You say, "...when they had..." That is interesting to me. Does that
mean that the guarantee doesn't exist any more?

I'm female, so the guarantee for me was 12 pounds instead of 20. I
would have been thrilled to gain even half that. The point is that even
if I hadn't made the guaranteed amount, I had no intention of returning
the machine, because I thought there would be a lot of benefits beyond
the magic 12 number. However, at more than 1/2 way through the year,
I've either stayed the same with muscle or lost a pound, depending on
how accurate you think the Omron machine is and how much variation is
natural. It's very discouraging. And those other benefits haven't
materialized much either. So, now I'm leaning towards returning the
machine, though I'd rather just be held harmless if I could instead.

I'm sticking with the program and giving it my all each time. I've even
started buying and drinking expensive protein powders to make sure that
my diet is not negatively impacting my ability to gain muscle. Still,
no new muscle...

That doesn't mean that the program won't work for other people. I think
it would be especially good for people who are just starting out trying
to gain muscle. My reasoning is that when you are just starting out,
just about any program will probably be helpful. The Static
Contraction/Explosive Fitness program has the added big benefits of not
being so frequent compared to other programs, and compared to lifting
very high weights in the gym, it's probably safer. That's just my
opinion.

I used to believe that getting the Explosive Fitness equipment would
also be cheaper in the long run. But this would only be true if the
equipment were helpful over a very long period of time (given it's
extremely high cost), and I'm not personally finding that to be the
case.

One thing to keep in mind: You asked in your e-mail if people had
returned the machine. I think I was in the first wave of people to get
the machine and my year is not up yet. I wonder if many people have had
the new machine for more than a year so that the option was even open
yet. In other words, your question might be premature. Also, if I got
to the point where I actually returned the machine, I wouldn't be a part
of this discussion group any more. So, it may be hard to find out how
many people have returned machines by asking in this group. If you get
an answer to that question, I would be interested in it too.

Best of luck in whatever you end up deciding to do. Gaining muscle is a
good thing.
- JJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Explosive_Fitness@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Explosive_Fitness@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of won_dr01
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:14 PM
To: Explosive_Fitness@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Explosive_Fitness] 20lbs refund..


did any of you purchase the equipment when they had the 20lbs in
a year
refund???? if so are any of you going to make the 20 lbs or will
you be
returning the equipment







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