He's very straight-forward, no chaser, it is how it is. Jerry Cameron: A lot of people may think that he's a hard-ass, but he cares about people. In these 7 short weeks I've gained more than I have in 8 years.Īs far as working with Dallas directly, is there anything that you feel is a misconception about him? Or something you wish more people knew about him? Basically it's been 8 years since I've been able to be as mobile as I am now. I'm using muscles I haven't used in 8 years. I don't really have that much pain anymore since I started the program. I've gotten away from using a wheelchair, that thing stays in the trunk. I've had 3 major back surgeries, a fractured right foot, a fractured left foot, a fractured right tibia, broke a bone in my right ankle, screws in my knee, my left leg was made shorter than my right leg by an inch. It gives me all the great workouts I need. I'm regularly using the DDP YOGA NOW app at home, because you don't have to be there at the DDPY Performance Center to do DDPY. Because of my condition, we modify, so there's a lot of changes for my particular situation that aren't on the app. The sessions I do with Dallas, or Pat and Garett when Dallas is not there, he gives me homework to do. I work out so hard there that Tuesdays I have to let my body rest, because we get it in, man.
(laughs)ĭid you have any hesitation about putting yourself and your story out into the world? Everybody knows about Diamond Dallas, yeah. Jerry Cameron: Oh yeah, I knew about him. Were you a fan of wrestling or DDP before getting involved with DDP YOGA?
He has a thing in his heart for veterans, so he talked to me afterwards and it took off from there. I guess they'd talked to Dallas, and Dallas was there. Pat got in touch with me about the DDPY Rebuild program and I went over there for a meeting. A year went by and my chiropractor actually was hip to DDPY and she told my girlfriend about it again, and my girlfriend went online and e-mailed Pat. So last year we went to the DDP YOGA Performance Center and Haydn was there.Īt that time I was going to the chiropractor, my girlfriend was having to take me everywhere. Jerry Cameron: I had first seen the Arthur video a while back, but it wasn't until my girlfriend showed it to me again that I really sat down and watched it. How did you first find out about DDP YOGA?
More on Cameron, his journey and the We Can Rebuild You series can be found online at where you can download the DDP YOGA NOW app. I had the pleasure of speaking with Jerry Cameron by phone, as coordinated by Diamond Dallas Page himself. The progress experienced by Cameron comes across as inspirational and heartwarming, and only further proves how DDPY is a legit means of improving oneself mentally, physically, and emotionally. As shown in the first episode of Rebuild, as a disabled veteran, Cameron has needed assistance for years both with walking and performing everyday basic functions.
He has been working directly with DDP and his team in Georgia for the past 7 weeks. Cameron is currently the star of a DDPY produced video series titled We Can Rebuild You, of which 4 episodes have been released. Jerry Cameron is another person whose life has been changed for the better by Diamond Dallas Page and DDP YOGA. Boorman went from barely walking to sprinting, many pounds lighter, in the matter of months. Arthur's Inspirational Transformation! on YouTube. The journey of Arthur Boorman, a disabled US military paratrooper, was arguably the first DDPY transformation to go viral on the Internet.Īs documented in Boorman's video titled - Never, Ever Give Up. However, DDP YOGA has also changed the lives of countless people not involved with the wrestling business.
Odds are that you also know DDP to have found success not only as an actor and author, but as the founder of DDP YOGA.Īs shown within the acclaimed documentary The Resurrection Of Jake The Snake, DDP YOGA has helped extend the lives and/or careers of many professional wrestlers, including Chris Jericho, AJ Styles, Drew McIntyre, Rob Van Dam, Goldust, John Morrison, Sami Zayn, The Miz and Zack Ryder. As a reader of Sportskeeda, you undoubtedly know that Diamond Dallas Page is a WWE Hall Of Fame inductee with multiple reigns as a World Heavyweight Champion.