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    Exclamation The Infamous Colorado Experiment (Legit?/Fake?)

    Alright first off, this isn't really a "promotion" for this program, its really just a question of whether or not it's real.

    Basically, for context, Arthur Jones (the guy that participated in the experiment) teamed up with Dr. Elliot Plese at Colorado State University’s Department of Physical Education Laboratory to conduct a one-month long study. During the 28 days, Jones gained a total of 63 pounds of muscle. During this entire time he ate a normal diet, trained a lot, took quite a lot of specific supplements, HOWEVER he never took steroids during the entire experiment.

    The workout consisted of:
    1. Leg Press 750lbs for 20 reps
    2. Leg Extension 225lbs for 20 reps
    3. Squat 502lbs for 13 reps
    4. Leg Curl 175lbs for 12 reps
    5. One-legged Calf Raise with 40lbs in one hand for 15 reps (Two-minute rest)
    6. Pullover 290lbs for 11 reps
    7. Behind-the-neck Lat Isolation 200lbs for 10 reps
    8. Row Machine 200lbs for 10 reps
    9. Behind-the-neck Lat Pull-downs 210lbs for 10 reps (Two-minute rest)
    10. Straight-armed Lateral Raise with Dumbbells 40lbs for 9 reps
    11. Behind-the-neck Shoulder Press 185lbs for 10 reps
    12. Bicep Curl Plate Loaded 110lbs for 8 reps
    13. Chin-ups bodyweight for 12 reps
    14. Tricep Extension 125lbs for 9 reps
    15. Parallel Dip Bodyweight for 22 reps

    Increase in bodyweight……..45.28 pounds
    Loss of bodyfat…………..17.93 pounds
    Muscular gain……………..63.21 pounds

    I know this might sound and appear as total bs, but the experiment was done under surveillance by a university. Then again, results can be altered to promote certain products.

    Anyways, the point of this is to discuss this to see whether Jones just has amazing genetics or steroids where secretly consumed, basically if it's fake or not. Also, there's an attached before and after picture. And lastly, if I missed something about the experiment or misstated something, I'm sorry. It's like 2 am and a bit of me really wants to know and another part is too tired to care.
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    Given that every other study of muscle gain does not show results of this magnitude - and there are literally hundreds - and they are broadly consistent with each other...

    You don't need to be a statistician to see that there is something wildly off with this one. You could speculate about the causes:
    - dishonesty regarding the timescales, results recording, drug use etc.
    - elite (outlier) genetics

    Frankly, it's irrelevant to the general training population. If you were hoping that the routine, diet or supplements were the key factor, I would put money on that not being the case...

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    Not that it explains all, but he was regaining muscle he had lost.
    “Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired that you have to shuffle back to the centre of the ring, fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes are black and you are so tired you wish your opponent would crack you one on the jaw and put you to sleep, fight one more round – remembering that the man who always fights one more round is never whipped.”

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    Came across this thread while searching something else, and bumping it simply to correct the misinformation in the OP so that anyone else who may stumble across it will not become misled.

    Arthur Jones was not the subject of the "experiment" (read; sales pitch for Jones' line of Nautilus exercise machines), it was Casey Viator, a professional bodybuilder who had previously been on an extended training hiatus (the pic included in the OP even states it was Viator). Not only was he a long-term steroid user (as is every other pro bodybuilder on the planet), but during the "experiment," he was also experiencing 'muscle memory,' the well-documented phenomenon that is the ability to quickly regain muscle previously added but lost due to a training layoff.


    And even with those two huge factors involved, gaining 60 pounds of muscle in less than a month is not within the realm of human physiology, even if a boatload of PEDs is incorporated; the claim comes under the heading of "smoke, mirrors, unicorns, and rainbows."







    It should also be noted here that, sadly, like many other of his fellow pro bodybuilders, Viator died an early death at age 62, of a massive heart attack.
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