In this episode, Dr Dani Antonellos (Osteopath, WBFF Pro Bikini Athlete & Clinic Director) breaks down why everyone's skipping the basics and paying the price with pain and injury. Joined by co-host Naila Ahmed (Holistic Therapist), we explore movement as medicine, the nervous system's role in training, bodybuilding identity, and why strength training is the foundation for life.
What You'll Learn:
✅ Why basic movement patterns (squat, hinge, lunge, push, pull) beat flashy exercises.
✅ How to overcome fear of injury and train pain-free.
✅ The nervous system's role in pain, stress, and performance.
✅ Why social media makes everyone skip what actually works.
✅ Dani's bodybuilding journey: turning pro, losing her period, and lessons learned.
✅ How to build multiple businesses without burning out.
✅ Movement-based rehabilitation vs. traditional hands-on therapy.
✅ Why heavy lifting is medicine for your body AND mind.
✅ The truth about peptides, Ozempic, and quick fixes.

ABOUT DR. DANI ANTONELLOS: She is a professional WBFF and FMG Bikini Pro Athlete, Director of Paddo Performance (high-performance gym in Sydney), co-founder of the My Training Space app, and leads United Health Education—a global education platform teaching movement-based rehabilitation to health professionals.
Her mantra: "Movement is Medicine."
Connect with Dani:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counsellingwithnaila?igsh=eGpwOHdybzdoa3Nv
Website: https://www.paddoperformance.com.au/dani-antonellos-services
App: My Training Space (iOS)
Education: https://www.unitedhealthed.com/
Podcast: Level Up: With Sharelle and Dani

ABOUT NAILA AHMED (Co-Host)Naila is a holistic counsellor and therapist specialising in nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and childhood trauma. She helps clients rewire their patterns to create internal peace and external success.

Connect with Naila: https://www.instagram.com/counsellingwithnaila?igsh=eGpwOHdybzdoa3Nv

Want the quick takeaways? Read the blog post for a full breakdown of the episode. https://www.trueformpodcast.com/blog

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Want to put what you just heard into practice? I've distilled the biggest lessons from 287 episodes into a free guide, 9 strategies to boost your performance without working overtime. No fluff, no gimmicks. Just the fundamentals that actually work. Grab it at https://www.trueformpodcast.com/true-form-guide

Take the first step toward better recovery and overall health with Lumaflex.
Use code TRUEFORM for 10% off:
https://lumaflex.com.au/TRUEFORM

Most people don't struggle because they lack motivation. They struggle because they've been given the wrong approach, too much focus on extremes, not enough on sustainability.

True Form Coaching is different.

This isn't a generic program. It's personal coaching built around you, your schedule, your goals, your life. Together, we work across three areas that drive real, lasting change:

Mind - how you think, focus, and manage stress
Body - how you train, move, and fuel yourself
Identity - who you become through the process

https://www.trueformpodcast.com/about

What does it take to sell your house, sleep in a storage unit, and still train for 10 Ironmans in 10 days? In this episode, ultra‑triathlete, ex‑military engineer and naturopathic practitioner JD Tremblay breaks down the DECIDE framework he used to build extreme discipline, courage and calling into every area of his life – sport, business and faith.

We dive into why the military gives you structure but not discipline, how “frequencies” and authority determine whether your message lands, and why most new coaches are chasing the wrong clients, the wrong money and the wrong life. If you’re a coach, PT or high performer who feels called to more, this conversation will punch you in the chest (in the best way).

In this episode with JD Tremblay:

• Growing up in northern Quebec, joining the military at 17 and finding early discipline
• Why the military doesn’t create discipline, and how to build it yourself
• The truth about Canadian military obesity stats and what they reveal about structure vs execution
• How JD became one of only three people to complete the Epic Deca (10 Ironmans in 10 days)
• Selling his house, sleeping in a storage unit and car at -30°C to chase a calling
• Frequencies and authority: why some messages land and others never do
• Love as the highest “frequency” in coaching and leadership
• How to choose the right clients instead of chasing everyone
• Stacking success from a first $20 client to a real authority and referrals
• Why AI tools aren’t your coach, and how they can actually make you weaker
• Purpose, faith and “being the right body part” instead of copying other people’s lives
• The DECIDE framework for hard decisions (data, energy, cognitive load, inflammation and execution)
• Choosing your pain: the couch vs the second workout, and living with courage

Contact JD: hungrywarrioracademy.com

Want the quick takeaways? Read the blog post for a full breakdown of the episode. https://www.trueformpodcast.com/blog

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Support the show

Want to put what you just heard into practice? I've distilled the biggest lessons from 287 episodes into a free guide, 9 strategies to boost your performance without working overtime. No fluff, no gimmicks. Just the fundamentals that actually work. Grab it at https://www.trueformpodcast.com/true-form-guide

Take the first step toward better recovery and overall health with Lumaflex.
Use code TRUEFORM for 10% off:
https://lumaflex.com.au/TRUEFORM

Most people don't struggle because they lack motivation. They struggle because they've been given the wrong approach, too much focus on extremes, not enough on sustainability.

True Form Coaching is different.

This isn't a generic program. It's personal coaching built around you, your schedule, your goals, your life. Together, we work across three areas that drive real, lasting change:

Mind - how you think, focus, and manage stress
Body - how you train, move, and fuel yourself
Identity - who you become through the process

https://www.trueformpodcast.com/about

What if everything you've been told about health is wrong?

In this episode of The True Form Podcast, I sit down with Dr Aaron Hartman, a triple board-certified MD who's helped over 100,000 patients reverse diseases most doctors say are "incurable."

From saving his blind, cerebral palsy daughter to uncovering the blind spots in modern medicine, Dr Hartman reveals what really drives chronic illness—and how to fix it.

What We Cover:
• Why 80% of heart disease and 70% of cancer come down to lifestyle
• The truth about testosterone (and why most doctors get it wrong)
• How your mouth seeds your gut with 5 TRILLION bacteria daily
• Why fasting might make you feel worse (and what that means)
• The basics everyone skips: sleep, stress, and metabolic flexibility
• Medical gaslighting: when to trust your gut over test results

Dr Aaron Hartman is a functional medicine physician specialising in complex, "untreatable" cases. He's the author of UnCurable and founder of Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine.

CONNECT WITH DR. HARTMAN:
www.AaronHartmanMD.com

Support the show

Want to put what you just heard into practice? I've distilled the biggest lessons from 287 episodes into a free guide, 9 strategies to boost your performance without working overtime. No fluff, no gimmicks. Just the fundamentals that actually work. Grab it at https://www.trueformpodcast.com/true-form-guide

Take the first step toward better recovery and overall health with Lumaflex.
Use code TRUEFORM for 10% off:
https://lumaflex.com.au/TRUEFORM

Most people don't struggle because they lack motivation. They struggle because they've been given the wrong approach, too much focus on extremes, not enough on sustainability.

True Form Coaching is different.

This isn't a generic program. It's personal coaching built around you, your schedule, your goals, your life. Together, we work across three areas that drive real, lasting change:

Mind - how you think, focus, and manage stress
Body - how you train, move, and fuel yourself
Identity - who you become through the process

https://www.trueformpodcast.com/about