This is a sample of the feedback I’ve received over the years from readers, authors and fitness industry professionals.
“I was a member of your site for several years and used many of the programs and techniques on my personal training clients. You have given so much in good research and stand out in the industry not as just another “so called expert” but an innovator who uses good science to back up your writings and teachings on the blog.” — Jim Hart, voted one of the “100 Best Trainers in America” by Men’s Journal magazine
“I think what you’re doing is great, and I will recommend it to all of my clients at Duquette Strength and Development. It’s almost impossible to find unbiased, intelligently constructed and well researched information in the world of exercise and nutrition these days. I have never, past or present, supported any kind of publication or website, but I am more than happy to fully endorse your work.” — Roy Duquette, Duquette Strength and Development (www.duquettestrength.com)
“[Christian’s site] has been our go to resource for health and fitness information for well over 5 years. For those seeking the truth on what it will take to make real body transformation, we promise this site has the answers. It lays out the science in a clear and concise manner so even the least scientifically inclined can understand. It then shows you the diet, exercise, and lifestyle habits that really work helping you separate the gimmicks from the stuff that actually makes a difference. Most fitness experts have only their own experience to draw from. Others simply train clients and keep up with research through popular fitness magazines. It is rare to find a fitness expert that reads the actual scientific papers keeping you on the cutting edge of health and fitness. And he has the personal experience to understand your struggles and make the science work for you. Whether you are a doctor, personal trainer, or just a fitness enthusiasts who wants an edge look no further than this site. We recommend the site to all of our patients, trainers, and clients. Thank you Christian Finn for developing thefactaboutfitness.com and for making a real difference in the health and fitness of so many.” — Jade & Keoni Teta, Holistic Physicians. Founders of Metabolic Effect Inc., Authors of The New ME Diet.
“You’ve done a phenomenal job — really professional. You’re providing an incredibly valuable service by translating all that scientific stuff into something readable and usable by the ‘average Joe’”. — Tom Venuto, author of Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle
“I want to send my most sincere, and heartfelt thanks for your excellent website, and e-mails. I can’t express to you how much I appreciate gaining this useful information. By following your advice, I am slowly seeing the results I have wanted for years.” — Olha Dunbar, Michigan, USA
“I was thrilled by the almost immediate improvement in my fitness. This kind of information is cutting edge and bold. I like the bold honesty of this site. It doesn’t sugar coat anything. That’s what I look for in my quest for fitness. I find other sites just reiterate the same stupid well-known facts over and over, but I find I always learn something new.” — Amanda Park, Rochester, New York, USA
“…has helped me to shed some extra pounds that had been previously IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of.” — Ashleigh, Ontario, Canada
“Your site is absolutely fantastic — I am writing an e-book on weight loss and I am finding your site so helpful. I will be pointing my readers (here’s hoping there are some!) in your direction. It is really good that you have put the references in together with links which means I can read them for myself. I wish I had found you months ago!” — Liz, New Zealand
“Goddamn, I love your website! I’ve always been one to go to the library to research fitness articles, just because I never trusted what I read in Muscle and Fitness, for obvious reasons. Subscribing to this website is like having my own information consultant. Thanks for saving me the time and effort of going to the library. I check this website everyday after I get home from work, plus I reread some articles to make sure I got the details right. First of all, thanks for all the hard work, and brutal honesty and analysis.” — Nate Koenig, Durham, USA
“I’d always thought I needed to spend hours in the gym to get in shape. Even though some of the workouts I do now are shorter than they used to be, I’m actually getting better results! I love the time I save.” — Cindy Richards, Pennsylvania, USA
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“First off I just wanted to congratulate and thank you for your website. It is truly first class, and the information provided is amazing. I am a fairly well conditioned individual, but this information has brought my fitness to new levels.” — Bradley Dillahunty, California, USA
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“It’s such a challenge getting the straight scoop on diet and fitness information, especially from a reliable single source. I am very impressed with the quality of research and information supporting the articles on this site.” — Kathy Marcel, Colorado, USA
“Bravo on a wonderful site! It’s so rare to find articles about fitness that are actually backed up by real research. Your extensive citation and knowledge of the academic literature win you big credibility points with me, and I’ve definitely seen results from following the advice on your site.” — James J. Choi, Massachusetts, USA
“I have found so much of the info available both on the Internet and especially in the big corporate mags a waste of time or basically glorified commercials so to find someone with qualifications in the field who cuts through the hype and tells us how it is and trawls through all the peer-reviewed periodicals to bring us the latest research ‘from the horses mouth’ is a revelation and a massive time saver — thank you!!” — Alex Fowler, Cheshire, England
“Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been a member of your website for a few months and visit as time permits. I have found the information on your website to be outstanding. Your choice of topic areas and utilization of research from professional journals is very helpful. It truly is what you describe in your promotional material. The information is out there for everyone to benefit from, but the average person does not have the time or resources to gather and distill what is helpful and what is not. I have also found your presentations to be very evenhanded, you do not appear to be pushing any agenda. Your information has resulted in my losing weight, eating a better diet, and improving my general health significantly. Thank you again for the excellent service.” — Duane Johnson, Texas, USA
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“BTW, your site is GREAT. It’s quite unique in that everything is supported by peer reviewed scientific research. I especially like the links to the actual studies that you provide in your references, well done. It’s a sad commentary that most of what is said concerning health and fitness is simply a repeat of what someone else said. A side effect of all the documented info you provide, is an introduction of how to evaluate information, a necessary skill to live intelligently in todays world.” — Randy Feingersh, Texas, USA
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“Your website’s been a great motivator and source of information for me as I get back into weight training and an overall exercise regimen. Thanks again for your help.” — John Collins, Farmingdale, New York
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“By the way, I’m over 40 (44 actually) and following your advice on fitness and diet have reached a level of fitness I didn’t have even at 20! I’m a lot heavier than I used to be, but 2 dress sizes smaller and fit. At my local gym people normally ask me if I’m a fitness instructor (nice feeling).” — Simonetta, United Kingdom
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“Thank you so much for all this information…and so quickly. This alone is worth the price of my annual subscription. At first, I thought I would try it for a month and cancel if it wasn’t worth it, especially since I am having such a hard time committing to fitness. I figured this would be another resource I wouldn’t really use. I can’t imagine being without it now. You were so helpful. Thanks again.” — Annemarie Way, New Hampshire
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“I am very impressed with the quality of the information since I joined earlier today – I found many topics under fat burning, supplements, and abs very helpful. I will look forward to sending questions to you from time to time. Great job!” — Lori D. Kendall, Cupertino, California
“Although I’ve been training for a few years now I’ve only just started to take an interest in all the various aspects of health. I joined you site as soon as I found it. Congratulations on your site!. It has an amazing collection of articles under one roof. Research is so much easier like this.” — Nik Payton, Brazil
“I’m a recent subscriber to your site and I find your approach refreshing since you rely primarily on controlled scientific studies for your guidelines (and always manage to point out a flaw or two in each study). I appreciate the quality information.” — Dave Gribler, Douglasville, Georgia
“I wanted to commend you for gathering together all the scientific studies in such an easy-to-peruse format. Your site is very well done.” — Brad D. Bargmeyer (MBA, MA), Rancho Cucamonga, California
” I’d like to add that your website is terrific because the articles are specific, comprehensive, and always backed by a hefty load of quality research. I’m always amazed at how many fitness or nutritional “gurus” publish their views and methods without really backing them up. The articles on thefactsaboutfitness.com are by far the most well-researched insights I’ve been able to find anywhere — on the internet or in publication — and always cite numerous case-specific studies, biological reasearch, and just plain simple science. It really gives confidence to someone like me — a non-bodybuilder — and helps sift through the plethora of crazy diets and new workout methods to make getting fit as simple as eating properly and getting enough exercise. Thanks Christian!” — Nate Randall, Monterey, California, USA
“Your site is amazing — excellent sifting through so much confusing research. Kudos to you! I’m ten pounds down — twenty to go and confident that I can lose pound and gain health from following your brilliant updates. Kudos and gratitude to you.” — Maureen Baker, Ohio, USA
“Just a quick thank you for all the research and professional advice provided on your site. Awesome! I’m one of those guys that have fallen into just about every program that cost a ton of money and have almost zero positive results. In the hour and thirty minutes since I signed up for your site I have read many articles, printed out work outs and discovered why my efforts just are not working to reach my fitness goals. Starting at 250 pounds on a 6′ 2′ frame with, well lets say way too much fat from the waist up. I’m looking for to the end of the work day to get started on the FFW program.” — Charles Gifford, Athens, Georgia, USA
“Your work is comprehensive and superb! Thank you! You’ve really tied together the best work of some of the best coaches and researchers on muscle growth in your new “Maximum Muscle Plan.” It really puts together in concise form all the fundamental tools necessary to gain mass for a long time. I think the new routines are fantastic! I’ve used the different variations myself over the years and these are some of the exact templates that have worked for me in the past (both 3 day and 4 day routines).” — Thomas Morrison, Corporate Wellness Coordinator, Hamilton Bradley Center for Wellness and Rehabilitation
“I hope to be going on-line at home soon and I’ll be in a much better position there to work my way through your site. It has been an inspiration and a great practical help.” — Thomas Carter, London, United Kingdom
“Thanks for your website, I was very skeptical about laying down the money for it… but I am pleasantly surprised by a lot of the information.” — Karl (last name and location withheld)
“I would first of all like to congratulate you on your superb site. I have been reading about fitness for about three years now, and I would have to say your site alone has had the largest comprehensive (and relevant) pieces of information I have ever seen. I have exercised on and off because of fustrations on proper techniques, eating, and the like. Your program has just melted the fat off of me. I could see the results within a week. My body composition has changed quickly. I would like to congratulate you on such a superb program.” — George Zayas, Florida, USA
“Your ‘FFW’ and ‘Max Muscle’ workouts are the best and most effective I’ve done in years. Easy to alter the intervals and circuits to keep workouts fresh and effective. Love your site and good advice, the best I’ve gotten in years.” — Mike Burk, California, USA
“I have been weight training seriously for about 17 years, and spend much of my free time reading and researching fitness articles in both the print and online media. I believe that the lucidity, depth, intelligence and insight — not to mention the writing quality — of your articles are second-to-none.” — Edmund Chan, Ontario, Canada
“The website is an absolute wonder — in these days of evidence based medicine it — we have learnt never to trust statements without back-up evidence and your clear, concise summaries are incredibly heplful because you consistently include all the relevant minutiae of information that allows the reader to reach a sensible conclusion about the merit/weight of the research.” — BC
“Your website is probably one of the best out there. It is trustworthy. What I like is that you are realistic, clear and honest.” — Gawain Deleeuw, New York, USA
“Early days yet, only just joined, but so far, I’m really impressed by your website. I used to be a competitive type bodybuilder (well I was on the way I should say) about ten years ago, and in those days it was all about trial and error, read a hundred conflicting articles from different magazines and pretty much see how it goes. Starting training again for the first time in ten years, and feeling out of touch with the nutrition world, I didn’t relish the idea of trial and error again… so I looked at your site… so far from what I’ve seen, it’s very impressive, the articles are to the point and not filled with waffle, very informative, and make a lot of sense. Good job.” — Frank Fera, Sydney, Australia
“You have an awesome article repository. I think it’s rare to find a fitness expert write in such a professional manner. You throw in all kinds of quotes and graphs to back up your statements. It’s not just some common rote like you see on other fitness tip sites. Keep updating you website and continue your excellent writing.” — Daehee Park
“I subscribed to your website earlier today and have spent a few hours digesting the site’s content. It’s absolutely superb. I’m a fitness professional myself and run a couple of fitness-based websites so I can appreciate excellent content when I see it — well written, without agenda and most importantly, thoroughly evidence-based. I know the amount of effort that has to go into putting together just one of your articles so it’s even more impressive seeing the depth of content you’ve created. As you know, there are a lot of self-professed fitness gurus in the world these days (many of them seem to have emerged behind the protective veil of a website). The vast majority could learn a great deal from your impartiality and hesitance to promote something that happenend to be statistically significant in a study or two, as a ‘revolution in fat loss… or muscle gain!’ For what it’s worth, one of your articles is worth a hundred on most sites and I hope you continue to opt for quality over content for contents sake.” — Phil Davies, Merseyside, United Kingdom
“Your time and efforts are very much appreciated, I have never encountered a service like that you provide with such responsiveness and customization for the individual. Thank you.” — Jonathan Tye-Walker, Surrey, United Kingdom
“Have a great day and keep up your excellent work — I really enjoy your site!” — George Hearn (Physical Therapist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer), Nashville, USA
“I have to say the membership of your service is one of my most meaningful investiment ever done. The information and the knowledge you presented is so helpful and confirmative to what I have been doing. Whenever I have a doubt, the first place I would go to make clarification is your website.” — Jim Jiang, New South Wales, Australia
“Your website has changed my life. Thank you. The way you cut through the crap and just give us the bottom line is a great thing. I used your article on how to burn fat without losing muscle and dropped 25 pounds in two and a half months. Now I have moved onto how to gain weight without adding fat. Along with the Maximum Muscle Plan. It’s only my first week on both but I love it.” — Mark R Pruim, Maryland, USA
“I am very pleased to report that with the change in workout and the supplements and the new diet I am changing shape quite dramatically. I mean, the transformation has been almost unbelievable Christian. I’m not joking you when I say that I literally go to bed looking one way and wake up looking “different”. My body is changing at a phenomenal rate I can’t believe it. My chest is also changing shape and I can see the muscles flex in the top half of my chest. Thanks again Christian for all your help.” — Richard S. Powell, Berkshire, UK
“It’s a distant past but I think I first saw your site in 2002, and I subscribed in early 2003 (I might be wrong about this, I am afraid that I am not very good with time frames). I should mention that at the time my country (Serbia) was recovering from 11 years long dictatorship (I presume that you heard of Slobodan Milosevic), a NATO bombing and was almost completely isolated from the rest of the civilized Western Europe. Needless to say – international credit card payments towards Western European countries were hard to execute, if not impossible. Also the price of membership was (believe it or not) almost equal to half of the average monthly salary in Serbia (at the time). But I asked a good friend of mine, who is British, living in London to become a member on my behalf and I’ve sent him the money by mail. (I wrote you all this just for you to realize how hard it was to become a subscriber from Serbia back then). And after all these years I can honestly say that I never regretted becoming a paying member, it was and still is well worth it. I humbly thank you Christian for being a true professional and sharing your vast knowledge with the rest of us!” — Petar Stefanovic, Serbia
“Christian helps me in many ways, because he reads and weeds through all the current “science” floating around the web and related journals regarding both training and nutrition, while at the same time distilling that information into known facts. All of this saves me both time, money, and frustration. I’ve been weight training for 35 years now. Over that time I’ve included weight training to help me in competitive sports including American football, basketball, track and competitive bodybuilding. In addition, I used to own two personal training facilities in Southern California and still train others from time-to-time. Even with all my years of weight training experience and research, I tend to overthink my own routines, especially as my ability to recover from training sessions has changed with age. To this end, I’ve gone to Christian Finn as a sounding board to help me get out of my own head and get myself into the gym. Christian’s assistance has been invaluable to me for three years now and I’d highly recommend him to anyone seeking realistic science based training and nutritional advice. There are a lot of proclaimed experts out there, though Christian is the only person I trust for succinct training and nutritional advice.” — Steve Wise, Kirkland, WA/USA
“I am so thankful I landed on Christian Finn’s website about 4 years ago. Back then I was doing weight training and reading various information online which was confusing me so much and had no idea what I was doing. After I randomly landed on Christian’s website it has been life changing for me. I learned all the right information about absolutely everything that has to do with weight training, cardio, nutrition and health. I was so inspired from Christian Finn that I decided to even start a personal training and nutrition course which I will be finishing in about year. During my studying for my personal training and nutrition course I read some of the best exercise, nutrition and bodybuilding books and what was really fascinating was at the end of reading each book I was like “I already know this information from Christian’s website!” I was so amazed that I was reading these famous books and actually realizing that I already knew the information from before just from Christian’s information from his website. Christian’s information was even written much clearer and I would have to read about 20+ books to actually get all the information just from his website. In some of the books the information was not always cited and references were not present. In Christian’s information there is ALWAYS references backing up his every single word. And of course there are some individual questions that I had and wanted to ask Christian. I email him about any query I have regarding my exercise routine or absolutely anything I am not sure about and I always receive an answer super fast from him explaining anything I need.” — John Satsias, Cyprus
“I’ve been using Muscle Evo for six weeks now and I thought I’d get back to you to provide some feedback and advise that it’s unquestionably working. Specifically my arms, chest & shoulders have developed exceedingly well, to the point where it’s already noticeable in clothes and in the mirror. My triceps seem to have developed more though as these have gone from virtually zero to where they are now noticeable as such.” — Ivo Lunardi
“I am now in week nine of the program and I have been very impressed so far. I’ve seen a marked improvement from looking in the mirror. I am also lifting more weight on the major lifts than I have ever done before. I partly think that this is a psychological thing as, on your spreadsheet, you have laid out realistic incremental weight increases (providing your diet, rest, etc. is all in order). I have found this way of planning and training very good at motivating me and giving me weekly targets/goals to hit. I never really knew what were realistic incremental increases, but having a qualified person like yourself lay these out has been great for me. I used to go into the gym and aim to lift a bit more than I did the week before or keep the weight the same and try and squeeze out one more rep. But having the figures in front of me to commit to have been great.” — Paul Street
“I am due to complete the fourth Muscle Evo cycle on Friday and I thought I will give you an update on my stats: I’m 15 pounds up from beginning of the program on 25th January, and my body fat is still at 13.5%, no change. Many thanks for sharing with me this fantastic program, I’m sure it will be very popular when you release it and I’m happy for you to use my results to promote it if you wish to. I am also grateful for your patience, advice and guidance without which I am aware that the stats above may have looked very different.” — Mircea Rogojan
“I recently downloaded Muscle Evo and have been doing it now for about 12 weeks now. I have to say it does work. I’m 50 and have been working out for some 25 years or so; your program is the easiest and most effective I’ve ever followed.” — Dan Butler, Maine, USA
“The goal for Christian on January 5th. Get a 47-year old who has more important things to do than spend all his time in the gym, fitter, stronger and 5% lighter by March 26th with no more than 3 hours gym time a week. Results on March 22nd: 25% stronger on most lifts, 22% on the worst, considerably fitter and just short of 10% lighter. Beyond target ahead of time. Thanks Mr. Finn.” — Phil Polden
“First off I’d like to thank you for the Muscle Evo program. I’ve been on and off so many programs, with mixed results, that I had pretty much given up because of how confused I was about starting a new routine. My wedding is coming up soon and I started Evo about 3 months ago and have seen the weight dropping off, along with lots of positive gains in the amount of weight and reps I am lifting.” – Jim Sherwood
“I came across your website after searching for ‘time under tension’ in Google simply because I had read a previous article and wanted to learn more. Your article interested me and I continued to browse through your site and was intrigued by your simple, no bull, and research based approached to fitness. I purchased and downloaded Muscle Evo and have been following the plan for about 9 weeks now and could not be happier I just wanted to take a bit of time to say thanks for steering me in a great direction and I am glad to say that I am on a fitness path that has me motivated and hungry to achieve fitness greatness. I agree that too much information can be useless without action and it was your blog that allowed me to wake up from information overload and turn to an action based approach.” – Juan Carlos Chavez
“I’m getting ready to start my fourth month of Muscle Evo (with a few tweaks), and I wanted to drop a note to thank you for what’s been a GREAT program so far. I’m 44 years old, and I’ve been lifting weights off and on since high school, with the majority of my experience starting in my early 30’s. Obviously, with age, one’s gains tend to slow down, and that was the case with me when I hit 40. Not only that, but my routine was boring and stale. I was already a fan of your blog, so I figured I’d give your program a try.
I wasn’t looking to get bigger, since I’m already a pretty broad guy, but Muscle Evo must have woken up something, because I’m now starting to Hulk out of all of my shirts! There are huge differences in my body composition compared to three months ago, and I pretty much owe that to following your protocol. (I don’t take any supplements, so there must be some “there” there!)
Again, thanks for putting together a solid program that keeps me challenged. Great job!” – Chris Benton