John Barban is the creator of AGR.

John holds several degrees, including a Masters in Human Biology. He did his graduate research in Exercise Physiology. He is also a Personal Trainer and a certified Kinesiologist who has worked in the dietary and sports supplement industry for over eight years. He has spent this time researching and developing sports and weight loss supplements.

The AGR is based on John’s own desire to get a lean, attractive body. You’ll know this is true when you see his before and after pictures. After years of trial and error, John finally figured out what he needed to focus on to get the exact body shape he was searching for: testosterone.

He found that testosterone is not only necessary to build lean muscle in all the right places, but it’s also essential to help a man lose unsightly belly fat. And that is how the Adonis Golden Ratio evolved.

When you purchase the AGR system, you will be given immediate access to all three plans.

Each of these systems includes a workout program, detailed nutrition plan and a supplement guide. You’ll also receive a software program that helps you customize meal plans that will work for you, based on your needs and preferences.

Inside every single workout, you’ll see that each of the exercises has a separate tutorial video for you to watch. You’ll also have access to additional videos by John Barban and his colleagues with information on muscle mass, fat loss, and much more.

So if you’re a man looking to boost your confidence with a beach body that’ll turn heads thanks to your muscular shoulders, six pack abs and narrow waist, you’re going to want to read more about the Adonis Golden Ratio program.

The equipment required for the Adonis Golden Ratio training program includes equipment that you’ll be able to find at most local gyms.

You’ll need:

• dumbbells of various weights
• a stability/exercise ball
• benches, both flat and incline
• a plyometric box
• cable stacks for pulldowns, triceps extensions, bicep curls, and cable cross-overs
• bars and weight plates
• seated calf machine
• parallel bars for dips
• chin-up bar

If you’re looking to purchase this equipment for a home gym, it should be easy to find. There isn’t anything unusual required, but it would be expensive to build a home gym with everything you would need.

There aren’t any non-equipment substitutions or modifications for those who want to workout at home or while travelling. You’ll need access to a standard gym in order to complete each of the workouts as they are written.

Each of the three 12-week programs in the Adonis Golden Ratio system have different workout frequencies.

If your primary goal is muscle building, you’ll be working out five days a week.

If fat loss if your primary goal, you’ll be training four times a week.

If you’re looking to lose fat while maintaining or building muscle, most weeks have four workouts written in. Four weeks out of the twelve will only have three workouts.

There is no workout calendar given, but each of the daily workouts are unique. You will need to do the workouts in the order given. It is up to you when you take your rest days.

The Adonis Golden Ratio system has three general nutrition plans that are specific for the user’s goals – either muscle building, fat loss, or muscle building and fat loss combined.

Within these three guides, you are given three specific 12-week meal plans that will work for the specific calorie range you fall into. For example, if you fall into the Fat Loss track, there are three meals plans; one in the 1800-2200 calorie range, one in the 2200-2500 calorie range, and one in the 2400-2700 range. No more guessing as to what you should eat – all the work is done for you.

When you open up each meal plan, you’ll find a complete grocery shopping list for each of the 12 weeks.

Each week is broken down with meals carefully itemized. Every meal is broken down to include approximately how many calories it is and what servings of proteins, carbs, and fats you will be consuming. Recipes are also included for each meal.

You will be given a substitution list for each protein, carb, and fat serving. There is a 7 minute video where John Barban walks you through how to read the meal plans and use the substitutions. He will assure you that you will be able to pick your favorite meals from each plan, and make them work for you.

The meals use whole foods. You will be consuming a lot of vegetables, some fruit, plenty of protein, and some healthy fats. Processed foods are kept to a minimum, for you to use at your discretion.

As far as eating out goes, John Barban suggests that you do the best you can, acknowledging that meals for work and social occasions are an important part of building relationships. You do not need to refuse to eat at them. Just do the best you can with the choices you are given then make up for it the next day.

The AGR system has plenty of before and after pictures.

First, take a look at the creator of the Adonis Golden Ratio system, John Barban himself. It’s clear that John has gone through a significant body transformation going from flabby to muscular. His former soft belly is now chiselled six pack abs with strong sculpted shoulders, John Barban definitely looks like a coach you want to listen to.

Next is Jason. Jason’s gone through two Adonis Transformation Competitions and is now a coach for hire. He knows the struggles of achieving lasting body transformation and he is available to help keep you motivated.

Rich is another AGR success story highlighted on the Adonis website. He says that the AGR program has simplified his life. Before doing AGR, he thought he needed to spend hours in the gym and cut calories forever. But by doing the program, he got the lean body he wanted and became a role model for others in his life.

Common phrases you hear in customer testimonials include:

• It’s a doable plan.
• You learn real life skills in this program.
• It’s boosted my confidence. I’m no longer embarrassed.
• It makes sense.
• No extreme or rigid rules.

Many of the AGR success stories come from men who have tried several different programs in the past. Then, with the help of the AGR community or an AGR coach, they learned how to create a sustainable fitness and eating plan so they could maintain their results without having to spend hours in the gym.

There are both positive and negative reviews of the Adonis Golden Ratio system.

First of all, you need to realize that the AGR program has been designed to help men attain a certain look. This program isn’t meant to improve your athletic fitness or strength. It’s about putting on muscle and trimming away fat in all the right places so that you can create an aesthetically pleasing look that is known to attract women.

The pros of this program begin with how relatively easy it is to put on muscle.

Yes, the AGR system has helped men gain significant muscle on their upper bodies.

The users who have bought the AGR system for the purpose of creating an Adonis god look, the one found to be the most appealing to women, have not been disappointed. The request for the money back rate is extremely low.

Secondly, John Barban is a respected name in the health and fitness industry. He has the education and body to back his product. He bases his programs on science and real results.

Some online folks don’t like that the AGR program doesn’t include a lot of lower body workouts. Yes, there are leg days included in each of the three systems, but you will not be pulling any big powerlifting numbers in this program. Your legs may not grow in size all that much, but you will still be getting a well-rounded leg workout.

One argument claims that there are no deadlifts in the program. The sales page does say that heavy deadlifts do have a tendency to grow your waist size, however, deadlifts are still included in the Adonis Golden Ratio system.

Again, this is not a hardcore bodybuilding program. This is not a program for powerlifters. This is not a program for someone who wants to jump farther, run faster, or do more chin-ups. This program is all about creating a specific body shape, one that is proven to appeal to women.

If you watch the video on the Adonis Golden Ratio sales page, you are told that there are four unique phases in the AGR system. Just to clarify, this does not refer to four workout phases nor does it refer to the three different programs (muscle building, fat loss, or muscle building and fat loss combined) within the AGR system.

The four phases AGR is referring to include tailored nutrition, a personalized workout program, community and mobile support, and advanced customization.

Within each of the three different programs available in the Adonis Golden Ratio system, you will not have different training phases. What you do have are three different 12-week training programs with three unique nutrition plans that will address one of three goals: muscle building, fat loss, or a combination of muscle building together with fat loss.

Let’s take a look at each of the training programs separately followed by a closer look at the nutrition plans.

Muscle Gain Program

The training program for the AGR muscle gain program includes a five day a week training program. For the first five weeks, you will be training different body parts with specific sets, reps, and rest periods.

During weeks six through eight, those sets, reps, and rest periods change. During week nine, some of the exercises change, as well as the reps and sets. Overall though, the exercises remain largely the same.

Fat Loss Focus

During the first four weeks of workouts for the AGR fat loss program, you’ll be performing two full body weight circuits a week, plus two other body split workouts for a total of four training days each week. The circuit workouts each contain five groups of three bodyweight or weighted exercises for fast fat loss. The other workouts each contain 7 to 9 exercises.

From week five to the end of week 12, you’ll do more body split style of workouts. There is usually one full body workout a week followed by three workouts with the focus being on either the arms, calves, upper or lower body.

Muscle Building & Fat Loss Combined

Weeks one to four and seven to eight of the combined muscle building fat loss program consist of standard weight lifting workouts. You’ll have four workouts a week that either focus on biceps and shoulders, legs, triceps and chest, or calves and back.

Weeks five, six, eleven, and twelve contain three workouts a week. Each workout contains four to six specific exercises, this time in pyramids and reverse pyramids.

Nutrition Programs

Each of the three subprograms in the Adonis Golden Ratio system has it’s own specific nutrition guidelines. Overall, the goal is to teach you how to eat in a way that you can stick with forever.

Within all three programs, you’ll learn the seven core principles that are imperative for long term healthy eating that will support your new body. By following the core principles, you are almost guaranteed body transforming results.

AGR has a unique view on calories and social eating events. Rather than focusing on your daily caloric counts, AGR believes it’s better to measure your caloric intake over a week. And when it comes to social events, they recognize that food is something we bond over. They also teach you how you can incorporate eating at social events into your diet plan.

The nutrition manual in the Fat Loss program explains the concept of Reverse Taper dieting. In it, John Barban explains how and why you should start off in a calorie deficit and gradually transition into a high calorie, maintenance place as you reach your goals.

Supplements

The testosterone boosting supplement dosage will vary over the course of the program. You will gradually cycle up to the maximum amount of testosterone boosters and then taper off by the end of the program.

Since it contains caffeine and other nootropics that can affect some people’s bodies, the pre-workout supplement will be something you gradually increase over time as well. As for Creatine, your intake will depend on whether or not you workout that day.

For only $37 USD, you can pick up the 12-week Adonis Golden Ratio system. In it, you’ll get not one but three 12-week programs that you will be able to customize for your goals.

Whether you want to pack on muscle or drop significant belly fat or do both at the same time, one of the AGR systems can help you uncover the body you’ve always wanted.

Depending on your specific goals, you’ll get either four or five intense weight lifting workouts each week; a customized meal plan based on your specific nutritional needs with solid advice on how to eat for the rest of your life; and an optional supplement regime meant to accelerate your body transformation results.

Also included in the AGR system is the bonus, “7 Days Out,” which is designed to get you into prime aesthetic shape for special events in only seven days!

Although the Adonis Golden Ratio is not completely focussed on fitness, it is a well-rounded program. What we like most about it is the approach to lifelong healthy eating. Even if you don’t end up taking the Fat Loss route, read what John Barban has to say about dieting. We guarantee you’ll learn something new and valuable.

What the program could do more of is talk about how you can incorporate other activities you might like into it. For example, if you really loved to run, how would that impact your results? Or wouldn’t it? Since AGR doesn’t include any cardio in it, it might mean that an increase in cardio may increase your hunger levels, but then how should you eat for that?

What impresses us about the Adonis Golden Ratio is the creator, John Barban.

The man has a lot of education and experience when it comes to fitness, healthy eating, fat loss, supplements, and hormones, both for men and for women. John seems to take delight in examining the science behind long held beliefs and occasionally, ripping those beliefs to shreds. If you want to know more about what he thinks, check out his blog at johnbarban.com.

So if you’re looking to turn heads at the beach this upcoming summer, go pick up your own copy of the Adonis Golden Ratio system. Even if it’s fall, the things you will learn in this program will help you get lean and, best of all, stay lean twelve months of the year without ruining your social life.