How Can the Wallabies and Cadel Evans Help Your Fat Loss Success?

Saturday night was a television feast. The Bledisloe was on at the same time as the Swans were getting pumped and as soon as that finished the Tour de France time trial as on.

During my Saturday night on the couch I witnessed 2 examples of the power of team work.


First up, the mighty Wallabies got one up on the All Blacks in the 1st Bledisloe test this year.

And we didn't just win, we touched them up.

Power of Team Work Lesson Number 1: Strength In Numbers

The Wallabies defense and scrummaging was much improved on previous seasons and their backs worked together pretty smoothly when they had the chance, meaning a well-oiled overall team performance

The second example occurred during the penultimate stage of the Tour de France.

I sat up late to see our boy Cadel go for the Maillot Jaune in the time trial.

Unfortunately Cadel couldn't make up the time difference that he was after. He only got 30 seconds out of the 95 that he needed to get the Yellow Jersey.

Why did this happen to the guy who was the standout favourite before a km was ridden?

It is all about the Power of Team Work Lesson Number 2: You're only as good as the other people surrounding you.

Cadel's main rivals in the tour were both from the CSC team.

They had the strength in numbers that I mentioned earlier. They worked as a team when Cadel had the yellow jersey last week and worked hard to break his back during the tough Alp stages.

Cadel's team, Silence Lotto, couldn't stand the heat. The poor bloke was left riding solo which is equivalent to taking on an army by yourself.

You just can't expect to win.

All the energy he spent keeping his rivals at bay in the second week cost him in the last week.

The fact was Cadel was just too good for his team mates to keep up with, meaning they couldn't help him when it counted.

So, what can we all learn from these 2 sporting examples?

Everyone needs a support team to help you achieve the fat loss results that you are after.

People on that team include your partner, your colleagues, and me. You need to have them pumping up your tyres when you are feeling flat.

You need them to encourage you and compliment you on your fat loss success to date.

Only then will you get the fat loss results that you deserve.

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Read Your Way to Fat Loss

I just posted this video on my you tube and My Trainer.com account and thought you might like to listen in.

I share a great way to increase your chance of success with your fat loss results without actually moving!



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In case you are curious, and wondering what I am reading at the moment - by my bed I have a book on Australian Legends.

It is a short 1 page per person account on different Australians who have made something of their lives.

It covers everyone from famous athletes like Bradman, to WW1 heroes and authors and painters that I have never heard of.

Very interesting, and a great motivation for me to read how people from all walks of life have made something of themselves.

In my bag I have a great manual on Copywriting and how to write better. This will help me communicate with you better and to help me maximise the success of the upcoming group training programs that I have in store for you.

If you are not a reader, it is time to start.

Increase your motivation to read and you will increase your success on your ultimate fat loss results mission.

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Sunday Arvos and Six Pack Abs

I spent a great Sunday catching up with some mates from school that I have not seen for a while.

They all have kids nowadays so we don't see each other as much as we used too but it's cool to catch up and see their kids growing up.

Now I want to remind you about my Body Transformation contest that I want you to enter, so I found this quote to help kickstart the people that are already signed up for the challenge:

"Tell me what you say you want, show me one week of your life and I will tell you if you will get it" - Author and Keynote Speaker Patricia Fripp

For those who have not entered, you still have time to get on board, but remember the challenge has already started.

You don't want to give your opposition too much head start.

I've also got another 2 resources that can help you get where you want to be as part of this DPM challenge.

Those of you who have been doing my sessions lately have noticed that there seems to be a lack of crunches in my programs of late.

Some of you have asked why?

I want to burn my belly fat so why aren't we doing crunches?

Well truth be told, the more research I see, the more I am shying away from the crunch.

Truth be told, it just can't burn belly fat like other exercises that I love like Squats, Deadlifts, Push Ups, Chin Ups or Recline Rows.

The other thing is the amount of stress that is placed on your spine when you perform crunches.

Most of you spend your entire day sitting down where your spine is compressed already and to come and train and have a lot more stress on your spine through crunches just doesn't seem to make sense right?

So what's the best resource for a crunch free workout?

I've found this new program for six pack abs that my mate Craig Ballantyne is releasing today.

Burn Stubborn Belly Fat goes live at 12midnight EST. You get Craig's motivational secrets, plus SEVEN fat burning ab workouts.

The launch special includes 3 months free membership to his exclusive Turbulence Training Members site which is worth your investment alone.

Burn Stubborn Belly Fat

Finally, something else that was brought to my attention over the weekend, another guy I met in Florida last year, Brad Pilon, celebrated his birthday on Saturday and wanted to do something special.

You see Brad is known as the anti diet guy. He hates the fad diets and the traditional way that most people look at nutrition. He has created a controversial program Fast Fat Away where he created the program for those who have tried everything else but have failed.

To tell you the truth, this is not for everyone as it involves fasting for 1 day a week but if you want to try something different give it a shot.

The results speak for themselves.

http://www.fastfataway.com

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The Baby, The Transformation and your Fat Loss answers

My brother and his wife had their first child on Wednesday morning, so I am now an uncle of a beautiful little princess. She is beautiful, but I am biased I guess!

The above photo shows me looking a little bit awkward but definitely proud with my first hold.

I felt like I was going to break her she was so small - only 2.75 kgs.

She must have been following some Aussie Fatblast secrets in the womb.

Moving on now, the response to my DPM Body Transformation contest has been awesome!

People are fired up to fire their belly fat and have already signed up to enter. At last counting there are 9 people signed up and I want double that.

So are you keen?

Or are you scarred of taking action and changing your body for the better?

Even if you don't win, you get the best prize ever - a new body!

So get to it, email me (daniel@dpmperformance.com.au) to tell me that you're in.

If you missed all the rules, you can get them here

Finally, did you get my special message on Monday about the Christmas in July Free Fat Loss Tips promotion?

I hope you have checked out what is available, and remember, it doesn't cost you a cent to get any of the amazing fat loss secrets on the hot new site.

It is my way of saying thankyou for being a valued friend, client and reader.

In case you missed it, I managed to gather 14 of the world’s premier fat loss trainers (including myself) and twisted their arms to give up some of their best secrets all available to you for free.

The free information ranges from free eBook reports on the latest fat loss secrets, audio programs to listen to on your way to work, to audio workout guides.

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I hope to see you there.

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7 WAYS TO GET MOTIVATED FOR YOUR WORKOUT

I found this great article from Craig Ballantyne of Turbulence Training fame and thought you might appreciate it.

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

www.TTworkouts.com

There will be days (everyday?) when you don't feel like doing your workout.Sometimes you don't want to get out of bed.Sometimes you don't want to leave your office because you feel like there are too many deadlines (but this is when you need a workout the most!).

Sometimes you don't want to end story time with the kids only to head down to the basement gym.It even happens to me.But I knew how I'd feel like a million bucks after the workout. And in the end, I know I can't let myself become "soft" and start skipping workouts.

I have to lead by example.But if you are set on achieving a goal, then when it's workouttime, come heck or high water you've got to bear down and do the job.

So here are 7 ways to get motivated for your workout and to get you inspired to get through your workout.

1) Reward yourself. Finish your workout and treat yourself to a magazine, a TV show, some extra time with your family, some new songs for your IPOD, or even a little extra time for yourself.

2) Or set up a punishment for missing workouts. Skip the workout, put $20 into a jar to spend on home repairs. Make sure your spouse controls the jar.

3) Review your goals everyday and every night. Keeping your goals fresh in your mind will help you stay on track.

4) Realize that the hardest part of the workout is often getting your butt to the gym. Once you get 5 minutes into the workout, you will be over the hump. So tell yourself, "I'll just go in and do 1 set of the first 2 exercises, then I can go". Next thing you know, you'll have done the entire workout.

5) Visualize yourself doing a great workout and finishing strong. Get yourself mentally prepared and you will literally have better workouts each time.

6) Crank the tunes. Seriously, nothing motivates like music.

7) Get social support. If you have a workout partner, you'll feel like crap if you let them down. Or become accountable to everyone in the Turbulence Training workout forums...if you don't post your workouts, they'll track you down and demand to know why you've fallen off track! So online or offline, get everyone on your side!

Now get out there and kick the fat to the curb,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

About the Author

Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines.

His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week.

For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit the Turbulence Training system here

Couldn't have said it better myself!

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IT'S CHRISTMAS IN JULY AND YOU GET THE GIFTS!

Before I get into the giving of the presents, I just want to tell you about a trip down memory lane I had today.

We were at my Nan's house and I got to see 2 of my cousins (and one of their little girls) who I don't see a lot - one lives in New Zealand and the other in Griffith. So it was great to see them.

But the reason for mentioning this is because my sister was cleaning up and found an old video from my Nan and Pa's (who is no longer with us) 50th Wedding Anniversary.

It was from 17 years ago, and it was funny to see me with hair and wearing my Parra jersey.

But the real cool thing was spending the time with my extended family and laughing about how daggy we all looked (good old early nineties fashion was missing something I think!) and just enjoying each others company.

I hope you got the chance to do the same this weekend.

Anyway, let's get down to business.

I am pretty pumped at the moment!

After a lot of hard work getting all of these people onboard I havesome special news for you.
You see, I selected some of the world's premier fat loss experts tocontribute some of their closely guarded fat loss secrets so therest of the world can benefit!

The Free Fat Loss Tips website is where 13 other experts fromAustralia, The United States, Canada and The UK, join me on thisnew site that is dedicated to spreading the truth about fat lossonce and for all.

The best part, of course, is each of us has decided to give up ourgreat, and usually closely gaurded secrets for free.

So I guess you can say it is like Christmas in July. You get allthe gifts.

The site is now live!

The link for you to visit is:

http://www.freefatlosstips.com

You'll find some great information at this hot site from some ofthe fitness industries biggest up and coming trainers and currentcelebrity trainers.

I'll spill the beans on the lies that have previously stopped youfrom achieving your fat loss goals in my Aussie Fatblast SecretsRevealed audio and eBook special report.

If you don't already have this no holds barred report on what fatloss techniques work and what doesn't, you will definitely want toget your hands on this manual that is especially created for thetime pressed person - you can even download the audio and listen toiton your commute to work!

Also joining me on board are some big names in the fitness and fatloss game:

- Dave Soucy, a women's fat loss expert, who has a great BusyWomen's Fitness Solution eBook. This 50 pages of jam packed,results producing info is aimed at women sick of trying fad dietsand boring treadmill workouts.

- Ed Scow, the author of Fat Loss To Go, who is giving you 3 hotsecret reports on the best ways for men and women to lose that bodyfat.

- Mike Grafstein, is a Youth Soccer expert who has some greatinterval fitness programs if you have any kids that play the worldgame.

- Caroline Radway, offers you her Perfect 10 tips to help youachieve your perfect fit for life

- Stephen Cabral, a renowned media personality, who is offering TheWorld's Most Powerful Weight Loss Interval report

- Dan Grant, magazine contributor and body transformation coach whowill teach you his Degrees of Change system to accelerate your fatloss results

- Dr Kareem Samhouri, ground breaking, year long, Lift Hard PlayHard program is one of the internets premier online trainingsolutions.

- Eddie Enriquez, who has created the MyTrainer.com website toallow users free access to some of the best fitness videos andaudios on the planet. This is You Tube for fitness.

- John Fell, a Sydney based trainer to the stars who is offeringyou 3 months online training with access to mp3 workouts,education, and his sought after motivation and support methods

- Ben Warstler, runs successful boot camps in small town Vermontand is sharing with you his 4 Secret Hot Spots for fast andeffective fat loss

- Susan Hill, a renowned personal trainer of the year winner, andauthor of the Bikini Butt Workout for all the women wanting to looktheir best in their swimsuit this summer. Susan will give you thebest tips for picking the right swimsuit.

- Jeremy and Alissa Nelms, creators of the revolutionary Mid YearResolutions Program which is a teleseminar series that addressesyour fat loss, financial and relationship success. Jeremyinterviews over 20 experts and you can gain access to this for free!

- BJ Gaddour, a successful real world fat loss expert who has arevolutionary online membership site with audio workout programs tomaximise your fat burn. BJ is offering a free, downloadable, cardioworkout.

As you can see, it is a comprehensive list of accomplished andsuccessful Fat Loss Experts.

Personally, I think you'd be certifiable if you miss the boat onwhat we are all giving away for you.

Most of these trainers would charge upwards of $100 an hour fortheir time and you get to get inside all of our heads for free.

Once again, the place to get your life changing fat loss secrets is

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If you are on the edge about whether to visit this awesome site, Ifound this quote that will surely twist your arm:

“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there” - Will Rogers

PS, please tell a friend about this too. The more people who knowabout this great new site, the more people it can benefit.

So, thankyou in advance for passing this onto them!

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THE INNAUGURAL BODY TRANSFORMATION CONTEST!

I hinted to this in my blog posting recently. I got fired up about the state of our nations expanding waist lines and decided spur of the moment to run my first ever DPM Performance Body Transformation contest.

So, after putting myself on the line, I thought I better back it up!

After a week of thought, I’ve even decided to put my money where my mouth is!

Yep, 1st prize will get some of my hard earned cashola!

1st Prize:
• $250 Cold Hard Cash!
• 3 Group Training Program vouchers – valid for any 3 group sessions that I run (Saturdays, Pulse, Kaizen, Ultimate Fatblast etc) – valued at up to $720 depending on which program you choose)
• An advanced, preview, copy of my upcoming internet release Aussie Fatblast Secrets Success Manual – which will be released in September – valued at $49.47 USD
TOTAL VALUE: $1020

2nd Prize:
• 1 Group Training program voucher – valued at up to $240
• An advanced, preview, copy of my upcoming internet release Aussie Fatblast Secrets Success Manual – which will be released in September – valued at $49.47 USD
TOTAL VALUE: $290

3rd Prize:
• An advanced, preview, copy of my upcoming internet release Aussie Fatblast Secrets Success Manual – which will be released in September – valued at $49.47 USD
TOTAL VALUE: $50

So, I’m going to call a few people out – first names only, you know who you are. I’ll be disappointed if I don’t see your entry.

• Jason
• Eris
• Rob
• Stacey
• Claire
• Sue
• Gav
• Megan
• Lou
• Sandra

That is just off the top of my head. Just because your name isn’t on here, it doesn’t mean I don’t want to hear from you.

Got a wedding you want to get ready for?

Want to get that summer body shape before the spring panic starts?

Then don’t be a wallflower.

Sure, this could all backfire in my face and no one enters.

Or I may have just one person who enters and then it really isn’t a hard race to win is it? Maybe that person doesn’t even stick it out to the end.

RULES:

1) You must be currently training either individually or in a group training session with me

OR

2) You must be doing online training with me

OR

3) You must be doing one of the following recommended internet training programs by a DPM Performance preferred trainer – I know these people personally, and can vouch for their training program quality:

- Turbulence Training by Craig Ballantyne
- Truth About Six Pack Abs by Mike Geary
- Fit Yummy Mummy by Holly Rigsby
- Lift Hard Play Hard by Dr Kareem Samhouri
- Your Six Pack Abs Quest by Vince Delmonte

4) Take your measurements (or get me to do them in one of our sessions). Sites to take are -
- Chest (guys only): from the nipple line
- Waist: from the belly button
- Hips: Widest part of your hips
- Right Thigh: Standing with your arms by your side and taken from where your thumb is (someone else will need to do this for accuracy)
- Weight: Measure at the same time of day for accuracy. Weight is included but will not be the deciding factor – difference in measurements and body shape appearance will be the
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5) Take a before and after photo for social proof – It doesn’t have to be a swimsuit shot, but you don’t want to be dressed up in your winter woollies. You might be able to win without the photo but it will definitely boost your chances if you have one.

6) Write a short essay documenting the changes you have made in your diet and lifestyle and how the changes have improved your quality of life – e.g. not getting smashed every Saturday night like you have done for the last 3 years, being able to run around with your kid, gotten off blood pressure medication, lost 10cm off your belly, whatever.

7) You don’t need to drop 30 kilos to win. I want to see the person who transforms their life from where they are currently. It may only be dropping 5kg of scale weight but losing 10cm off a certain body part. It might even be staying the same scale weight but dropping a clothes size and replacing your burned body fat with new and lean muscle. It may be seeing your abs that you couldn’t see before. You name it. The person who will win will be the person who makes the BIGGEST LIFE CHANGE!

8) The contest starts on MONDAY 14 JULY and runs for 12 weeks. You can enter after this date but the cut of date for entry is THURSDAY 31 JULY

9) Entries close on MONDAY 6 OCTOBER – 12 weeks from the start date. If you choose to take the challenge you need to stay on track for 12 weeks and I can guarantee you will have the body you want by the time the weather is getting nice and warm!

All you have to do is email me by 5pm Monday 29 September, 2008 to enter with your social proof and essay.

OK I’m in, what do I have to do?

Email me – Daniel@dpmperformance.com.au to register your entry.

That way I can follow up with you and send you further details as they come to hand.

Get to work. Take your measurements. Take your photos. Select your training method of choice.

I made up these rules as I was going along, so if you think I’ve missed anything let me know and I might have to add it in.

The judge is me and my decision is final. This is not a legal document so let’s not get fancy. Let’s just change our bodies and our lives.

REMEMBER: SPEED OF IMPLEMENTATION is the key to you changing your life. Don’t say I’ll start tomorrow or next week after so and so’s wedding. Say bring it on, I’m starting today!

If you’re not sure where to start, email me and let me know. We can have a chat and decide what type of program will be best to kick you out of a winter slump!

This is the perfect kick up the backside if you have stopped training during winter, or been in a bit of a rut lately.

You will get the chance to change your body, get your hands on some of my cash and some other great training prizes.

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WOULD YOU LIKE A BACK INJURY WITH THAT?

Sometimes I see things in my job that excite me - such as someone finally losing the body fat that has been troubling them for years or being able to do a push up on their toes when they have convinced themselves that they could not do so.

Sometimes I see things in my job that motivate me - such as someone overcoming adversity to achieve something they never thought they could.

Sometimes I see things in my job that just make me cringe and feel for the poor bugger that is the victim.

Take this morning for example.

I was doing one of my Ultimate Fatblast Experience sessions at Observatory Hill and there were a few other groups on the hill doing their regular sessions.

I see the same trainers all the time.

Some are great.

Some of them make me sick and I feel sorry for the people who are in their class.

I don't say this to make me sound superior to everyone else out there.

I am confident in my job and know that if I am giving you something - it is the right way.

I say this so that people like you who may have been in these bad situations can realise that not everyone is a cowboy.

We actually watch what our clients are doing.

We actually show them correct form.

We actually make sure you will not be doing your back in and seeing a physio for the next 6 months.

So what was it that I actually witnessed?

There was a group doing some fitness drills and 2 people were doing swings - one of my favourite exercises.

What horrified me was that the trainer was standing right next to these 2 people watching them as they bend forward to an almost parallel position to the ground.

Gee, I could almost hear their vertebrae screaming in protest as it was crunching and compressing all the way throughout the movement.

While a swing is a superb exercise (one of the best) for targeting your butt, hamstrings and even strengthening your lower back muscles - the whole posterior chain of your body, it is essential that correct form is practiced for every movement.

I may sound like a broken record sometimes when I am showing my clients how to do these but at least you are doing them right, and more importantly, you will live to train another session with your back intact.

Seeing as most of you reading this spend your days at your desk in an office, your lower back is a precious area.

It has the strain of being compressed all day while you are sitting without adding to it during your training sessions.

If anyone happens to stumble across this article and are not one of my clients, make sure that your trainer actually shows you the right way to do a swing and if something doesn't feel right then chances are it isn't!

To see how a swing should be performed correctly, please view the video below.



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PS - I'll be launching my DPM Transformation contest tomorrow so stay tuned!

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THE WAR ON FAT KIDS - ARE YOU ARMED?

As you may have seen in the news on Saturday, preschool children as young as three will have to participate in compulsory exercise sessions of up to two hours every day.

If you missed it, you can find it here

What are my thoughts on this?

I think fantastic, bring it on!

It is a shame that it has come to the stage where kids HAVE to be told to exercise.

I remember when I was a young fella, I loved nothing more than kicking the footy or having a hit with the cricket bat before being dragged inside every day.

You couldn’t keep me inside if you paid me.

But times have changed.

At least this is a step in the right direction.

As I wrote on here recently, I think it should be considered child abuse when parents let their kids get fat.

There is no way known why a kid who hasn’t even started school is overweight or even obese. That is just plain and pure neglect and child abuse on the parents behalf.

If they are too lazy to get their kids the right type of foods than take the choice away from them and make it compulsory at preschool.

At least at that age kids can be taught that exercise is fun.

Even star jumps! Yep, one of my perennial favourites was mentioned as one of the activities. I think it’s great to see the young tackers getting into this at an early age.

Also getting kids running around and playing games, including ball games will no doubt help them burn off their excess calories caused by bad parenting.

The only downside I saw in the proposal was that they were pushing that the kids drink low fat milk and watered down fruit juices.

Obviously the people writing these recommendations have not read my Aussie Fatblast Secrets Revealed report.

In this controversial report I mention the lies that we have been told about low fat foods all these years and the evils of fruit juices.

Your not feeding this to your kids are you?

Anyway, if you are going to have any juice at all, it should be freshly squeezed 100%straight from the orange. If it’s in a bottle than it is too processed and too much sugars.

Why do you think the dental health of kids these days is in decline? But that's a story for another day.

So, my recommendation to add to their good start is to give the kids water only.

May be boring. May be plain.

But nothing is better, or cheaper, then a good old glass of H20.

I look forward to seeing these policies being put into action in the coming months.

What do you think about the report? I am interested to hear your thoughts in the comments section below.

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WANT A BODY WEIGHT WORKOUT?

Try out this tough body weight fatblast that I filmed recently in Florence - one of my favourite stops on our European Holiday.

This has been my most popular video on You Tube with nearly 200 hits so far only 3 weeks after being live



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If this doesn't make you want to drop and get into it, let me know and I'll see if I can film a workout you'd like me to put together for you!

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