Archive for August, 2008
Day 662: Shredder Sunday #29 (Updated): Welcome Danny, Juan & Ron!
Posted by: | CommentsG’day Shredders,
The full version of Shredder Sunday #29 is now live! All August accountability pictures have been received from Shredder Council members. Check out the current status of each Shredder Council member below.
I’d like to welcome Danny: Physique Improvement, Juan: Lean For Life and Ron: My Transformation into the ShredderSphere! Congratulations Danny, Juan and Ron for completing one calendar month of blogging and shredding!
Shred on,
AJ
Shredder Pact:
We will focus on the single daily actions that produce results,
We will burn our bridges and not look back,
We will never surrender.
Below are the last 3 episodes of Shredder Sunday. To watch earlier episodes go to the Shredder Sunday Archive to view all the videos on one page.
Shredder Sunday #28: Lilla’s Time Lapse Video
Shredder Sunday #27: RTP Transformation System Update
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Shredder Sunday #26: Road To Redemption – Preview
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Shredder Council 2.0 (August Accountability)
The Shredder Council Official July Accountability Shred Results as they now appear on the private Council Boardroom http://ShredderCouncil.com along with the Shredder Council Membership Badge which now appears across all Shredder Council Blogs.
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Council 2.0: The 28 Day Accountability Shred
Week 1: Council 2.0 Candidates – Before And After Results
Week 2: Council 2.0 Candidates – Before And After Results
Week 3: Council 2.0 Candidates – Before And After Results
Week 4: Council 2.0 Candidates – Before And After Results
Week 4 Video: Welcome To The Council!
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The Shredder Council 2.0 Membership Roll:
August 2008: Current Status
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Member 1) Adam Waters: RTP Blog 2.0
Member 2) Debbie’s Blog: Can We Talk
Member 3) Lilla’s Blog: My Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Member 4) Lynda’s Blog: 130 On My Way
Member 5) Michael’s Blog: Fat Burning Machine
Member 6) Mike’s Blog: Aussie Bodybuilder
Member 7) Suzette’s Blog: Quest For Success
Shredder Council 1.0 – Real Time Archive (RTP Blog 1.0)
Shredder Council 1.0 Member Profiles & Comments:
12 Week Before & After Results From Group Shred 1
RTP 14-Day Group Shred 1:
Blog/Picture/Video Recap
Daily Accountability Phase
RTP 10 Week Group 1:
Blog/Picture/Video Recap:
Weekly Accountability Phase
ShredderSphere 1.0 (August Accountability)
ShredderSphere 1.0 Official Membership List
Christina’s Blog: My Modal Life
Christy’s Blog: You Are Enough
Diane: 1-2-3 Fat Loss Solution
Larry: My Journey Of Body Recomposition
Michael Hits 100 Days
Suzette Hits 300 Days
Joni Hits The 100 Day Mark
Debbie Hits 100 Days
Mike Hits 84 Days on M1
Tea Hits 84 Days On M1
Raiden Hits 100 Days
How To Join The ShredderSphere
For more details on how you can start your own Real Time Accountability Blog and join the Shredder Blog Roll (to be eligible for inclusion in the ShredderSphere after one calendar month of consecutive blogging & shredding at an accountability compliance rate of 80%) go to www.RTP-VIP.com
There is no monetary outlay to join RTP VIP, The Shredder Blog Roll or The ShredderSphere (if you make it in!) BUT to be successful you must have a Powerful Reason Why (PRW) coupled with a real-world Physique Transformation Knowledge Base.
With this in mind you will also receive a Free Downloadable PDF Report titled My Biggest Secret which will help you discover your PRW along with free videos and specifics on the three Physique Transformation eBooks I have personally used over the first 500 days.
Shredder Accountability
With over 35 active bloggers in the Shredder Blog Roll, ShredderSphere and the Shredder Council I believe it is time to simplify the accountability structure for each level.
The accountability cycle for the Shredder Council and the ShredderSphere will now be calculated over each calendar month.
New admissions into the ShredderSphere and Shredder Council will take place on the first Shredder Sunday after each calendar month.
Please note that this is a 100% free service (started over 250 days ago with the Original Group Shred) and is designed to help you in your quest for a full-blooded physique transformation via “positive pressure” and community support from like-minded Shredders.
1) Shredder Blog Roll Admission:
Sign up for free at www.RTP-VIP.com and start your real time accountability blog.
2) ShredderSphere Admission:
Once you you have blogged for one calender month at a minimum accountability compliance rate of 80% in the Shredder Blog Roll you will gain admission into the ShredderSphere.
3) Shredder Council Admission:
Once you have completed a 100-day period of blogging (and hard-core shredding!) with a minimum daily picture accountability compliance rate of 95% you will be eligible for entry into the Shredder Council Online Boardroom.
Click Here to learn more about the The Shredder Council and the Original Group Shred conducted in late 2007.
Important: Each month you will see movement between The Shredder Council and The ShredderSphere. No person is “cut” from a level, rather each Shredder is in 100% control of their own destiny and completely free to decide at which level they would like to participate.
Shredder Tips
ShredderSphere Tip No.1: Save Time With An RSS Reader
Use an RSS Reader to stay up to date with all the latest blog posts from your Fellow Shredders. This tip will save you a ton of time because you can read all blog posts and comments (and make comments) from within one stand-alone RSS Reader.
The RSS Reader I use and recommend is a free application called Net News Wire by News Gator. This company has RSS Readers for both Windows and Mac.
Once you have an RSS Reader, then it is a simple matter of subscribing to each individual RSS feed provided by each Shredder. For blogs hosted onBlogger you will find the RSS Feed link at the bottom of each home page by default (called “Posts Atom”).
Example: The RSS Feed for RTP Blog 2.0 is http://rtpblog2.wordpress.com/feed/
*If you have an RSS Reader you’d like to recommend just drop a comment in this post.
ShredderSphere Tip No.2: Setting Up Your Shredder Blog Roll
One of the core philosophies of the ShredderSphere is to increase “positive pressure” via real time accountability. The “positive pressure” each Shredderfeels (to get the job done) is usually in direct proportion to the amount of visitors they receive to their blogs.
In order to achieve this goal we need a traffic distribution network that gives every Shredder an equal opportunity to receive traffic (and give traffic).
The simplest way to achieve this is for each Shredder to set up their own Blog Roll, exactly the same as what I have in my sidebar, i.e. Shredder Council 2.0; ShredderSphere 1.0 and Shredder Blog Rolls.
If you are a new Shredder who has not done this yet I highly recommend you do as you will create a much tighter bond with your Fellow Shredders.
Until tomorrow…
Eat Clean, Shred Hard, Think BIG!
Cheers,
Adam Waters, NESTA-CPT
Below are RTP Blog Daily pics for August 24, 2008: Mission 5 – RTP Shred 2.0 Day 7 of 84.
Day 661: Happy Birthday Mum!
Posted by: | CommentsG’day Shredders,
Today is a very special day…my Mother’s birthday!
Happy birthday Mum, thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have done for me, for being a constant rock of support through the good times and the “dark times.”
I look forward to seeing you very soon Mum, have a great day!
Love Adam
RTP Shred 2.0: Day 13 of 84
Real-Time Accountability Log
Program: RTP Transformation System
Below are RTP Blog Daily pics for August 30, 2008: Mission 5 – RTP Shred 2.0 Day 13 of 84.
Day 660: The Enforcer Cracks 300!
Posted by: | CommentsG’day Shredders,
Breaking news…the Shredder Council Enforcer, Mike: Aussie Bodybuilder has hit a major milestone, 300 days of consecutive blogging and shredding!
Congratulations Mike, you have led by example and made a massive transformation in the process. You have also been a rock of support for your fellow Shredders along with helping me behind the scenes with Shredder Council tasks.
Here’s to the next 44 days on your current Mission (and the next 300 days!).
Shred on brother!
Respect,
AJ
Check out Mike’s 300th Post and leave a comment!
RTP Shred 2.0: Day 11 of 84
Real-Time Accountability Log
Program: RTP Transformation System
Below are RTP Blog Daily pics for August 28, 2008: Mission 5 – RTP Shred 2.0 Day 11 of 84.
Day 659: Inspirational Quotes From My Fellow Shredders
Posted by: | CommentsG’day Shredders,
Thank you Mark: The Journey To 185, Juli: Run Wild Blog, Doreen, Danny: Physique Improvement, Juan: Lean For Life for sharing your inspirational quotes in response to yesterday’s Day 658: Power And Passion post.
The thing that stands out for me from your comments is how music serves as such a powerful emotional trigger for so many people. So, without further adieu, I’d like to share the quotes and music lyrics have inspired my Fellow Shredders, and may just inspire you!
Comment by Mark on August 27, 2008 12:53 pm
My favourite quote of the moment is from Lance Armstrong:
“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”
Comment by Juli on August 27, 2008 5:58 pm
Hey Adam, it is difficult to decide…I have many and a very “kitschy” power-song,is “It is my Life” from Bon Jovi and Midnight Oil’s “Beds are burning”.
My song which influenced me a lot was probably John Lennon’s “Imagine”.
Music is a big force, it motivates a ot, keeps you going and pushing.
You look great today,
Juli
Comment by Doreen on August 27, 2008 6:02 pm
Well I’m a Coldplay fan and most of their music seem to fit my “life script” so to say. And I’ve always felt encouragement whenever I hear these lines from one of their songs, titled “Everything’s Not Lost” :
“And when I counted up my demons, I saw there was one for every day
With the good ones on my shoulders, I send the other ones away”
I guess you can interpret this in different ways. But when I hear them, I hear encouragement.
Comment by Danny on August 27, 2008 11:20 pm
Theres one song i discovered, that i find very inspiring.
Rob Thomas – Little Wonders
Honestly id like to post the entire song, as it has alot of meaning…
Hmmm hope you dont mind adam…
Here it comes:
Rob Thomas – Little Wonders
Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder,
Don’t you know, the hardest part is over, let it in,
Let your clarity define you in the end,
You will only just remember how it feels.Our lives are made, in these small hours, these little wonders
These twisted turns of fate, time falls away,
But these small hours, these small hours, still remain.Let it slide, let your troubles fall behind you, let it shine,
Till you feel it all around you,
And I don’t mind, if it’s me you need to turn to, we’ll get by,
It’s the heart that really matters in the end.Our lives are made, in these small hours, these little wonders
These twisted turns of fate, time falls away,
But these small hours, these small hours, still remain.
All of my regret, will wash away somehow,
But I cannot forget the way I feel right now.
In these small hours, these little wonders, these twisted turns of fate,
All these twisted turns of fate, these twisted turns of fate
Yeah, times falls away
But these small hours, these small hours, still remain.
They still remain, these little wonders, all these twisted turns of fate
time falls away, but these small hours, these little wonders
Still remain.
A very inspiring song in my oppinion. It describes what shredders go through every day. These small hours in which we work our hardest count the most, and every transformation is a little wonder.
There will always be twists in people’s fates and so we have to adapt.
The funny thing is, that i pretty much discovered this song when i started my blog.
It was a bit ironic, as the firt few lines fi perfectly, describing that the hardest poart is over. People say, that getting started is the hardest part of doing something, and i had just started my Phisique Transformation.
Also this song is very calming, if you have motivation-leeches sucking at you, referring to “let it go, let it roll right of your shoulder, dont you know, the hardest part is over”
Well im done with this comment. If youve made it so far, good job, lol.
Shred on mate.
Danny
Comment by Juan on August 28, 2008 2:36 am
Hey Adam and shredders,
I’d like to share some lyrics from a Ben Harper song called fight for your mind. It speaks of making bold movements and fighting for the decisions you make and what you believe in. here’s an excerpt:
“if you’re gonna step,
step on in.
if you’re gonna finish,
you got to begin.
Don’t you fear,
what you don’t know.
Just let that be
your room to grow”
Thanks for all of the songs guys. Music is a huge part of my life and all your lyrics have been inspiring.
Until tomorrow…
Eat Clean, Shred Hard, Think BIG!
Adam Waters, NESTA-CPT
RTP Shred 2.0: Day 11 of 84
Real-Time Accountability Log
Program: RTP Transformation System
Below are RTP Blog Daily pics for August 28, 2008: Mission 5 – RTP Shred 2.0 Day 11 of 84.
Day 658: The Power And The Passion
Posted by: | CommentsG’day Shredders,
While I was cranking out my cardio today I heard some very powerful lyrics on my iPod that almost stopped me dead in my tracks!
The lyrics are from a song called “The Power and the Passion” by Aussie band, Midnight Oil. Growing up in Oz I have probably heard this song hundreds of times but for some reason one particular line in the song really resonated with me today:
“It’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees”
Isn’t that powerful! I think it’s amazing how artists, musicians and poets can deliver such a powerful multi-layered message with so few words.
If you have any particular song lyrics or quotes that inspire you feel free to share them in the comments section below.
Until tomorrow…
Eat Clean, Shred Hard, Think BIG!
Adam Waters, NESTA-CPT
RTP Shred 2.0: Day 10 of 84
Real-Time Accountability Log
Program: RTP Transformation System
Below are RTP Blog Daily pics for August 27, 2008: Mission 5 – RTP Shred 2.0 Day 10 of 84.
