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    To all contestants who entered in AT-20, While this contest has been an open-enrollment, I wanted to send this quick reminder that today is the final day to submit After Pics, final stats, and essay for contest AT-20. Entries will be accepted until Midnight 12AM EST. Here is a link below that will […]

                      In the last remaining days of AT20 it’s imperative that you maintain your pursuit towards that “Golden” transformation.   Many will be making their final preparations this weekend or have already done so. Contest Photo Submissions for AT20 will be due no later than […]

FINISH WHAT YOU START!!! When most of us started the Adonis program we were looking for one thing, “RESULTS!” More importantly, results that mattered.  Not how much weight you could bench or how many pounds of “so-called mass” you could gain.  Who knew that amazing results could be delivered in a simple formula known as […]

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Many of you have been waiting for next year’s schedule of contests.   Here’s the schedule:   Jan 23rd – April 24th Next Contest Date is TBD     There is NO DEADLINE within those dates to enter.  You can enter your before and after pictures ANY TIME during those windows.  Obviously the earlier you […]

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  In the last remaining days of AT19 it’s imperative that you maintain your pursuit towards that “Golden” transformation.   Many will be making their final preparations this weekend or have already done so. Contest Photo Submissions for AT19 will be due no later than Monday April 11th at midnight Eastern Standard Time. For many contestants, […]

FINISH WHAT YOU START!!! When most of us started the Adonis program we were looking for one thing, “RESULTS!” More importantly, results that mattered.  Not how much weight you could bench or how many pounds of “so-called mass” you could gain.  Who knew that amazing results could be delivered in a simple formula known as […]

As we prepare for another exciting Adonis Transformation Contest year in 2016, I wanted to take a moment to explain how Adonis Coaching differs from Adonis Immersion.     Immersion Adonis Immersion is comparable to a “do it yourself” home project. You know it will take you a bit longer than a contractor but it will […]

  How would you like to join our community of successful men? Those who have the most success participate in the private online community .  This is where they meet new friends and find support. They learn from others things they never would have thought of. This is how we learn SUCCESS and how to live the […]

Many of you have been waiting for next year’s schedule of contests.   Here’s the schedule:   Jan 11th – April 11th Next Contest Date is TBD     There is NO DEADLINE within those dates to enter.  You can enter your before and after pictures ANY TIME during those windows.  Obviously the earlier you […]

Another Transformation contest has concluded, closing out calendar year 2015. Unfortunately, we did not have enough contestants finish contest AT-18 to assign Top 10 Rankings for our traditional contest evaluation. In an effort to encourage more contestants to finish the contest we are going to be revamping our judging criteria, to allow for more prizes […]

    To all contestants who entered in AT-18, While this contest has been an open-enrollment, I wanted to send this quick reminder that today is the final day to submit After Pics, final stats, and essay for contest AT-18. Entries will be accepted until Midnight 12AM EST. Here is a link below that will […]

  In the last remaining days of AT18 it’s imperative that you maintain your pursuit towards that “Golden” transformation.   Many will be making their final preparations this weekend or have already done so. Contest Photo Submissions for AT18 will be due no later than Monday November 23rd at midnight Eastern Standard Time. For many […]

As many already know, we did not have enough contestants finish contest AT17 to assign Top 10 Rankings for a proper contest evaluation. The summer is usually the toughest time of year to follow through with a transformation and it can derail even the best of us. Many people try and fail multiple times until […]

What do all of these former Adonis contestants have in common? When most of us started the Adonis program we were looking for one thing, “RESULTS!” More importantly, results that mattered.  Not how much weight you could bench or how many pounds of “so-called mass” you could gain.  Who knew that amazing results could be […]

    To all contestants who entered in AT-17, While this contest has been an open-enrollment, I wanted to send this quick reminder that today is the final day to submit After Pics, final stats, and essay for contest AT-17. Entries will be accepted until Midnight 12AM EST. Here is a link below that will […]

  In the last remaining days of AT17 it’s imperative that you maintain your pursuit towards that “Golden” transformation.   Many will be making their final preparations this weekend or have already done so. Contest Photo Submissions for AT17 will be due no later than Monday August 3rd at midnight Eastern Standard Time.  AT17 is […]

Today’s post is our latest installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To continue the series, our topic  comes from none other than Adonis Legend,  Jason Haynes.     Today’s post was inspired by some guys on […]

Here’s your essay interview with 9th place winner  Brad V. from the 14th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.   Brad’s Transformation Interview:    1.  What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? For most of my adult life, the sources for most of my workouts […]

Today’s post is our latest installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To continue the series, our topic  comes from none other than AGR Pioneer,  Jason Haynes.   Precariously Stacked Piles of Pebbles I know it’s been […]

What do all of these former Adonis contestants have in common? When most of us started the Adonis program we were looking for one thing, “RESULTS!” More importantly, results that mattered.  Not how much weight you could bench or how many pounds of “so-called mass” you could gain.  Who knew that amazing results could be […]

The AT16 results are in and the transformations our guys made are simply amazing! The competition was fierce and the contestants were judged in a total of five equally weighted categories: 1- Weight Loss (LBS) – 20% 2-  Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR)  Transformation Change -20% 3-  Final AGR Score- 20% 4- Muscularity- 20% 5- Aesthetics/Photogenic […]

  To all contestants who entered in AT-16, While this contest has been an open-enrollment, I wanted to send this quick reminder that today is the final day to submit After Pics, final stats, and essay for contest AT-16. Entries will be accepted until Midnight 12AM EST. Here is a link below that will  help […]

Do you ever wonder why some diets work for some people? How do you find out what eating style works for you? Our hormones can be effected depending on our level of body fat and age. Some of us are more susceptible to negative health effects of overeating certain types of food. Listen to what […]

  Do you want to know what happens in your life once you start dieting? There is a lot more going on than just eating less and losing fat. Not only does it change your awareness of what you eat, but it changes your awareness of what others eat. It improves your health and it […]

  How do you apply diet and exercise principles to your fat loss or maintenance strategy? It is different depending on your level of body fat and physical conditioning. It will be different for you when you get close to your goal compared to when you are just starting out. John and Brad want to […]

  What is cardio training? What is resistance training? What training is oxygen dependent? What type of training causes muscle growth? What is cross training? What is low intensity training? What is high intensity? What is interval training? What happens at the muscular level? What makes the muscles stronger? What about the angle of the […]

Here’s your latest essay interview with 7th place winner  Elijah Smith  from the 15th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Elijah’s Transformation Interview: 1- What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? Before doing AGR, my prior workout routine was HIIT-based; I had bought […]

Why are we fascinated by pushing ourselves to extremes?   What causes fat loss plateaus? What causes us to not to achieve our goals? What is survivor bias? How does survivor bias apply to power lifting? How does this apply to diet? What do we see and not see on results of diets and workout […]

 What do all of these former Adonis contestants have in common? When most of us started the Adonis program we were looking for one thing, “RESULTS!” More importantly, results that mattered.  Not how much weight you could bench or how many pounds of “so-called mass” you could gain.  Who knew that amazing results could be […]

  How would you like to join our community of successful men? Those who have the most success participate in the private online community .  This is where they meet new friends and find support. They learn from others things they never would have thought of. This is how we learn SUCCESS and how to live the […]

Many of you have been waiting for next year’s schedule of contests.   Here’s the schedule:   Jan 19th – April 13th May 11th – Aug 3rd Aug 31st – Nov 23rd There is NO DEADLINE within those dates to enter.  You can enter your before and after pictures ANY TIME during those windows.  Obviously […]

How much protein do you really need? What is different about protein compared to carbs and fat? Do you really need more protein? Is there a limit to how much protein you should get? Should athletes get more than the government recommended amount of protein? Where does your waist measurement fit into how much protein? […]

Today’s  post is the latest installment of the Golden Eye for the Adonis Series. Here is another  guest post from Eric Weinbrenner.  Better know by his True Insider Handle, “eweinbrenner.” Clear Out Your Cupboards and Go “All In”   Have you ever watched Extreme Weight Loss on ABC? The TV show chronicles a year in the […]

    How do we learn to eat like an adult?   What is the whole mind and body approach to diet and fitness? Why is taking responsibility for your own body so important? What makes the body and mind a two way street? What happens when your body and mind grow at different rates? […]

The AT15 results are in and the transformations our guys made are simply amazing! This was the largest contest we’ve had yet… The competition was fierce and the contestants were judged in a total of five equally weighted categories: 1- Weight Loss (LBS) – 20% 2-  Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR)  Transformation Change -20% 3-  Final […]

Hope everyone here in the U.S. celebrated a Happy Thanksgiving with  friends & family yesterday. As the infamous “Black Friday” is now upon us, I would encourage those brave shoppers who dare venture out into the “savings wilderness” to shop safe. Alternatively,  to some of you who might be heading to the gym, might I […]

  How much do you weigh? How much should you weigh as an adult? What about the set point theory? Do you gain weight as an adult? How about emotions an life events? What’s different when you are younger compared to an adult? What do you do in major life events? Are we addicted to […]

Here’s your latest essay interview with 3rd place winner  Adam G. from the 14th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.   Adam’s Transformation Interview: 1- What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? Before finding the AGR system I really didn’t follow any nutrition […]

Tales from a True Insider   Today’s special post is the latest installment of the Golden Eye for the Adonis Series.   Because it’s Friday and The Goal Is Frequency (TGIF) we are shining the Adonis Spotlight on one of our community members. I’m pleased to announce a special guest post from Eric Weinbrenner.  Better know by his True […]

  In the last remaining days of AT15 it’s imperative that you maintain your pursuit towards that “Golden” transformation.   Many will be making their final preparations this weekend or have already done so. Contest Photo Submissions for AT15 will be due no later than Monday November 24th at midnight Eastern Standard Time.  AT15 is […]

  What does over eating and having just enough food feel like? What does a normal day of eating feel like? When do you realize it? What about when the damage is already done? How can we learn before the damage is done? What does it feel like slightly? What does it feel like to […]

Here’s your latest essay interview with 2nd place winner  Michael De Oliveira from the 14th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.   Michael’s Transformation Interview:   1- What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? I followed my own training programs that I had designed […]

  What is the cake and what is the icing? What is the core of fat loss? When do the little things about diet matter? No matter what your goal what is the most important factor? What about when you are stuck or on a plateau? How much do you need to maintain? What about […]

Here’s your latest essay interview with 8th place winner  Ream Kidane from the 14th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Ream’s Transformation Interview: 1- What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? AGR was the first workout program that I have applied consistently.   […]

Here’s your latest essay interview with 6th place winner Colin Doyle from the 14th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.     Colin’s Transformation Interview: 1- What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? Before I discovered AGR I had never done any regular […]

    What about Low Fat VS. Low Carb diets? Why did low fat diets become so important? What brought about low carb diet? What about the amount of food? What was found on the latest trial on low fat VS low carb? Why did the weight loss in the trial stop after 3 months? […]

Here’s your latest essay interview with 4th place winner Jim Ferneyhough  from the 14th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.         Jim’s Transformation Interview: 1- What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? I followed almost every workout/ nutrition program you can […]

Here’s your latest essay interview with 7th place winner Daniel McCarthy from the 13th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.   Daniel’s Transformation Interview:  There I was the day after Christmas, 2011, at Gold’s gym doing my third set of front squats at a fast pace. It was part of a HITT protocol that used weight training and […]

What is different about military research studies compared to main stream research studies? What is the difference between civilian fat loss research and Military weight loss research? What do these studies have to do with how Adonis and Venus programs are setup? What happens to men and women’s hormones during fasting from food and fat […]

Here’s your latest interview with 9th place winner Noel Cibaian from the 13th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.   Noel’s Transformation Interview:   1- What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? In a nutshell, I didn’t follow any nutrition or workout routine […]

    An unhealthy obsession with food Do you convince yourself that there is something wrong with all food? Some people are afraid to eat, and they want out of the mindset. Can it come from the fitness industry? What is restrained eating? What is calorie restricting? What is disinhibited eating? What is a cheat […]

Here’s your latest interview with 4th place winner Ibrahiym Gladney from the 13th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.   Ibrahiym’s Transformation Interview: 1- What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? To be honest I followed the crowd as far as workout routines […]

Here’s your latest interview with 8th place winner John Macris from the 13th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.     John’s Transformation Interview: 1- What workout or nutrition routine did you do before Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR) System? What kind of results did you get? There’s quite a saga to this, so readers are welcome to […]

Today’s post is our latest installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To continue the series, our topic  comes from none other than AGR Pioneer,  Jason Haynes.   Common Sense…Ain’t (Enough-Said) Now, I know I am not […]

What is Justified Eating? Is it a scientific term? What is disinhibited or restrained eating? What about concept of good foods verses bad foods? What is justified eating? Does it mean eat irresponsibly? What happens when your list of foods becomes obsessive? How does this effect cravings? What about sweet cravings? Are sweet cravings gender […]

The Adonis Transformation Contest AT-15 starts TODAY! We will accept contest entries starting on September 1, 2014. The deadline for entering your before pictures will be Midnight Eastern Time on September 8, 2014. The pictures must be taken between between September 1st and September 8th, 2014. The newspaper front page picture must be taken during the […]

  The Adonis Transformation Contest AT-15 Will Start on September 1, 2014 We will accept contest entries starting on September 1, 2014. The deadline for entering your before pictures will be Midnight Eastern Time on September 8, 2014. The pictures must be taken between between September 1 and September 8, 2014. The newspaper front page picture must […]

Today’s post is our latest installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To continue the series, our topic  comes from none other than AGR Pioneer,  Jason Haynes.                     […]

  A Standard Diet and Fitness Evolution What are the standard phases of a persons fitness evolution? What happens to your perception of food? What about food that becomes fuel instead of pleasure? What is dosing food all about? When does meal replacement come into play? And then what happens with marketing? When does it […]

The AT14 results are in and the transformations our guys made are simply amazing! This was the largest contest we’ve had yet… The competition was fierce and the contestants were judged in a total of five equally weighted categories: 1- Weight Loss (LBS) – 20% 2-  Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR)  Transformation Change -20% 3-  Final […]

Today’s post is our latest installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To continue the series, our topic  comes from none other than AGR Pioneer,  Jason Haynes.   DISTRACTIONS For the past 10 years or so all […]

Today’s post is two-fold.  It is both a reflection of the Summer Season,with the conclusion of contest AT-14. Also, returning to the regular line-up,  the latest installment of the new “Coaches Corner” with Jason Haynes.   Enter the Shredder: Final Countdown of AT14 In the last remaining days of AT14 it’s imperative that you maintain your pursuit […]

  What are calories and carbon? How did the calorie measurement get started? Why are calories a central focus with fat loss? What is a calorie? What is the caveat about the calorie measurement? How does this relate to the world wars, soldiers, and work? What is a carbon? What about carbon balance? How does […]

Here’s your latest interview with one of the winners from the 13th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.   Scroll down to read  how David applied the Adonis Golden Ratio System to go from “Skeptic” to “Sculpted.” But first, check out his AT13 Pictures:       David’s Transformation Interview: 1. Have you ever attempted to lose weight/get […]

The Hormetic Effect Of Exercise What is “sweet spot” for the amount of stress or dosing workouts? What are the various effects of exercise? What about too little or two much exercise? What happens when you do the right amount of exercise? What about exercise performance? What are the side effects? What about health ramefications […]

Today’s post is our latest installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To continue the series, our topic  comes from none other than Adonis Legend and AGR Pioneer, Jason Haynes. No Training = No Muscle   Bodybuilding […]

What is biofeedback? How does biofeedback relate to wearable fitness technology? What about biofeedback that you feel VS data? How can this change your relationship with your doctor? Who owns the data? What about accuracy? What about knowing your own body? What about knowing the feeling of eating the right amount? What about the pros […]

Here’s your latest interview with one of the winners from the 13th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest.   Scroll down to read  how the Adonis Golden Ratio System enabled Stuart to become “fit for a reason.” But first, check out his  AT13 Pictures:           Stuart’s Transformation Interview: 1- What workout or nutrition […]

Sweat drips down me as if I had just come out of a rainstorm.   I write the last little tick mark on my workout sheet but the sweat blurs the ink into a blob.   I look down at all the ink that is just this gelatinous-looking mess and I start to try to correct all […]

  Can you be addicted to food? What about marketing and engineered foods? How can we overcome being addicted to food? How can we diet while addicted to food? What part of the brain is effected? Can you quit cold turkey? What about sensationalized foods? How can we avoid this problem when we need to […]

Today’s post is our latest installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To continue the series, our topic  comes from none other than Adonis Legend and AGR Pioneer, Jason Haynes. Actions Speak Louder Than Words   It […]

Here’s the latest post with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Richard is definitely “A man on a mission.” With an active lifestyle involving work, family, and coaching it’s needless to say that his time is very valuable to him. However, Richard explains how his workouts were driving him insane! […]

  There may be 1000 solutions but you can only do one of them. What is the most efficient way for YOU? There are infinite suggestions and solutions to fat loss. Why is collecting solutions is not THE solution? Why is the application more important than the theory? Why does a diet fail the application? […]

Here’s the latest post with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Along contest AT-12 life threw a very interesting curve ball at Tyson.  As he was striving for the birth/transformation of his  “brand-new physique” he was also accompanied with a new addition to the family.  Nevertheless, Tyson continued the challenge […]

Today’s post is our latest installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To continue the series, our topic  comes from none other than Adonis Legend and AGR Pioneer, Jason Haynes. Discover why…  I don’t know if maybe […]

Here’s the latest post with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Before Tyler discovered AGR he was diligently gathering the  “transformation tools for success.”   If we were to look in his kit bag we would find familiar items referenced by previous transformation winners such as: determination, motivation, momentum, goal-setting, and […]

Today’s post is our latest installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To continue the series, our topic  comes from none other than Adonis Legend and AGR Pioneer, Jason Haynes. Take note on what he has to […]

  What is pseudo nutrition, nutrition-ism, or nutrition as a hobby?   Why do we seek these patterns with food? How does this relate cause and effect relationship with food? How does this relate to physiological research? What about all the variables? How does your interpreting the data fit in? What about the environmental situation? […]

Today’s post is our first installment of a new series called the “Coaches Corner.”  Our Adonis Transformation Coaches will share their knowledge, experience, and best practices to help ensure your successful transformation.  To start us off, our topic  comes from none other than Adonis Legend and AGR Pioneer, Jason Haynes. Take note on what he […]

The Adonis Transformation Contest AT-14 starts TODAY! We will accept contest entries starting on May 19, 2014. The deadline for entering your before pictures will be Midnight Eastern Time on May 26, 2014. The pictures must be taken between between May 19th and May 26th, 2014. The newspaper front page picture must be taken during […]

The Adonis Transformation Contest AT-14 starts on May 19, 2014 We will accept contest entries starting on May 19, 2014. The deadline for entering your before pictures will be Midnight Eastern Time on May 26, 2014. The pictures must be taken between between May 19th and May 26th, 2014. The newspaper front page picture must […]

Brad and John describe why they choose their eating style   Today’s podcast is fun, entertaining, and informative regarding personal eating styles.  Brad and John address some of the following topics regarding food choices:   What about functional foods? How much protein? What about the expectation of eating? Should we eat breakfast? What about snacks? […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. When backed into a corner, one has two choices fight or flea.  Jon chose to fight back and restore his health after learning that his cholesterol was three times above the normal limit.  He began to make changes in […]

In today’s uncensored podcast John and Brad will speak to us about how managing calories are like managing a calorie budget:     How can you be more aware of calories? How do you get the mindset to be aware? What can you do? What must you stop doing? What is the fundamental assumption you […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Joseph Riggs who placed 10th in our last contest. Joseph tell us in his interview how he pulled no punches when it came to “cutting fat.”  Making some serious lifestyle changes he was determined to […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Audie Harrison who placed 6th in our last contest. Audie begins the discussion talking about his obsession with coffee.  It had become his crutch, helping him get through extended sessions in front of his PC.  He […]

In today’s uncensored podcast John and Brad will speak to us about the tried and true strategies used by successful Venus and Adonis members:   What are the tips and tricks used that actually work? What is the mental mindset? What about workouts and exercise? What is most important regarding awareness about eating? What do […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Elliot Mould who placed 7th in our last contest.  Being a former Hockey Player, Elliot describes himself  as being a fit athlete, but never being lean.  It was lifelong goal of his but he never […]

In today’s uncensored podcast John and Brad will speak to us about Exercise-Induced Rhabdomyolysis.  General adaptation response is a normal part of working out, but if exercise is taken to the extreme you can go into Rhabdomyolysis. Normal exercise is just enough to have general adaptation response. It’s important to realize that muscle building and […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Keith is no stranger to the AGR Systems.  However, for a brief period of time he was on the outside looking in.  Keith was introduced to us by first gaining success with Brad Pilon’s “Eat Stop Eat” Program and […]

The title of today’s post, comes from a “phrase” inspired by my military background.  Often time tasks were given to us and they had a deadline in which they were to be accomplished. To help instill not only a sense of urgency, but teamwork and accountability we’d often remind one another how many days we […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Harold Shim who placed 4th  in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Harold, who is an actual  Doctor by  profession stumbled upon AGR systems after first following the principles of “intermittent fasting” from Brad Pilon’s Eat […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3.   What the set point theory suggests is that a person’s body, metabolism and caloric drive strive to maintain a specific preset weight.   This means if your preset weight is high and you lose weight, your body will just try always try to gain it back. […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 12th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Chad Frakes,  who placed  1st in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Chad has been following the program since about April 2013.  He  competed in both contests AT11 & AT12.  He’s a great example of someone […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3. Traditional Bodybuilding Approach vs. Reverse Taper Dieting Today’s podcast with John Barban and Brad Pilon compares the two dieting styles of traditional bodybuilding’s  “Forward Tapering” to the Adonis approach of “Reverse tapering.”  The key discussion points of the podcast were provided via a research paper studying natural […]

 Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3.  If You Want to Change Your Shape, You Need to Change Your Life   Welcome to February 2014!  The crowded gyms filled with New Year’s Resolutioner’s are beginning to dwindle down in occupancy.  Hopefully, with the help of the Adonis Community you will remain motivated […]

The experiment you don’t ever want to be in! John and Brad are going to talk about an experiment you never want to be part of.  Yet it’s exactly what our modern North American society unknowingly engages in and is why our society is becoming obese. The study was done in Quebec in the late 1980’s. […]

  The 13th Adonis Transformation Contest starts TODAY! We will accept contest entries starting on January 20, 2014. The deadline for entering your before pictures will be Midnight Eastern Time on January 27, 2014. The pictures must be taken between between January 20th and January 27th, 2014. The newspaper front page picture must be taken […]

  The Adonis Transformation Contest AT-13 starts on January 20, 2014 We will accept contest entries starting on January 20, 2014. The deadline for entering your before pictures will be Midnight Eastern Time on January 27, 2014. The pictures must be taken between between January 20th and January 27th, 2014. The newspaper front page picture […]

Count Down To AT13 The First Contest of the Year Starts on January 20, 2014 The next contest will be the Adonis Transformation Contest AT-13.  This starts on January 20, 2014 and will end on April 14, 2014 Contests are a great motivator for some people.  You can also “shadow” a contest which is not actually submitting […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3. Environmental Influences   Your location and context are important to your success People around you have a lot of influence in what you do. Where you are is very important. Who you are with is very important. Are you at the gym? Are you with […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3. What about gut bacteria and weight loss? John and Brad have been researching this subject and found: The classic nutrition model:  Feed the machine, done. The new model:  Feed the machine that feeds or feed the micro machines that feed you -you being the macro […]

Questioning Metabolism   What is metabolism?   It’s a vague term.  It is the sum total of the various chemical functions in our body, not the calorie cost of those functions because that’s your metabolic rate, but your metabolism is actually how are all those functions working and are they working properly?   Most people are actually […]

The AT12 results are in and the transformations our guys made are simply amazing! This was the largest contest we’ve had yet… The competition was fierce and the contestants were judged in a total of five equally weighted categories: 1- Weight Loss (LBS) – 20% 2-  Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR)  Transformation Change -20% 3-  Final […]

Today’s post is about Spokesmodels… So you may ask, what exactly is a spokesmodel? A spokesmodel is someone who is an attractive or otherwise appealing person who is hired to speak on behalf of a company or product. As you know, Allen Elliott is on our team here at Adonis and he’s been selected as […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3.   Questioning Body Fat Percentage     What is so important about body fat percentage? Hydrostatic body fat percentage is the gold standard.  It is the method which every other method is calibrated on.  There are no assumptions; they use just the properties of your body in […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Oscar Ramirez,  who placed  10th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Like many members of the AGR community, Oscar was excited to make a change and when the AT11 contest came around the corner, he […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Henry Tom,  who placed  9th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest.  Henry was active in fitness in his early 20’s.  He was an avid practitioner in Martial Arts.  However, when marriage and a new born […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3. What about genetic differences in performance? There is research to show genetic differences effect performance. We constantly compare ourselves with others in the gym and watching sports events. We can’t help doing that, but you should at least try and compare yourself to someone of […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Jake Hahn,  who placed  8th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Jake had picked up AGR a while back and decided to enter AT11 on a whim.  Drawing from inspiration of others, he decided to […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Daniel Carbonel,  who placed  7th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. During the interview, Daniel admits that the AGR program was the first workout program he’d ever followed till the end.  What surprised him the […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3.   Having trouble getting motivated or started on your fitness routine? Whether you are just getting started, or getting back into your routine after a break, it’s hard to get started. It feels overwhelming. You can read online all day long about all the ways […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Even if the path is a little blurry, keep walking. You’ll focus in when you know what you want. The picture of your life will become crystal clear. Just don’t ever give up! -Unknown Today we get to learn from William […]

Today’s special post is the latest installment of the Golden Eye for the Adonis Series.   Because it’s Friday and The Goal Is Frequency (TGIF) we decided to superset today with an Adonis Spotlight “Double-Header!” First and foremost, wanted to drop a “shout-out” to all my brothers’ in IRON for your continued support and encouragement in the […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today we get to learn from Timothy Olson,  who placed 4th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Timothy states in his essay that growing up, he always considered himself to be “skinny-fat.”  He had never seriously weight trained or […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3.     Today’s Topic: Brad’s Recovery From Not Exercising and Not Fasting For 7 Weeks: Part 2 For the entire experiment Brad’s overall weight did not change.  During the first half of the experiment he lost muscle and gained fat.  This was not fun for him. Well, eating […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today we get to learn from Lance Quenneville,  who placed 3rd in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. For all the  “Cardio Buffs” out there, Lance has officially  raised the bar for you.  Being an avid Skateboarder, Lance shared with […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3.   Today’s Topic:  Brad’s 7 week experiment & DEXA scan Brad Talks about his experiment after having just completed almost 7 weeks of no workouts, and no fasting. The key to maintaining fitness is calorie intake and training.  While most of us already knew this, […]

It’s been said “the clothes make the man.”  Well, we wouldn’t go that far, but the clothes may very well make his Adonis Index (Find Yours Here).  Or at least enhance it.  If you like our systems you probably know that a Man’sAdonis Index, more than his watch or his car is most correlated with making a good […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Mark Kiser,  who placed 5th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Mark’s Transformation  Journey can best be summarized in the  phrase, “Harnessing the Habit.”   However, before Mark could begin his journey, he had  to […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3.   Today’s Topic:  Powerlifting with Bruce Mcintyre Today John speaks with Bruce Mcintyre.  Bruce is Vice President of the World Powerlifting Congress of which the Canadian Powerlifting Federation is an affiliate of. Bruce McIntyre:  I started powerlifting competitively in 1999 when I turned 42. Started […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to James Tonda, who placed 2nd in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. James is no stranger to the gym, having a background in Safety/Fitness/Wellness, he has seen a myriad of fitness products come and go over […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3. Today’s Topic:  Understanding Research Claims for Supplements Today John speaks with Dr. Julie Conquer: Dr. Conquer’s Educational background: University of Toronto PhD, Molecular Pathology 1990 – 1994 University of Guelph MSc, Nutritional Sciences 1988 – 1990 University of Waterloo BSc, Biology 1983 – 1987 Dr. […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 11th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Michael B. who placed 1st  in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Michael is a unique contestant to AT11, he previously shadowed contest AT6 and made a transformation that most would be proud of. However, his […]

The Adonis Transformation Contest AT12 starts today!   Any male who owns an Adonis workout is eligible to enter the Adonis Transformation contest. There will be prizes for the top 10 contestants accompanied by a podcast interview  with John where you can share your story and pictures of success.  It is not a requirement that […]

Before we get into today’s post, the first order of business is the announcement of  our third and final contest for 2013,  Adonis Transformation contest AT12, which kicks off next Monday Sept 2nd and ends on Wednesday Nov 27th.  As many of you in the U.S. are aware, Wednesday November 27  is the day before Thanksgiving.  It’s encouraged […]

In light of the recent AT11 Contest, I felt compelled to add the latest installment of  the  Golden Eye for the Adonis Guy series. Today’s Topic: Marrying the Numbers to Your Picture The AT11 contest entries  yet again challenged the beliefs of what was believed possible to achieve in a mere 12 weeks.  Nevertheless,  the contestants of AT11 […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3. Today’s topic:  Targets, Goals, and Missions Maintenance is hard.  At some point you arrive at a point of diminishing returns. You have arrived at your goal.  You reach a point where you look in the mirror and say “That’s my body and that’s me, and […]

The AT11 results are in and the transformations our guys made are simply amazing! This was the largest contest we’ve had yet… The competition was fierce and the contestants were judged in a total of five equally weighted categories: 1- Weight Loss (LBS) – 20% 2-  Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR)  Transformation Change -20% 3-  Final […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3. Today’s topic:  Weight Loss Is Not An Industry.   Is there really a  tangible goal when it comes to weight loss ? After more than 100 years the  several approaches to weight loss have been  “Industrialized” into a wide variety of  products and services. Here are a […]

Whether it be the closing of a busy week or your local restaurant hang out, TGIF is an acronym that many are familiar with.  However, for today’s post TGIF  stands for “The Goal Is Frequency.”   In the fitness context, frequency means how often a person exercises.  As AT11 comes to a close we will […]

Here’s the first episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3. Today’s topic:  Uncensored on Uncensored.   Brad and John will talk a little bit about the history of diet and fitness information. What resources you should look at? Magazines have always been mainly supplement catalogs paid for by advertising.  The content must bend somewhat to the […]

Bulking and cutting is a standard bodybuilding practice to gain muscle. But is it really necessary, does it really work? Even if it does work is it really worth it to gain fat and spend months and in some cases years overweight and ashamed of your body all in the name of gaining a few […]

In the upcoming weeks John and I will seek to provide our feedback and insight on “trending” topics and questions from within the  AGR Community. Today’s topic is a frequently asked question among our newest brothers in iron.  The question many people ask once they begin the AGR workouts is, “How Much Weight Should I […]

In the last remaining weeks of AT11 it’s imperative that you maintain your pursuit towards that  “Golden” transformation.  I’ve often heard the transformation contest described as a “Marathon” with a series of sprints.  Today’s post will strive to ensure that you are keeping pace and that you’ll have enough “fuel in the tank” to sprint […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 2. Today’s topic:  What To Do About Injuries   Today John and Brad will talk about the main philosophy of the Adonis Workout being to remain physically active most of your life.  It is to be able to weight train all your life without injury if possible.  […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 10th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today we get to hear from Mike Cerantola who placed 10th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Mike’s Transformation Journey begans when he received a severe “wake-up call” from his doctor.  He was 18 at the time and had […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 2. Today’s topic: Fitness Trends 2013     Fitness Trends 2013 Everything that’s old is new again, and this is always true in diet and fitness. Every trend you’ve seen in the past 10 years has already come to a rise and fallen decades earlier. The low […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 10th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today we get to examine the “Lessons Learned” from Tim Heaton who placed 9th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. As Tim states in his essay, he is no stranger to hard work. In just 12 short weeks Tim […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 10th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Saul Celis  who placed 8th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Saul explains to John his motivation for joining the contest. After realizing that at 193 lbs and 33% body-fat, change was in order; he diligently […]

Today’s post is the latest installment of  the  Golden Eye for the Adonis Guy series. I had the opportunity to chat with John Barban and  during a recorded podcast session we discussed the “Lessons Learned” from my association with the fitness modeling industry. As we approach the mid-year point of 2013, John and I  were able to discuss some of this […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 2. Today’s topic:  Muscle is Forever   The term “building muscle” is the most common term we hear when referring to an increase in muscle size. This however is not the most accurate way of imagining how a muscle actually increases it’s size. A better way to […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 10th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Mike Degood who placed 6th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest.  Mike has a story similar to most, he grew up working out  but never really attained the ideal physique of working out.  Granted even […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 10th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Kris Wragg who placed 5th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Truth be told, Kris is no stranger to the principles of AGR. He had been following the principles of Eat Stop Eat  for quite sometime […]

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 2. Today’s topic:  Diet and Fitness; a Moment In Time   Diet and Fitness; a Moment In Time The current view of what is necessary or acceptable from a diet and exercise standpoint is largely dependent on your surroundings and the era you’re living in. Modern western […]

Here’s your new interview with one of the winners from the 10th Adonis Golden Ratio Transformation Contest. Today John talks to Paul Tomlinson who placed 4th in our last 12-Week Transformation contest. Paul, a military fitness instructor was first introduced to  AGR when we met at at fitness workshop.  Recovering from an injury suffered during CrossFit, […]