start she needed to pursue her dream.

Many thanks,

J. Momsen
Whitehall, MT

Rich Hopkins -[City Withheld], Oregon

As luck would have it my girlfriend also took up your program. She had been in a bad car accident and spent two years in physical therapy. When she was finished she could bench press about 30 pounds max! I'm happy to say that in the last year she has come a long way. She now benches about 110 pounds as a workout weight. Pretty amazing considering she only weighs that much.

Thanks,

Rich Hopkins
[City Withheld], Oregon

Brigid A. Wilson - Spring, TX

Hi!! How are you? I just want to tell you that this week I having my birthday, and you by far have given me the best present (and you had stiff competition- beat out a new car). I thank you for the gift of my beautiful smile back and a little spring in my step. However, the truly special gift is knowing in the year ahead I will only get better. Thank you ever so much- you're terrific!

UPDATE FROM BRIGID: Once again, thanks for all your help and encouragement. I have lost 30 pds, and 4 1/2 inches, and am still on my mission. You are the best!!!!!

ANOTHER UPDATE FROM BRIGID: Hi Coach!! I just wanted to thank you once again! I have lost 10 inches from my waist and am much stronger. People are now starting to notice me. I am getting excited - as I have three more inches to my goal. Thanks for giving me hope when I thought there was none. Thank you so much!!

A 3RD UPDATE FROM BRIGID: I have lost 11 1/2 inches so far- I have 2 1/2 left. Your are the best!!

UPDATE 4 FROM BRIGID: I started with a 38.5 inch waist and am now at a 26 inch waist. You have really changed my life completely!

Brigid A. Wilson
Spring, TX

Corinna Pankratz - Bellevue, WA

My husband and I would like to say thank you very much for your wonderful book. I am down two pant sizes and my husband has lost 30 POUNDS in 3 months!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Corinna Pankratz
Bellevue, WA

Alexandra Lowry - London, England

Don't waste your time writing a reply to this, because it's not necessary - it's just something I wanted to share with you. I was at the gym today for my cardio workout (today wasn't a weights day) and I had just finished doing my treadmill workout. I went back to the changing rooms and was drinking some water (I was sweating quite a bit) and a woman in the changing rooms made some small talk with me.

"Had a good workout?" she asked. I nodded, smiling, and told her I'd just finished my treadmill session. Then she said, "Stop drinking the water!" I put down my water bottle, completely confused, and asked, "Why not?" I expected a long scientific answer threaded with examples and names of studies to prove her point. Instead she said,

"Well, you've just lost a lot of weight doing all your exercise, and now you're putting it all back on!" I paused, and then said,

"What?" I just didn't get it. She repeated what she just said, and then she said, "Water makes you gain weight! Don't drink it!" I just stared at her, completely confused, wondering if there was a hidden camera somewhere in the changing room. I slowly said, "But I'm thirsty - I've just exercised and I'm dehydrated." She paused for a moment to think, and then said,

"Fine, but just don't drink too much then." I just stared. She then said, "How are you eating? What do you eat?" I mumbled something about having meal ratios and generally having a sensible diet. She then said, "I just eat fruits and vegetables - I've lost so much weight already. You should do the same thing - just eat fruits and vegetables."

Anyway, the point of me telling you this? It just brings back such a blast from the past. I've always had major problems with food. Always. I used to be that woman, trying out fad diets and following what the scales said like crazy. On your program I have gained 6kg. Had I gained this much on any other plan, I would have been devastated and resorted to one of my crash diets. But on this plan with my extra 6kg, I've never been happier, because it's 6kg of muscle. My clothes are fitting looser (my tracksuit bottoms were falling as I ran on the treadmill today!) and my fitness levels have increased so much.

I guess your program just encourages such a sensible attitude towards food and I'm really really grateful for that. I mean it. You have no idea how good it feels to finally eat without guilt. It feels great to put food in my mouth without feeling the need to count stupid 'points' or look up every damn thing in a stupid carb counter book or a GI index. It's taken me the good part of seven years (my problems with food began at the age of eleven, believe it or not) to feel this happy with myself. One thing I was afraid of on your program was getting too obsessive with food once again and ending up on that all-too-familiar pathway to an eating disorder, and that just vanished as soon as I read through the program. I don't feel deprived in any way at all. And damn, does it feel good.

I did try and explain the need for protein to the woman at the gym, but she was adamant her system was working. She proudly told me she was a size 10, and stood up and gave me a twirl to prove it. On close examination, her figure had virtually no muscle and most of her mass was just fat. Seriously.

I, on the other hand, continue to weight train and eat sensibly and max out on my cardio sessions and see fantastic results.

I owe a lot to you and your manual.

God bless you.

Alexandra Lowry
London, England