Day 623: Adam Waters in Mens Fitness Australia! – Full Article
ByG’day Shredders,
As I discussed in Shredder Sunday #23 Video, the first ever edition of Mens Fitness Australia contains an article on my shredding journey!
Below is a full reprint of the article with some extra pictures, videos and links inserted to provide context and documentation.
I’d like to say a massive thank you to Hannah and the team at Mens Fitness Australia for writing and publishing this article.
It is truly a spin-out to see this in a magazine from my home country and something I could never have predicted when I started this blog 623 days ago.
So, without further adieu here is the article below!
Enjoy!
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Mens Fitness Australia: August/September 2008, Edition #1
Adam Waters: Blogging To Beat The Bulge
Browsing the Internet can waste away the hours but unfortunately doesn’t help with wasting away the weight. Adam Waters, 33, decided to put the Net’ to good use and used it as his primary tool to beat the bulge and get fit.
Originally from Brisbane, Waters moved to Osaka in Japan in 2000 to teach English. Before he moved, he stood six feet tall and weighed in at a lean 71 kilograms with a bodyfat percentage of just eight percent. Waters was a healthy human specimen.
However, upon relocating to Japan he left his healthy lifestyle behind. Waters was faced with dietary dilemmas that he didn’t have the willpower to conquer, “A lot of traditional dishes over here are very high in carbs,” he says. “And the term vegetarian doesn’t even compute.”
To add to to the unhealthy diet, Waters wasn’t exercising. He was commuting long distances to work, which minimised the time when he would normally work out or play sport. His lifestyle had changed and his body was suffering.
In 2006, Waters booked a trip to Phuket with a plan to enjoy the sun and surf and take a break from his busy life as a schoolteacher. On a gorgeous sunny day at the beach he pulled off his shirt and was struck with horror and shame.
Adam had let himself go, his body was an overweight mess and he could not avoid it any longer. The holiday was ruined, as he couldn’t supress his self-conscious embarrassed feelings. It was time to face the fat.
Waters returned home determined to reshape his now flabby 84kg physique and lower his bodyfat, which was now at 20% of his total bodyweight, but he didn’t quite know where to begin.
He took a photo of himself, posted it online and announced his mission to lose weight to the world.
Making his commitment to losing weight public would give him the motivation to stick to his word. “I wanted external accountability in real time,” says Waters.
In promising to get fit he also promised to post a daily photo of himself so that everyone could witness his gradual progress or give him a hard time if he was slacking off, “This gave me additional pressure to finish the job.”
Waters tackled his bad eating habits first and began making his own meals rather than eating out or ordering all the time. He ditched fatty tempura and teriyaki and began eating fresh raw vegetables, fruit and lots of chicken and fish.
He combined this new health eating program with high intensity sessions and circuit training at the gym. Eighty four days and 84 photos later Waters was seeing a transformation. He had “shred” a massive 9.5 kilos of fat and the gut, which ruined his holiday in Phuket, had shrunk five inches and had taken on the shape of a six-pack.
He then collated the 84 pictures and turned them into a mini-movie and posted it on YouTube for all to see. The public support he received was overwhelming.
In 2007, he led a 14-day challenge online in which 14 people began their own daily blog and posted a new photo each day to make them accountable for their weight loss just as Waters was.
Just like Waters, their progress was astounding. Waters has travelled to America where he has won prizes and been invited to share his innovative weight loss blogging program.
He has done photo shoots in New York and continues to inspire people all over the world to “shred” the fat and change their lives forever.
New York City Photo Shoot
When looking at Waters now it is hard to believe that he was once sporting a double chin, a potbelly and living a sedentary lifestyle. He continues to blog on a daily basis, is no longer ashamed to go to the beach and lives to “eat clean, shred hard and think big.”
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Until tomorrow…
Eat Clean, Shred Hard, Think BIG!
Cheers,
Adam Waters, NESTA-CPT
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That’s a great article Adam. Again, congratulations. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Congratulations, again, Adam.
Thank you for being such a MASSIVE inspiration and being my daily kick to keep “it” up.
Juli
Yeah, good work mate – congrats! I have to say, while Tom Venuto’s work is what got me into sorting my life you, you’re the reason I’m blogging and sticking to it!
Great article Adam! So proud of you!
Way to go Adam! That was a heck of an article. I will say that I would not be doing this if it had not been for you. I first saw your “84 in 84″ online. I checked out your blog and so far 17 days later. I have lost over 2 inches to my belly and lost over 10 lbs. Thanks for saving my life, Adam.
Brian
Did you tear those beloved shorts? Hope what I think I see isn´t true…..
Loved the article. Great photos, great guy!
Lynda
Great article, Adam. You deserve all the success! So proud of you! It has been an awesome journey watching you flourish!
Adam,
Awesome article. You are an amazing inspiration on all of the shredders. I would not have made the progress in just the past 30 days without your influence. I think this is just the beginning of the many successes in your future.
Great article Adam !
You deserve nothing but success.
you should be very proud of your achievements! I’m sure there’ll be more to come.
Woo! My “Guru”!
Great article Adam!
Really cool! My own copy of the magazine will be a reminder for me that what seems to be impossible can be done. “He continues to inspire people all over the world to “shred” the fat and change their lives forever” — That’s why I’m here!
Thank you Shredders for your very kind words. It is days like this when I gotta pinch myself! One thing I do hope is that you each individually receive a lot of new “accountability traffic” to your own blogs from this exposure.
P.S. Yeah Lynda, my blue shorts received another big gash yesterday but I just don’t have the heart to turf them as they have been with for so long now!
Adam,
I think we are all witnessing history in the making.
By looking at the trees we will know which way the wind is blowing.
You teach by example and instruction.
You have this very unassuming way of being a mentor.
And your desire to help others is your hallmark.
This is why you are, and will continue to be a success.
You have discovered the formula.
It is just a matter of time.
Adam, this article is even better than the US one. If you’re as proud of yourself as the rest of us are of us, you should be feeling pretty marvelous right now.
I think other publications will be knocking on your door soon!
Adam, if you’re as proud of yourself as we are of you, you should be feeling pretty marvelous right now! I think this article is even better than the US one and that more publications will be knocking on your door soon.
Thanks for being an inspiration.
Hello, I am a friend of Tea’s (Tearose). I’ve briefly spoke to her about wanting to tone, and she said you may be able to help me. I’m an American, currently living in Japan working for a U.S. company (odd – I know).
Bit of a background of myself, I moved to Australia when I was 18 (actually moved in with Tearose and a couple other friends). Ended up staying there for 2 years, and then got this job offer and came to Tokyo, Japan. Now I’ve been here for a year, and I’ve wanted to get fit/toned for a good portion of that. Finding some things a bit difficult due to not being able to read or speak Japanese.
If you think you can help, or want to hear more of my story, feel free to e-mail me.
Thanks,
-Arron
Very cool article. You are such a great role model for all of us.
Thank you for your kind words Carlos. It really is a spin-out to see your comments on this blog! For new visitors, I encourage you to go to Carlos’ Total Fitness website at http://www.carlosdejesustotalfitness.com/ where you can learn more about Carlos’s awesome inventions and personal training services.
Hi Debbie, the funny thing is that Aussie Mens Fitness got the idea for this story from the USA edition!
Hi Aaron, if you have a specific question regarding Japanese please feel free to post your question here and I’ll do my best to answer it.
Thank you Shari!
PLEASE don´t turf those blue shorts. Get someone to sew them up and we´ll never know the difference. You´ll never find that shade of blue again, and it´s YOUR shade.
Lynda
Hey Adam,
So proud of you! I’m excited to hear about your new mission for all of us. Can you give us some more hints?
~Aia
PS. Oh, and I’m with Lynda keep the shorts. Maybe one day when your like 99 you can hang them up on your wall all framed and fancy…but that day has not come.
PSS. Good to be back!! Hawaii was amazing.
It’s all been said my friend…and if you think this is big I’d love to know what your dreams are for this time next year. Take over Oz maybe.
You are a superstart and I’m proud to know you.
Onwards and upwards