John Madsen Performance

Gained weight (body fat), lost muscle mass, lost close to 1,000. Very disappointed with the end result for me...Advertising on facebook & what was said over the phone to get me into the sales pitch & what was said in the meeting are NOT transparent. I wish everyone & every business could be transparent. I was asked if I'd trust (John) & his nutrition advice. (I didn't know what that advice would be until after I signed up & paid). It was 1.5 pounds of meat/ animal product EVERY day. I told them I was studying veganism before & after signing up & so 1.5 pounds of meat/animal protein/day is a whole lot for me... The alternative was 1.5 pounds of tofu or soy a day. I didn't think that was healthy, so I didn't try it. I HATE the outcome & results I got. Plus, I don't trust them. Other people are happy with their results. That is good. I tried to see past the advertising & signed up for the program. I tried to think that maybe his diet would work for me, I just didn't know what it would be until too late (money paid & contract signed); but, I just couldn't believe it was good for me once I found out what it was.Then since I was desparate when I signed up- not really able to afford it, but really wanting help - or to get in good shape & health, I signed up. Hopefully anyone considering this program can know & make the best decision for them.If you sign up for a year contract (or in my case 6 months): the price comes out to be about 20/workout (@ 3 times a week). The 6 month contract would usually be a little bit more. They advertised for a 6 week program, but told me that for the results I wanted, it should be a year or 6 month minimum.I felt good some workouts. But did have some body pains before staring (sometimes) & hoped they could help me exercise correctly so I wouldn't injure myself or keep having the pain. One Saturday morning workout I told the instructor/coach (title??) that my shoulder hurt doing push ups, so he had me do them at an incline & that hurt more. So, I am kind of really disappointed.

Let me first start out by saying that my review is not of the actual program run by John Madsen. From everything I've read, the actual program is probably really good and helpful.My review is based solely on my experiences and I just feel that what I experienced wasn't okay and I'd hate for other people to go in blind. Life is already hard enough, you don't need to go to this place and experience what I experienced.A couple years ago, when I saw an ad for a free program for women to lose weight, I jumped on the opportunity. When I went in for the orientation, it turned out it was one of those programs where you pay X amount of money and then if you lose a certain amount of fat, you'll get that money back. The point that Mr. Madsen made was that by paying money, it ensured that I'd be invested. When I raised my hand and asked how I'd know he was invested, especially as by my losing that weight meant he'd be losing money, he wasn't very happy. He basically ignored the question and instead said that if we couldn't make the decision to pay immediately then we weren't committed and we should leave. So I left, not because I wouldn't have paid given some reassurances, but because his response made me feel attacked and like I wasn't even worth his time. I won't lie. I don't have great self-esteem, so it hurt my self-esteem to be talked to like that.Flash forward to six months ago. I was once again scouring the internet for work out and weight loss secrets (yessss...I'm still trying to get in better shape), and what should pop up on my facebook but an add for a free six week program. I'm instantly suspicious, but decide it can't hurt to check it out. Lo and behold, it takes me to John Madsen performance. As wary as I was, I scheduled another orientation. Unsurprisingly, there is no free program. When I ask about the free program, the gal running the orientation looks awkward and then says they don't do a free program. I turn to the other girl in the orientation with me, who confirms that she also saw an ad for a free program. Long story short, I don't write off Athletic and Fit immediately...I take a tour and ask for a free workout to try it out, thinking that maybe it is worth the money. Not long after I leave, I get a text from them. Basically, they act like I was lying about having seen a free six week program and then try to tell me they don't do those "Free" six week challenges. I can let go the abruptness of the text, but the worst part of all this was the poor girl in that orientation with me...she was quite over weight and she said this telling line as I was talking with her, "People like them don't understand what it's like for people like me. I feel trapped by my weight and I want so badly to lose it, but I don't have that kind of money. I feel like they just tried to lure me in with a free advertisement and then try to get me to spend money by hitting me where it hurts: my weight." My heart went out to this girl. I don't care anymore how good your program is or how well it works, it's not okay for you to use false advertising to prey on and abuse people's self esteem.Also, full disclosure, I never did get that free workout to see if it was even a good program. I freely admit that I'm a little miffed by that, too.

Just finished up with the 6-week challenge. I was worried I wouldnt be able to hit my 20 pound goal, so I doubled down, followed the diet, did the workouts (at 5:00 AM mind you), and ended up losing 28 pounds!