Verified Customer Reviews — BuildWithPros and Shawn Ray
BuildWithPros is the official online shop of IFBB Hall of Famer Shawn Ray — 13-time Mr. Olympia competitor with 12 consecutive top-five finishes from 1990 to 2001 and 1991 Arnold Classic champion. The reviews on this page come from BuildWithPros customers who bought, used, and shared their experience with the products. Read them before you decide.
Reviews are collected and verified through Judge.me, an independent third-party review platform that confirms reviewers have placed actual orders. The collection also includes reviews migrated from BuildWithPros' previous platform (pre-March 2026), submitted by customers on the original site before the migration to Shopify. Reviews are never edited, filtered, or removed based on rating — both positive and critical feedback is displayed exactly as submitted. See the section below for details on how each review type is identified.
More about BuildWithPros reviews
Answers to the most common questions about reviews, verification, and Shawn Ray.
How are BuildWithPros reviews verified?
Reviews marked Verified are confirmed through Judge.me, an independent third-party platform that verifies each reviewer placed an actual order at BuildWithPros.com. Reviews without the badge were migrated from the previous WooCommerce platform (pre-March 2026). BuildWithPros never edits, filters, or removes reviews based on rating, and runs no incentivized or review-for-discount programs.
What products are reviewed on this page?
Reviews cover the full BuildWithPros catalog: audiobooks, bodybuilding PDFs, master class videos, Shawn Ray t-shirts, and Pro-Level Coaching with Shawn Ray. Each product page shows the verified reviews for that product, plus star ratings in Google search results via Judge.me schema integration.
How do BuildWithPros reviews compare to other fitness brands?
BuildWithPros publishes only reviews tied to a verified purchase through Judge.me, while fake reviews and paid testimonials remain a known problem across the fitness industry. Every review on this page is the actual experience of a paying customer, not promotional content.
Who is Shawn Ray?
Shawn Ray is an American IFBB Hall of Fame bodybuilder (inducted 2007) who competed at the highest level from 1987 to 2001, with twelve consecutive Mr. Olympia top-five finishes, the 1991 Arnold Classic title, and the Ben Weider Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. Today he runs the Shawn Ray Hawaiian Classic and teaches his methods through the BuildWithPros catalog.
How do I leave a review?
Judge.me automatically emails a review request after your order is fulfilled. Click the link to review the product you purchased, with text, star rating, and photos. Reviews appear within 24 hours after a moderation check that filters spam only, never negative feedback.