Event:
14-Day RTP Group Shred 2.0 Challenge

Duration:
October 27, 2008 to November 9, 2008

Status:
Day 14 of 14: November 9, 2008

Purpose:
Re-activate and initiate a full-blooded physique transformation.

Shredder Agreement:
Daily accountability blogging with pictures for 14 consecutive days.

Shredder Count:
Participating Shredders: 19

Completion Prizes:

1) Access To RTP Store for 24 hours on Nov 10, 2008 at “cost price”.

2) “Mystery Prize” that has been a long time in the making!

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G’day Shredders,

Welcome to Day 14 of RTP Group Shred 2.0!

Wow! How time flies when you are having fun?! Today marks 2 full years of (almost) daily blogging with real time accountability pictures!

When I think back to November 8, 2006 (Day 1) there is no way I could have predicted I’d still be here 2 years later, especially since I’d just come off 6 years of failed attempts to get back into shape.

However, as I have said many times, great things are possible when you dig deep and uncover your Powerful Reason Why (PRW), and take massive and immediate action while focusing on the single daily actions that produce results. I believe this to be true in all areas of our lives, not just for physique transformation challenges.

Trust me, once you feel the “rush” that a full blooded physique transformation gives you can’t imagine ever stopping because life just feels too good! You also feel compelled to share your experience and help other people  experience the same “rush” and zest for life!

Mission 5: Not All “Peaches & Cream”

To be honest Mission 5 was not all “fun in the sun”. My Mission took an unexpected turn around the midway point that necessitated a swift return to Australia from Japan. While I had originally envisaged a totally different plan for Mission 5 I am proud that I was able to be flexible in my approach and follow through by getting the job done to the absolute best of my ability.

As my fellow Shredders know well “life never stops happening”, especially when you document your journey in real time! If there is one thing I have learned over the last 732 days it is this: Get your “head right” first before undertaking a physique transformation challenge AND know that there will be setbacks and obstacles along the way. At the end of the day it is how you interpret what “happens to you” and your subsequent reactions to these “events” that will determine your success.

Mission 5: South Beach To Surfers – The Verdict

As specified in my Mission 5 Goal Graphic (seen below) originally published on Day 670: Mission 5 Re-calibrated my goal for this Mission was three fold.

In regards to returning to Australia and being with family and friends I can safely say that I achieved this goal! I’d like to say a massive thank you to my family for all your support and encouragement throughout the last 8 years, when I was “off the rails” in Japan and since my return to Oz. It is awesome to be finally back in Oz with you and I look forward to more happy days ahead!

Mission 5: South Beach To Surfers – Final Pics

Without further adieu here are my Mission 5: South Beach to Surfers Final Pics! While it is difficult to be objective about your own results I do believe I did hit the best shape of my life (at age 34!) by finally carving out something that resembles a visible six-pack with increased muscle mass. As a sidenote I now weigh 83 kg’s which is a full 9 kg’s heavier than Mission 1!

My Quad Blaster Is Still In Customs!

Of course I can still see room for improvement, especially in my back and my lower body development. I feel as though I could have made more progress on my quads if I had my Quad Blaster with me for my training over the last 6 weeks, but alas my Blaster is currently in dock at a port in Brisbane awaiting Australian Customs Clearance (along with my computer!)

N.B. For more information on my experience with the Carlos DeJesus Quad Blaster check out my Day 545: Son Of Carlos Post (including progress pics)

Alternatively you can go direct to http://www.CarlosDeJesusTotalFitness.com to order your own Blaster, or if you are an Aussie go to www.QuadBlaster.com.au to order an Aussie-made Blaster from my good buddy and fellow Shredder, Mike Groom.

A Special Thank You To Tom, Lilla and Carlos

I’d like to say a massive thank you to Tom Venuto from Burn The Fat and Lilla from The Labrawtory for looking after me while I was in New Jersey and Miami on my pre-Mission 5 trip. Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity, and I look forward to catching up with you again soon!

I’d also like to thank Carlos DeJesus for all his timeless advice and encouragement throughout Mission 5, you are a Champion in every sense of the word mate and I look forward to the day when I can train with you personally at your Wooden Gym!

The RTP Transformation System Report Card

Throughout the last 12 weeks of Mission 5 I “road-tested” the RTP Transformation System in order to see if the mindset, motivation, goal-setting, accountability, training and nutrition principles I had learned over the previous four Missions would stand up in the real world. Of course, I am also a big believer in posting tangible results on a particular program before I promote it to the “outside world”!

N.B. Case in point, to this day I still only endorse my three original Mission 1 physique transformation programs (Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle by my great friend and mentor Tom Venuto; Metabolic Surge by Nick Nilsson and Firm & Flatten Your Abs by Dave Grisaffi) because I have not used any other program extensively enough to provide an objective review (besides the RTP Transformation System!)

Here is my RTP Transformation System 12-Week Report Card which highlights the specific phases of training I undertook.

The RTP Transformation System: A Preview Of What’s To Come!

After 2 years of physique transformation blogging I am pleased to report I will soon release the RTP Transformation System publicly (an actual product!) once I incorporate my Mission 5 experience into the System.

This System has four main components: Inspiration, Information, Application, TRANSFORMATION!

1) Inspiration: My Real Time Account of RTP

This is the real time account of my journey thus far that you can use to hold yourself accountable by checking in daily with the “book” as you progress on your own physique transformation journey. Special emphasis is placed on the “milestone days” and the “challenging days” in order to give you a “real world” perspective on what to expect on your journey.

2) Information: 7-Step RTP Transformation System

This is the “meat” of the RTP Transformation System. The “Information” Component contains the precise 7-Step System I personally use to design and implement my own physique transformation Missions.

This includes getting your “head right” first via the “Mindset” and “Motivation” Modules, as well as “Goal-Setting” and “Daily Accountability” Modules to design and implement your Mission in real time in accordance with your own PRW’s and desires. Of course, included in this Component are precise instructions for nutrition and training.

3) Application: ShredderSphere 2.0 Online Community

This is the exciting part! Once you have gotten your “head right” and designed your Mission using the 7-Step System you then go “real time” at the new ShredderSphere 2.0 Online Community!

This community will be the “Hub” of all online communication between Shredders via Forums and Internal Blogs. Going forward I believe this centralized mechanism will allow us to better communicate and support each other as it is getting increasingly difficult and time consuming to only use the comment feature on our blogs to communicate.

This is also where I will be spending the majority of my time online. I will be more accessible  than I am at present and make it my personal mission to personally help as many Shredders as possible inside  ShredderSphere 2.0 to make full-blooded physique transformations.

4) TRANSFORMATION!

Once you have successfully completed your own full-blooded physique transformation I have many special prizes in store for you. Here are a couple I can tell you right now: Your very own time lapse video and Shredder Council Status inside the ShredderSphere 2.0 where you can speak directly to me and other experts, and collaborate on upcoming projects.

A Personal Message For My Fellow Group Shred 2.0 Shredders

Congratulations on completing 14 days of physique transformation blogging and shredding with daily pictures. The support and encouragement you have provided to each other has been awesome to see.  It is my sincere desire that you guys continue your real-time physique transformation journey and hit your “dream body and life” as soon as possible!

N.B. In order to keep up the “positive pressure” on you to maintain your Group Shred 2.0 all active Shredders now have pride of place in the RTP Group Shred 2.0 Blog Roll at the top of this site.

As a special request for my fellow Shredders I would very much appreciate if you could make a comment in today’s post about your experience on RTP Group Shred 2.0, your victories, your challenges and your advice for future Group Shredders.

Your “Mystery Prize” Is An “Advance Preview” Of The RTP Transformation System!

In order to continue this momentum from RTP Group Shred 2.0 I have something very special planned for you! You will receive an “advance preview” of the 7-Step RTP Transformation System in it’s entirety before it is publicly released!

Details: One Module will be delivered to you every 5 days (starting tomorrow) via email. There are two reasons why each Module will be delivered every 5 days:

1) To ward off a “state of overwhelm” by focusing on only one Module and the prescribed action steps at a time. This System has been specifically designed to be implemented in an exact 7-Step order.

2) To “help” you maintain your Group Shred 2.0 momentum and continue your real time journey over the next 30 days (those Shredders who follow through with real time accountability over the next 30 days will get an additional bonus that was listed above!).

How To Get Your “Advance Preview” of the RTP Transformation System

In order to gain access to your RTP Transformation System Advance Preview please go to the link listed below and fil out the form. You will then receive Module 1 within 24 hours.

I look forward to hearing your feedback as you go through each Module!

P.S. Now onto planning my RTP Transformation System roll-out and formulating Mission 6! Time to get busy!

Until next time…

Eat Clean, Shred Hard, Think BIG!

Adam Waters, NESTA-CPT

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.

Shredder Sphere 1.0 Blog Network

Suzette: Quest For Success Blog

Debbie: Can We Talk Blog

Lilla: The Labrawtory

Lynda: 130 On My Way Blog

Christy: You Are Enough Blog

Diane: 1-2-3 Fat Loss Solution Blog

Angie: What Goes In Must Come Out

Danny: Physique Improvement Blog

JK: I’ll Show Them

Juli’s Run Wild Blog

Mark: The Journey To 185

Andrew: Project Ripped

Ron: My Transformation

Jason: KS Fire Fighter

Brian: Re-Mastered Physique

Shari: Fit At Fifty

Jay: Return To Form

Nick: Project Shred

Derek: 90 Day Body

Event:
14-Day RTP Group Shred Challenge

Duration:
October 26, 2007 to November 8, 2007

Status:
Day 14 of 14: November 8, 2007

Shredder Agreement:
Daily accountability pictures/blogs for 14 consecutive days.

Shredder Count:
RTP Blog Shredders : 4
VIP Blog Shredders: 10

Completion Prizes:

1) Access To RTP Store for 24 hours on Nov 9, 2007 at “cost price”.

2) Free eBook Download of 84 Days, my real-time account of Mission 1

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G’day Shredders,

Today is without a doubt the greatest day of my life.

I have reached a major milestone of my real-time physique transformation journey. One whole year of (almost) daily blogging and daily picture accountability in the bag!

Crazy, Intense, Bizzare

This has been the craziest, most intense, bizarre, uplifting and rewarding year of my 33 years on this planet. I’ll never forget these 365 days for as long as I live…actually I can’t forget because this blog will live as long as I do!

To tell you the truth I did have a vision in my mind for this year but the reality of what has manifested has far exceeded my wildest dreams.

My “Past Life”

I started this blog while coming off 6 years of failed attempts to get (back) into shape AND my first failed attempt at blogging daily a physique transformation, so I was not filled with confidence when I started this blog on November 8, 2006.

However, my self-confidence skyrocketed after just 14 days (Group Shredders!?) of this blog/transformation attempt and I knew in my heart of hearts that my vision was manifesting into reality in real-time!

The Four Components Of Rapid-Fire Physique Transformation

All I had to do was continue taking the single daily actions required to manifest my new physique…and life. I planned and executed with near precision every one of the 4 major components of a rapid-fire physique transformation:

1. Mindset
2. Training
3. Cardio
4. Nutrition

I Outed My “Secret Blog”

Once I had 42 days of this “secret blog” under my belt I decided to go public with my transformation at Burn The Fat Inner Circle in order to increase the “positive pressure” to succeed by implementing real-time accountability…every single day.

From there I never looked back! I closed in on my first goal (which was to eat a chocolate cake on my birthday while holding a six-pack) with a level of discipline and dedication I never knew I had.

Once I reached my first goal, Mission 1, I decided to then up the ante by devising Mission 2, which would culminate in a public vote on whether my midsection qualified as a six-pack on March 24, 2007.

To increase the “positive pressure” I decided to put my $1,500 pre-paid “redemption trip” to Phuket on the line. I shredded like a madman on the 46 day mission and ultimately won the vote 61% to 39%.

Here is the sum total of the first 136 days below (M1 & M2)

Redemption In Phuket!

I went to Phuket and finally chilled out for the first time in 5 months. I did all the activities I had wanted to do on my previous trips to Phuket but never could due to my shape. I also went back to the same locations and took “redemption pictures” which was a blast!

However, once I got back from Phuket my life was turned upside down by a confluence of events that had mostly arisen due to my single-minded focus on one area of my life. To cap it off I ended up straining my wrist in a boxing accident which put me out of action for 21 days.

I had focused so heavily on transforming my physique at the expense of just about every other area of my life. In short, my life was not in balance…and I paid the price.

After delaying Mission 3 twice already I decided to come face-to-face with my backwards progression on Day 200. I was absolutely mortified when I saw my pictures.

I Was Absolutely Mortified By What I Had Become…Again

I felt like crawling under a rock and wiping this blog off the Internet. Here I was, a guy meant to be living the fitness lifestyle in real-time who was not practicing what he preached. I was gutted with myself for not following through on my original Mission 3 plan.

After some long heart-to-heart conversations with myself I decided there was only one way to dig myself out of this hole…start Mission 3! I then went to work on pre-Mission 3 training and gradually started to regain my confidence again.

I would really like to take my hat off to my regular visitors who totally supportive throughout the early stages of Mission 3. They could have quite easily wrote me off and moved on but they stood by me. Thanks guys, I appreciate you.

As I have said many times Mission 3 was the by far the most important because it meant I would have to get back on the horse and practice what I preach over a long period of time. In short I would have to “live the fitness lifestyle” full-time if I was to make another physique transformation.

Mission 3 Final Pictures

While I still haven’t completely nailed my goal of a shredded sixer I am extremely happy with my progress over Mission 3 given the circumstances. I feel that I have laid the groundwork for another full-blooded physique transformation for Mission 4.

So, without further adieu here are my Mission 3 final pics, Day 365 pics for November 8, 2007 (RTP Group Shred – Day 14 0f 14).

Below is the Japan Times Newspaper for November 8, 2007 (i.e. proof!)

A Personal Message:
For The Shredder Council

Today’s blog post is for you. I have been brutally honest in this Day 365 blog post because it is my sincere desire that you guys continue your real-time physique transformation journey.

As you can see I am now on top of the world again after going through my mid-year slump. I attribute this to my focus on living a balanced lifestyle that includes real-time physique transformation accountability as it’s cornerstone.

While no one can know what you have been through to arrive at this point in your life I can understand your motivation for why you are willing to go through this process.

During the last 14 days we have forged a bond that I believe will last a very long time. Nothing would make me happier than to see your triumphant “before & after” pictures at the end of 12 weeks on January 8, 2008.

As long as you continue to harness the “positive pressure” of real-time accountability and practice what you preach on a daily basis your success is inevitable.

You can use this Group Shred as the catalyst to completely transform your life in ways you may never have though possible. I am living proof of this.

I’d now like to take this opportunity to thank all members of the Shredder Council for your drive, determination and willingness to hold yourselves publicly accountable.

You guys have inspired each other (and me) and increased the “positive pressure” on the Shredder Council as a whole to practice what we all preach as well.

You guys are trailblazers and in time you will inspire many thousands of people from all corners of the globe to take action on their dreams and goals.

If you are a first time visitor to this blog please take the time to connect with these people and encourage and support them on their journey. By doing this you will not only help hold the Shredder Council accountable to their dreams and goals but you may be inspired to start (or complete) your own journey.

P.S. Shredder Council members, please have your pictures to me by Saturday November 10, 2007 for the first Shredder Council Weekly Wrap.

P.S.S. Thanks Joni! What a cool end to my day!

P.S.S.S. Shredder Council members, I’ve got something very special I have made for you that I will show you in the next few days. Let’s just say, please hold off from making any purchases at RTP Store for the next few days (even though it will still be “cost price” tomorrow) this is much cooler!

P.S.S.S.S. Shredder Council members, your RTP Group Shred Completion Prize, 84 Days eBook will be sent to your email address tomorrow (download instructions). Enjoy!

RTP Group Shred Video: Day 14
Personal Message For The Shredder Council

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Bec’s Blog (Day 14)

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• Suzette: Quest For Success Blog (Day 14)
  
• Christy: You Are Enough Blog (Day 14)
  
• Dougal: Mind Body Superfit Blog (Day 14)
  
• Diane: 1-2-3 Fat Loss Solution Blog (Day 14)
  
• Debbie: Can We Talk Blog (Day 14)
  
• Miriam: Mind Change Blog
  
• Michael: Fat Burning Machine Blog (Day 14)
  
• Samuel: Used To Be Fat Boy Blog (Day 14)
  
• Lynda: 130 On My Way Blog (Day 14)
  
• Alex: My Quest Blog (Day 14)
  
• Massimiliano: Transformazione Blog (Day 14)
  

Until tomorrow…

Eat Clean,
Shred Hard,
Think BIG!

Cheers,
Adam Waters, NESTA-CPT

P.S. Shredders, could write a few words in today’s comment section describing your experience on this 14-day Group Shred.

P.S.S. In the next few days I’ll write a RTP Year In Review, you’ll have to see it to believe it!

P.S.S.S. I’ll also be discussing Mission 4 very soon too. This goal for M4 is “off the Richter Scale“, just wait till you see what I’ve got lined up!