Permanent Muscle Program Review

A review of Reuben Bajada's Permanent Muscle Program. 

I was skeptical when Reuben Bajada contacted me about reviewing his program. After all, the last company to contact me ended up having a slight backfire--instead of promoting their product I wrote a negative review. But I told Reuben to send a copy to me and agreed to check it out.

It’s taken me a while to review the Permanent Muscle program because there is a lot of information (almost 800 pages worth). I’ll give this one a “thumbs up” and explain why in this review.

So here goes—let’s talk about what you get when you order Permanent Muscle:

The Permanent Muscle program consists of 10 Modules/Chapters. I’ll give you a quick summary:

Module 1: Are you a contender or a pretender?

This is more of an introduction. Bajada encourages his readers to learn what really works in terms of training. He exposes 15 lies that are prevalent in the fitness industry.

Module 2: Setting Goals Forms the Backbone of Success

Bajada introduces a “6 stage success template.” As the name implies, this chapter is all about challenging yourself with high (but realistic) goals.

Module 3: Creating An Unstoppable Training Mentality!
 
The author challenges the reader to treat his/her body as a “machine.” You would expect a car to run optimally with the best fuel and maintenance. The human body works the same way—treat it well and you’ll get the best results.

Module 4: Uncovering The Facts Behind Nutritional Supplements

I agree with most of the things written in the Permanent Muscle supplements review: we both agree that most of the bodybuilding supplements out there are crap (he’s one of the few guys I’ve seen that, like me, doesn’t buy into “nitric oxide boosters”).

I did find a few of areas of disagreement here:

Thermogenics: Reuben is somewhat negative about thermogenics supplements. I think the ECA stack is helpful if used properly.

Prohormones: We both agree that prohormones should be avoided, but for different reasons. Reuben believes they were banned for safety concerns. I believe prohormones never produced the promised gains in the first place, and were banned because most lawmakers are idiots (even steroids were banned for purely political reasons, not medical ones).

Bajada and I also disagree about the efficacy of creatine ethyl ester.   I think CEE is worthless (see: my review of creatine ethyl ester). He believes it is effective in some cases.  We’ve discussed it through email and I understand where he’s coming from. Regardless, I would never recommend CEE—especially when you consider the cost. You can read and just make up your own mind on that one.  He and I would both recommend creatine monohydrate as the more proven, cost-effective supplement. 

Module 5: Harnessing Your Almighty Hormones!

Muscle-building hormones are covered here, such as testosterone, growth hormone, insulin, etc. Bajada explains how to maximize each hormone. He encourages low sugar intake and adequate sleep, for example, to maximize growth hormone production.

Module 6: The Muscles Of The Perfect Human Machine

This is, in my opinion, one of the most impressive chapters/modules. There are highlighted pictures, before/after pictures, and descriptions of the best way to train each muscle group. This particular module really makes Permanent Muscle stand out from other programs I’ve review.

Module 7: Permanent Muscles Ultimate Exercise Database

This module has over 420 photos of Reuben Bajada performing the exercises you’ll be doing in the training program. Note: there’s really no reason to try to read through this section—it is best to use it as a reference once you start the training program.

Module 8: Filling Your Stomach With Total Nutrition

The Permanent Muscle nutrition plan is called the “fuel plan”—designed to give your body the proper nutrition to grow muscle. Calories are discussed as well as macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats). He also explains how to estimate your caloric needs.

Module 9: Permanent Muscles Custom Meal Plans

This module contains nutritional information on the best muscle-building foods. Bajada then explains how to plan your meals.

Module 10: 28 Week - Permanent Muscle Workout Program

This, of course, is the actual workout program. It is broken up into three sections:

Phase 1: ESP—Establish Strength and Power (3 weeks)
Phase 2: Permanent Muscle Construction
Phase 3: Absolute Resistance and Volume

The program looks well designed and I think it would work well for a beginner trainee looking to put on muscle. The trainee would simply refer to the Permanent Muscle Exercise Database to see how to do the exercises.

My Conclusion:

Permanent Muscle is a complete, well-designed course on how to build muscle. I believe it would be a good investment, especially for relatively new trainees trying to learn how to build size and strength.


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One final thing—all the modules come as one, massive document. It took me a little while to get used to this since other programs are often broken up into several files (pdf and video files). But it wasn’t hard to navigate once I got the hang of it.