If it is important to you, you will find a way

If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not you’ll find an excuse - Coach Whitney 

Rod is first and foremost a country bloke through and through.
Hard work is in his veins as is the manner in which he goes about challenges.
Since I've known him, he has conquered those who have doubted him by taking action through pro activity and inspirational effort.


His day job is property development and is a budding entrepreneur mining magnate. Some of his hero's include; the late great Kerry Packer, Robert G. Barrett and Slim Dusty.


He played 20 years in both codes of rugby, trekked; Kokokda, Mt Kinabalu on the route of the WW2 Sandakan Death Marches and he's done his fair share of training programs and marathons. Thanks to his beautiful wife and training mates support, Rod is as game as Ned Kelly when it comes to challenges.

He joined the FIGHTWEIGHT pilot program to improve his strength and conditioning to improve his running. See Rod's feedback and what he thought of the program.

Initially, he needed to lose some weight in order to improve his running economy.
Rod managed to lose a humble 3 kg and increase muscle mass (2 kg INCREASE using Body Comp Scales)

Rod also reduced his waistline by 4 cm. 















In the end his fitness results mattered most. He improved in all tests.

























The follow up results indicated in a measured improvement overall by 9 points.










Most importantly, it gave him the preparation he needed for the Mudgee marathon on the 24th August, 2014.

Rod placed 3rd across the finish line in the time of 3hrs 28mins. Mudgee Running Festival 2014 Results  This was 2nd in his age group. He used this as a training event prior to the Melbourne marathon (October). After competing this he and his running crew celebrated with a steak and beer at the Red Heifer afterwards.

What makes this fella tick and keep challenging the bar? I'd be keen to hear what makes you do the same? PLEASE leave a comment.

As long as you give it everything

It doesn't matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart - Michael Jordan

Jim is a busy corporate property developer with a loving family and is also a very proud fitness enthusiast. But he does have his vices. Corporate functions, busy family life and not enough time in the day to take care of himself. 
Sound familiar???

He took part in the Pilot 8 Week program FIGHTWEIGHT to overcome the boredom of his usual gym routine and train in a group.
Some promising results included some small weight loss, however his muscle mass improved significantly.
See Jim's journey and the results he didn't know he could achieve. What is the single best advice you can take from his journey? I'd be keen to hear your comments.

Jim also lost some fat around the waist bringing his risk from Substantially High to Increased.

This biggest improvement was his Step test and Upper Body strength. He did master the push up due to the volume in the program, however his strength gains were attributed to the variety in chest exercises.

The starting program for Jim was Intermediate (24). His follow up results gave him a score of 37, putting him into the Advanced category. 

What is the single best advice you can take from Jim's journey? I'd be keen to hear your comments.

If no one thinks you can, then you have to - UNKNOWN QUOTE SOURCE

I didn't know Chris before the pilot program - FIGHTWEIGHT 8 week Fat Loss, so it was important to get an understanding of his reason for doing it as well as uncover some of the obstacles he faces as a 61 year old husband, father and grandfather. 
Chris was not a regular "intense exerciser" and from his initial comments about doubting weather he should be doing the 8 week program, you see what a huge challenge this was for him.
As a result of the program, normal indicators of health measurement improved. His BMI reduced by 2.21. This is a positive result considering males aged his category with these measurements are in the high risk category for heart disease. Chris had a heart attack a few years earlier which made this program more than just a fat loss venture.

The interview we had in week 1 shows a man who has his battles not within his own head, but needed to overcome other doubters and obstacles. See his story unfold and comment why you think he succeeded?

At the start of the program he weighed 108 kg. I set him a goal and through hard work and commitment, he achieved it. I call this an external achievement outcome goal.

Other markers of fitness and strength were tested before and after. While some of the follow up tests did not register significant gains, they did prove that he progressed from week 1.

His biggest improvement was his cardiovascular fitness. 

Chris was one of the real success stories of this program to prove that it's not just your body shape or fitness that change.

It doesn’t matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart. Michael Jordan

Why do you think he succeeded? 
I'd love to hear your comments.

"Hard work pays off" ~ Steve Roberts

Hit Snooze OR Work On YOU?

"Every battle is won or lost before it is ever fought." - Sun Tsu: The Art of War

There is never a “perfect” time or moment to start or begin training.
Have you ever heard yourself or others say “I'll start training or getting fitter when I go back to work” or “I want to get fit again”. The first thing I think when I get told this is “this person is lying to themselves”. Sounds harsh but in many ways that person knows what I'm thinking is right.
They are waiting for the perfect time to start and using excuses to delay starting something they aren't clearly ready for. Some of the most successful athletes in the world didn't just show up and become world champions or gold medalists. They were probably told by coaches that they should quit, weren't noticed or dropped from the team. It’s these guys who worked out while everyone else was sleeping and worked on their game and on their lives to become great.
If you think you are ready then start today. If you like training in the morning then your first battle starts with the alarm clock.
The YouTube video says..."It’s early, cold, and windy and the voices in your head say you can’t get out of bed because your muscles are aching are laying still in rebellion pretending not to hear your brain command them to move. There are lots of voices in your head deciding unanimously for you to hit the snooze button and go back to dreamland"
But you don’t listen to them because you set the alarm for a reason. You get up; put your feet on the floor and go out to work on you. As you head into the battle, there are a thousand voices shouting out the path of least resistance. But you are headed up the hill and when you make that decision and block out the voices that say “your too old, you’re not good enough or that’s insane” – then this is day one. It only gets tougher from thereon in. You need to be ready for the naysayers. Here's a great add to inspire us all and to share with others in the same boat.