Let's get a few facts straight boys:
1) I got paid $0.00 for that ad. Not one penny.
2) At the time of that ad, I did not work for MET-Rx. I worked out at the Costa Mesa Club MET-Rx gym. It was there that I showed Scott the pics. We didn't really know each other at the time other than being gym acquaintances.
3) Those pics where taken over the course of 12 months. Look at the difference between 1 & 2. Aside from MET-Rx, nothing changed. In the later pics, I did incorporate cardio, lowered my carbs and eventually tanning/color. I ended coming into my contest a full 15lbs heavier than the prior contest 18 months earlier.
Those are the facts.
Now, what would I have to possibly gain from supporting a product that I have nothing to do with today
Believe what you will, but the old MET-Rx formula worked and I gladly endorsed it.
Leverone, is trying to use a scripted BS video story to part gullible kids from what few bucks they might have. I suppose it's no different than 99% of the supplement companies out there, so we shouldn't be surprised. It's still shameful.
I'll tell you what. If they end up producing any credible data that supports the outlandish claims they are making, or if this miraculous "ingredient" works so well that it becomes the next creatine, I will personally donate $5,000 to whatever worthy cause Leverone choses.