Jesse McConaghy - Create.Change.

This weekend's SLAM SESSION will be on Sunday 15th July at 11.00am at Monash.

Let me know if you are keen or want more details.

The cooler months are just around the corner, but that doesn't mean you need to slow down and hibernate - in fact, it should be the opposite!

Put in the extra yards over the winter months and set yourself up to reap the rewards in the summer months!

I have weekday indoor training sessions that run Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings between 5.30am - 6.30am, and most Sundays I run sessions in the afternoon on a casual basis (all southside)

Get in touch for more details.

Join me for an Easter Monday SLAM session - 4pm at Monash Synthetic Field. High intensity session that definitely go a long way to burning off any excess food (choc) consumption!

$20 - spots are limited.

Contact me if you want in

Do you enjoy high intensity training sessions with like-minded, encouraging and motivated people?

Then I'm confident my group training sessions will tick your boxes!

My weekly training sessions run on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings between 5.30am - 6.30am. The next block will run for 6 weeks and commences Monday April 2nd (at Gordon Playing Fields).

From April 23rd we'll transition indoors (Lanyon High School) for the final 3 weeks.

If this sounds like something you're keen to get involved in, drop me a PM ASAP and I'll provide some additional details.

Feel like you're 'time poor' and not able to exercise sufficiently during the day as a result?

At the risk of possibly stating the obvious, getting up earlier in the morning may be a simple way to give yourself a little more time, as well as a chance to get your exercise done for the day.

I've recently made a change to the time my weekday AM sessions run - we now start at 5.30am, meaning you're all done by 6.30am and ready to tackle the day!

Running year round (indoors in the colder months) in south Tuggeranong, sessions are designed to challenge, and in doing so regularly bring about positive changes in fitness, strength and mindset.

Drop me a message for more details.

I'm passionate about helping people create change in their world through improving health, strength, positive mindset and getting results.

My outdoor fitness training sessions are about to kick off for the first 8 week block of 2018!

Running from Monday February 5th thru Friday March 30th, join me for 3 sessions a week (Mon/Wed/Fri) between 6.00am - 7.00am.

Sessions run at Gordon Playing Fields.

PM me for more details, I'd love to help you!!

"Be a success seeker, not a failure avoider"

This was a key message that I took out of a Ted Talk that I was watched recently, and it really stuck with me.

In this day and age, negativity is everywhere (just turn on the TV!) and it tends to permeate many areas of our lives, and therefore how we view and approach many aspects of our daily tasks and routines.

But a simple switch in thinking, as highlighted by the sentence "be a success seeker, not a failure avoider" can make a significant difference in not just thought process, but the action and attitudes that stem from those thoughts.

Look for opportunities in which you can 'succeed' and tackle them head on - yes, success is not always guaranteed but personally I'd much rather give myself every chance of succeeding rather than always 'playing it safe' and simply 'not failing' - in doing that, what have you achieved??

"Why not go out a limb? That's where the fruit is."
What successes are you possibly missing out on just because you're more focused on NOT FAILING rather than being fixated and driven by SUCCEEDING??

CREATING CHANGE

If questioned, I don’t know anyone (myself included) that could not reel off a number of things in their lives or that of family or friends that they wouldn’t change in some way.

Change is inherent in our world, and will be encountered in almost everything we do. Take technology for example – it’s mind boggling how vastly different the way we interact and communicate with each other is when compared to just 10 years ago.

Change can often be forced upon us, and we are then required to react and/or adapt to that new situation or set of circumstances. Much of the time the change is uninvited and definitely unwelcome – our natural instinct is to maintain ‘homeostasis’ – a state of stability, and change can disrupt that.

On the flipside, change can be joyful, uplifting and life changing. The birth of a child, a career advancement or the achievement of a physical or sporting goal……all changes that we welcome, we work towards, we look forward to and we celebrate.

In any example of change, a set of behaviours could be listed that would be required to bring about that change. That particular list could look one of two ways, or often a combination of both:

- What behaviours do I need to less of, or discourage?
- What behaviours do I need to more of, or encourage?

Using the example of physical change and the process of reducing body fat/building muscle etc, the lists would look something like this:

I need to do less of, or discourage: poor nutritional choices, poor lifestyle choices, being lazy, using excuses, being negative…….and I need to do more of, or encourage: regular movement, positive eating habits, making choices that align with my goal, being positive.

It’s actually very simple, but very rarely easy. This same process of listing behaviours to be discouraged and encouraged can be applied to any change you want to create, any goal you’re wanting to achieve.

Your current behaviours, thoughts and attitudes are implicit in creating your current RESULTS. What new behaviours do you need to CREATE to bring about lasting CHANGE in your world?

Only days away!! There are going to be some awesome line-ups on stage this coming Sunday at the 2017 ICN ACT Titles presented by King Ape Supplements, and based on ticket sales, the crowd will be pumping!

Get along and support the awesome athletes that will be hitting the stage from 10.30am at the Hellenic Club Woden.

Tickets on sale until Friday at

2017 ICN ACT Titles Tickets for 2017 ICN ACT Titles in Phillip from Ticketbooth. The ACT's ICN Domestic Season B event that showcases the finest athletes in our region competing across a variety of divisions and categories including Bodybuilding, Figure, Mens Physique, Ms Fitness, Mens Fitness, Ms Bikini and Ms Sports

Looking to create change in your world? Then it will require some level of discomfort.

Learn to embrace it and recognise that it's in the times of discomfort and personal challenge where you grow and take the biggest strides.

In terms of physical change and altering your body composition (losing fat, gaining muscle or ideally both!), it's your ability to push into and push through pain and discomfort zones that make the biggest difference to putting you on, and keeping you on, the path to success.

I watched an amazing television series recently titled 'The Selection' which focused on 30 civilians and their endeavour to complete a selection course designed and delivered by a team of ex Marines, Navy Seals, Army Rangers and Green Berets.

Their aim was to finish the course, and they were not made aware of the duration or what the course consisted of. It was brutal, and presented an extreme physical and mental challenge. Quitting was entirely voluntary, and there was no prizemoney of any kind involved.

The levels of pain and discomfort these guys and girls experienced was extreme at times. The instructors continually reminded them that they were simply "uncomfortable" during these times and it would pass. Depending on what they were doing, this feeling of being uncomfortable would be anywhere from a matter of minutes, hours or days - depending on how far into the course they got. In case you end up watching it, and I highly recommend you do, I won't reveal any more details about the show itself, but to watch these people go through what they did was both amazing and inspiring.

Of course, they each had different motivating factors as to why they wanted to do this.

FIND YOUR WHY. That's your motivator and the reason you are doing what you are doing and aiming for what you are aiming for. Everything flows from here and this needs to be your focus during times of pain and discomfort. You need to OWN YOUR WHY.

Plan your HOW. Formulate the actions you need to take to put you onto the path to achievement. Set goals, make lists and do the work.

Achieve your WHAT. The motivators in your WHY, combined with the actions in your HOW, will lead to the achievement of your what. Needless to day, you will need focus, consistency and commitment - embrace pain and discomfort as signs you are on the right track.