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Field reports

Numbers. Dates. Real bodies.

Three builds, written up the way I actually keep them in my coaching log. No before-and-after photos. No staged transformations. Just the work, week by week, with the numbers that mattered.

Case 01 · 14 weeks

M., 42 — Empty Nester, Newly Divorced

Headline

+80 lbs bench, -10 lbs bodyweight, 7h sleep average

Coaching log

Bustillos Builds co

  • Wk 1Intake. Wanted 'to feel like a person again.' Bench: 225 × 1.
  • Wk 3Mobility floor in. Sleeping 7h. Ashwagandha at 600mg evenings.
  • Wk 6Bench testing day: 245 × 1. Volume work climbing.
  • Wk 9Bodyweight -6lb without dieting. Protein doubled. Stairs feel new.
  • Wk 12275 × 1. Tears in the gym. Asked when we'd prep for 365.
  • Wk 14Paused 305 × 1. Bodyweight -10lb, lean mass up. Build complete.

Case 02 · 16 weeks

R., 72 — Grandparent, Hadn't Squatted in 20 Years

Headline

Floor-to-feet regained at 72. 0 → 20lb goblet squat × 8.

Coaching log

Bustillos Builds co

  • Wk 1Couldn't lower below a chair. Ankle dorsiflexion: 4°. Hip IR: 8°.
  • Wk 2Five-gate protocol every morning. Pool walking 3×/week. No load yet.
  • Wk 6Box squat to 18" with bodyweight. Three sets of five. Smiling.
  • Wk 10Ankle dorsiflexion: 28°. Hip IR: 35°. Goblet squat with 20lb. Floor sits no hands.
  • Wk 14Stairs without rail. Got down to play with grandkid — and got up unassisted.
  • Wk 16Independent floor-to-feet under load. Video sent to family. Cried watching it back.

Case 03 · 9 weeks

T., 38 — Father of Three, Chronic Lower Back Pain

Headline

Pain-free in 6 weeks. 1.5× BW deadlift by week 9.

Coaching log

Bustillos Builds co

  • Wk 18 years of intermittent lumbar pain. Slept poorly. Couldn't pick up his 4-year-old.
  • Wk 2Five-gate revealed locked t-spine and shut-down glutes. Programming rebuilt.
  • Wk 4Belly breathing protocol, hip airplane work, deadlift mechanics from scratch.
  • Wk 6First pain-free week in eight years. Slept 7h+ five nights running.
  • Wk 9Picking up all three kids without thought. Trap-bar deadlift at 1.5× bodyweight.

What people say in their own words

The wall of quotes.

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He fixed my back without ever touching it. Just smarter training and the herbs he recommended.

— T., 38

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I came in unable to squat. I leave able to play on the floor with my grandkid. Worth every penny.

— R., 72

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Isaac doesn't promise miracles. He promises you'll know your body when you leave. He delivers that.

— M., 42

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My kid put 60 lbs on his bench in one summer without a single injury. Coaching that respects young bodies is rare.

— Parent of athlete, 17

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Detox Fraction changed how I sleep. I didn't believe in herbs. I do now.

— K., 51

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Energetic, honest, and refuses to sell you anything you don't need. That's the whole pitch.

— D., 29

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