Saturday 9 October

Lead with SPEED Follow with POWER: Nothing but BOXING!
Christian Marchegiani - THUMP Boxing

After all the fads, gimmicks, and trends that have come and gone through the ages it seems that only one method still stands true to its test - Boxing.

Combat in its purest sense is an instinct that lies within us all from the moment we are born and tends to drive our emotions in many areas of life.

It is an energy that comes from within and can be channelled for the advancement of physical and mental strength as well functional fitness developments. T his dynamic workshop is packed full of boxing combinations and cardio drills designed to be used in any PT or group exercise environment.

TABATA FOR BOXING: OLD AGE TRAINING FOR NEW AGE MINDS
Sean Mclean - Boxing Just4Fitness

Tabata training is a unique style of interval training that incorporates all the major muscles groups at the same time creating an intense overall workout for you and your clients.

The first of its kind in Australia this dynamic workshop will show you how to utilise one of the most intense styles of training into your boxing and kickboxing sessions.

Created for all levels of fitness 'Tabata for Boxing' will surely add a new dimension to your workouts with the safety and structure needed for effective results.

Kettlebells: The Turkish Get Up
Andrew Read - Dragon Door Australia

Learn the secrets of this centuries old move and why it was favoured by old time grapplers and combat sports athletes. The Get Up teaches shoulder stability, hip mobility, core control and elements can be found in grappling arts in a variety of moves.

Andrew has used this technique to train and rehab world champion grapplers. Unlike most core training seen in sports the Get Up is truly a functional, whole body movement that has enormous carryover into the world of combat.

The 'One Percent' difference of good to great.
Paul Watson - Jock Athletic

Join one of Australia's most recognised fitness trainers Paul Watson as he takes you on a journey of motivation, inspiration, and dedication which has helped many of Australia's elite athletes achieve success. Paul was the strength and conditioning coach for the Cronulla Sharks and Penrith Panthers while later moving on to guide Olympic and Commonwealth athletes to greater heights. This workshop is very practical to the everyday trainer and can be adapted to all areas of life and wellbeing.

From Boxing Coach to Life Coach
Vanessa Auditore - Successful PT

Learn how to use basic Life Coaching skills to transform the outlook of a de - motivated client via effective communication skills, empathy and using the values of your client to facilitate change.

With a greater focus on work / life balance and managing stress to reduce illness and chronic disease our clients needs have become more sophisticated meaning how we work with our clients also needs to become more sophisticated.

This workshop draws on Transformational Life Coaching, Positive Psychology and Behavioural Science skills and tools to maximise your role as an effective Personal Trainer supercharging your clients success and enhancing your bottom line.

You will learn how to work with ease and empower clients to make positive energy goals, decisions and increase accountability.

Goals that do not meet a client's values are predominantly flat, empty and plain hard work.

Improve the effectiveness of the Trainer and client relationship, translating client success into a powerful economic asset.

Obtain new set of communication tools that can be effectively used with confidence.

• Communication and effective listening skills are essential to discover the secret inner workings of your client and their deepest values.
• Values are fuel and contain dynamic energy for motivation.
• Warning this workshop is only suitable for those who really want to see change!

SHORT CIRCUITS: THE ELECTRIFYING WAY TO TRAIN
Sean Tindale - Knockout Personal Training

Circuit training is considered to be one of the oldest forms of structured group exercise and still the most effective.

Almost becoming extinct over the last 10 years Circuit style training has made a resurgence and is paving the way for many other forms of training methods.

This workshop will show you how to put together some of the most electrifying circuit routines around utilising minimal equipment and total body.

You will gain a wealth of knowledge and an abundance of ideas to inject into your sessions.

Metabolic Hormone Magic
Matt O'Neill - Smart Shape

Harness your hormones and you can achieve superior performance and body shaping results. Matt explains how hormones work, become hotwired and how they can be manipulated to get the most from your diet and exercise plan. This session takes the mystery out of insulin, cortisol, leptin, ghrelin, galanin and other hormones you can't ignore.

The Kettlebell Swing - "Virtuosity"
Matt Beecroft - Reality Self Defence

A Personal Training Manager of large commercial gyms and owner of Reality Self Defence and Conditioning, Matt will be presenting the most fundamental lift in the RKC system and kettlebell lifting-the kettlebell swing.

The workshop will cover preliminary movement screening, mobility, breathing, technique, technique corrections, coaching and discuss its relationship to boxing and kickboxing.

Power Plate Group Exercise Class

Power Plate, the international leader in Acceleration Training, now brings you a series of intimate group exercise classes to help motivate you and your clients to achieve outstanding fitness success. Take part in these 25 minute power workouts at GET THUMPED 2010 and raise your training to the next level.

Shhhh... 9 Secrets to Grow Your Business
Justin Tamsett - Active Management

With only a limited number of seats available, you can be one of the lucky people to learn how to master the secrets of growing your business. Using the template from 100's of successful CEO's from Bill Gates to Jack Welch, you will learn the secrets to replace the helter-skelter of business to a disciplined approach - an approach that breads harmony, vision, understanding, leadership and wealth. This session is for the few people who are prepared to be strategic in order to reach their goals. You will leave with the skills to write a one page Strategic Plan and catapult your business to a new stratosphere!

Auditore Algorithm
Vanessa Auditore - Successful PT

Engage our clients own inner coach, create a champion in and out of the ring!

This interactive lecture is based on cognitive behavioural therapy, strategies that Vanessa Auditore Personal Trainer, Life Coach & Behavioural Scientist has tailored to enhance the Personal Trainers toolkit.

A unique skill set that you won't find anywhere else.

Learn how to work with resistance to change by understanding people are either moving toward or away from some motivating inner force.

Move with the clients motivation strategy and anything is possible, move against and you become the opponent!

The most successful Pt's are the ones with the most champions in the fight against disease and poor health & fitness.

Using the Auditore Algorithm ^© you can identify if the Attitudes and Beliefs that may be creating Consequences that are KO -ing you and your clients success.

Combat Recovery: The K.O effect.
Paul Watson - Jock Athletic

Your body benefits as much from the recovery as from the training. Paul Watson will show you how this philosophy is one of the most important aspects of training benefits. Learn amazing new methods and techniques to maximise your benefits of strength and conditioning as well as cardiovascular endurance. You will have a unique insight into what the world's best athletes do to get the edge in professional sports and competition. This workshop will show you how to integrate well backed research into simple training activities.

Fuel for Full-On Fitness
Matt O'Neill - Smart Shape

Gain a new level of confidence for your nutrition plan, meal timing, recovery foods and supplements in this practical diet-builder session. Whether you need a nutrition overall or just a few tweaks, Matt will show you how to perform at your peak with the right fuel at the right times.

VAN DAMN! COMPLEX KICKBOXING SIMPLIFIED
Matt Beecroft - Reality Self Defence

Kickboxing for fitness has often been 'taboo' in most gym and PT environments due to its complex nature and aggressive approach.

Done properly, Kickboxing is one of the most enjoyable and effective forms of exercise available to participants.

This workshop will guide you through all the necessary formulas needed to construct safe and effective workouts without the risk of injury and intimidation. Utilising the principles of professional kickboxing training Matt Beecroft will show you how simple it can be adapting these methods into your fitness regimes.