Mar 06
Posted by webmaster on Saturday Mar 6, 2010 Under General Blog
Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike on consuming carbs
Don’t be afraid of carbs as it is good for you. There is no way you can truly function energy wise throughout the day without it. The trick is to make sure you don’t over-consume it. Just make sure you attain the majority of your carbs during breakfast and lunch time. That should be adequate enough to help you through your fitness goals.
Now let’s talk about good carbs and bad carbs and how they can help you function in a healthy way. Good carbs has the following characteristics: They are high in fiber which helps you stay full longer and allows you to sustain energy; it has lower cholesterol levels whic helps to remove toxins from the body; It also has a greater thermic effect which naturally stimulates metabolism and promotes fat loss; It also has low energy density which provides sustained energy, promotes weight loss and long term weight maintenance; and lastly the low glycemic index stabilizes blood sugar levels and insulin production.
Most popular and successful diet plans incorporate good carbs into their eating plans because they are effective at lowering insulin production and stabilizing blood sugar levels. Good carbs makes you more fuller and prevents you from overeating. The good carbs food types are the following: Whole vegetables, whole fruits, beans legumes, nuts, seeds and whole cereal grains. Some of the bad carbs are baked goods, white breads, pastas, snack foods, sugary candies and any non soda diet drinks.
These bad carbs are harmful because honestly the human body really has a problem processing these foods well. Large amounts of bad carbs leads to the following things for your health. It leads to obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, etc. Consuming good carbs on a consistent basis will do the following for you: You will be healthier and fitter; You will lose excess body-fat and you will have more energy throughout the day. Good carbs should always be incorporated into any weight-loss diet as it key to your success and long term health.
Feb 26
Posted by webmaster on Friday Feb 26, 2010 Under General Blog
Fitness Tip Of The Week and 6 things to know in speeding up your metabolism: Eat 5 to 6 small meals a day, Drink green tea which helps in digestion and is incredible at speeding up your metabolism, Get as much as 7 to 8 hours of sleep a day, Always incorporate some physical activity in your life whether it be jogging, walking, running, anerobic training, etc. Eat right immediately after waking up; Drink water all day and every day. These are tips you should incorporate if you want to speed up your metabolism for fat loss.
Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike Fitness Tip Of The Week
Feb 19
Posted by webmaster on Friday Feb 19, 2010 Under General Blog
Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike's Fitness Tip Blog
Read my blog on The five reasons To Drink Water are:
1) It speeds up your metabolism and the cold water actually revs up your metabolism throughout the day. 6 to 8 glassses of water per day is ideal for anybody that is trying to lose weight.
2) Drinking water reduces and helps curb your appetite and helps you from overeating. The more hydrated you are the more your hunger will disappear.
3) Water improves the complexion of your skin and helps to keep your skin fresh of blemishes.
4) Drinking water increases your energy levels. Many people in our society walk around with very little to no energy because they are dehydrated. You need to consistently drink water throughout the day to increase your energy levels.
5) Drinking water helps to eliminate bloating. If you are bloated from eating a salt meal, PMS or drinking alchohol well drinking water really helps to flush that excess water out.
Feb 12
Posted by webmaster on Friday Feb 12, 2010 Under General Blog
Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike selected the Top Ten Most Shredded Guys
Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike is selected by SimplyShredded.com As the Top 10 most shredded guys on Bodyspace. You can view the Top 10 list at http://www.simplyshredded.com/10-of-the-most-shredded-guys-on-bodyspace-part-2.html
Feb 12
Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike Signs As A Sponsored Fitness Model Athlete With SmithBryant Labs
After 22 months of busting my butt in this fitness industry I finally have signed my letter of intent as a paid sponsored spokesperson with a new supplement company called SmithBryant Labs. I will be the new face, physique and spokesperson of their organization. I want to thank the owners Mark Clark and Bryan Barton for giving me this incredible opportunity. To purchase any of their great products such as the SBL Lean or the SBL rush you can go to obadike1.smithbryantlabs.com. If you have any questions about their SBL Lean which is a great product to help you get lean please email anytime at obifitness@verizon.net
Feb 04
Posted by webmaster on Thursday Feb 4, 2010 Under General Blog
Top Fitness Model and Trainer Obi Obadike gives Fitness tip on Eating Late At Night
Fitness Tip On Eating Late At Night: Eating Late night leads to weight gain because the food you eat won’t digest properly because your body is asleep and your stomach is resting which causes weight gain. If you eat dinner at 6pm or before your body is still working and will digest the food appropriately and properly.
Try to avoid late night eating at all costs but if you do have to eat late at night because you train later in the evening or you work late please make sure the food is healthy and high in protein. Also make sure to avoid carbs at all costs late at night because it will store in your body as fat. Your last meal ideally should be anywhere between 6pm and 8pm.
Another thing why eating at night causes weight gain because it disrupts your metabolism processes and circadian rhythm. Most weight loss success stories were due to individuals consuming their last meal before 8pm. Drinking lots of water throughout the evening is a great way to help suppress your appetite at night and will help make you full so you won’t have the munchies on junk food. Remember that if you are truly serious about attaining your fitness goals one of the key ingredients is minimizing late night eating.
If you can do that on top of eating healthy and training consistently you will lose weight as well as get lean I can promise you that. I hope this blog gives some understanding about eating late at night and the pitfalls from it. Even I’ve had personal issues with late at night eating because I do most of my work at night but I just make sure that I do eat late that is very high in protein and no carbs and very litle fat.
Obi Obadike
Jan 29
Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike Named New Fitness Columnist For African-American Golfer's Digest
The publisher Ms Debert Cook of African-American Golfer’s Digest has just named me the new fitness columnist to this incredible National Magzine. My Q and A column will start in the summer edition called “Ask Obi” and will feature every quarterly issue of the magazine. My very first fitness article launches in the spring edition within a month from now which I am very excited about. I honestly can’t believe I’ve been given this opportunity and the publisher believe it or not found me on the internet via my website.
This national magazine is a quarterly magazine with over 80,000 readers and is available in over 250 Golf events across the country. This is an incredible honor to be able to touch into a completely different audience than fitness and bodybuilding. As a fitness professional the ultimate goal is to really to connect with a mainstream audience. This opportunity gives me such an incredible platform to do that as well as help educate many pro and amateur golfers on health and fitness through this column that may not be fitness magazine enthusiasts or readers.
A little Information about the magazine: African-American Golfer’s Digest is the nation’s leading publication for avid golfers, the magazine has been profiled on The Golf Channel, ESPN, Golf For Women, Meetings & Conventions Magazine, Black Enterprise, Ebony, The Network Journal, Crain’s New York business, The New York Amsterdam News and many others.
This column will be my 6th national column in 6 different magazines for 2010. Please dont ask me when I will have the time to write because I am still trying to figure that out…LOL. But its really nice to be wanted and its nice for any publisher to give you an opportunity to create a voice with their respective magazine.
I want to always Thank everybody that has supported me through this incredible journey. There is a lot of big things I am working on that I am really excited about that I am really looking forward to unveiling to you all very shortly. Stay Fit And Be Healthy!
Have A Great Week All,
Obi Obadike
Jan 19
Posted by webmaster on Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 Under General Blog
Fitness Blog Tip: The best way to weigh yourself is not the scale it is the mirror and also the way you feel when you put on your clothes. The reason being is the scale doesn’t reflect bodyfat loss or the loss of inches in various different parts of your body. The mirror will never lie to you where the scale at times can be very deceptive. I hope this tip helps someone that is frustrated when they aren’t losing weight as fast as they should.
Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike- Photo Credit: Bryan Lamb
Jan 02
Posted by webmaster on Saturday Jan 2, 2010 Under General Blog
Obi Obadike Makes History By Producing The Best Selling Cover Ever For Physique Magazine
To be the first male fitness model to grace the cover of this hardcore bodybuilding magazine was pretty cool to be able to do that but to able to produce the highest selling cover in the history of the magazine is really an honor and unbelievable.
I’ve always said that a fitness model can produce the same sales as a hardcore bodybuilder or more on a hardcore bodybuilding magazine. Ripped is ripped regardless of how big you are honestly. I want to Thank Arthur from Arsenik Photography for adding his magic to this image to make it come alive as it did. He played a huge part in this incredible achievement.
I want to thank Amjad Vanimal the editor of Physique magazine for giving me this incredible information and for giving me the opportunity to grace the cover of his magazine.
Dec 27
Posted by webmaster on Sunday Dec 27, 2009 Under General Blog
First Male Fitness Model To Grace The Cover Of The Only Hardcore Bodybuilding Magazine In Dubai
Physique magazine in Dubai gives WBFF Pro Obi Obadike his own column called Obi’s World. This column will be where I get the opportunity to feature and interview some of the top fitness models in the world in a Q and A format. I will also be interviewing and featuring some of the new fitness models that haven’t got there due or opportunity in a magazine. This allows me to give back and help publish many new fitness models as well as the top ones.
They’ve also named me to the editorial board which means I have total autonomy and power of who I get to feature and write about in this Q and A column. My website in 2010 will be the one stop shop where people can read published inspirational stories on some of the top fitness models in the world today, ( My peers) as well as insightful educational fitness articles from my other respective columns.
I’ve always said I am a far better writer than I am a model honestly. Each month I will feature one male and one female fitness model in this column. Find out soon which male fitness model got the January feature. This guy who I had the privilege of writing about is on my top three male fitness model list in the world. This is an 8 page feature story I did which I am very excited about unveiling on my website.
This column will be my 5th column in 5 different fitness and bodybuilding magazines worldwide that will be starting in 2010. There is no male or female fitness model in the industry with this many personal National magazine columns. In 2010 I will have a Q and A column in World Physique Magazine, Australian Natural Bodz, American Natural Bodz, Physique Magazine and an expert column in Inside Fitness.
My voice, face, physique and more importantly my column will be featured in the following countries in 2010 every issue which will be in the United States Canada, Dubai, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Maritius, Indonesia, etc. This incredible blessed opportunity allows me to have a solidified global presence every single month. To have one magazine trust me enough to give me own my column is really an honor but to have 5 is really unreal and humbling and I don’t take these opportunities for granted at all. I wanted to thank the WBFF staff and everybody else that has supported me in 2009 and I look forward to having a better 2010.
Dec 05
Obi Obadike Featured On The Natural Bodz Fitness Model Search Poster
Obi Obadike named the special guest MC of the 2010 international natural bodz fitness model search competition event in Goldcoast, Australia. He is also featured on the Natural Bodz Fitness Model Search Competition Poster.
Nov 09
Posted by webmaster on Monday Nov 9, 2009 Under General Blog
WBFF Pro Obi Obadike will be a columnist for four different fitness and bodybuilding magazines in several different countries. He will have a Q and A column each issue in 2010 for Australian Natural Bodz, American Natural Bodz, World Physique Magazine and an Inside Expert Column in Inside Fitness magazine as well as an Ask Obi column in the WBFF newsletter that goes out to over 20,00 people. This feat makes him the only fitness model in the industry to get this opportunity and accomplish this. This honor will allow him to make a solidifed voice and presence in the fitness industry in many different countries as well as the United States. He hopes that his columns can help influence many people all over the world to be in better shape.
The Ripped American Flag Pic
Jun 12
My experience in Australia could not be described in words. To be a featured guest at a natural bodybuilding and fitness show was an honor and privliege. Everybody was incredibly hospitable and nice to me at the show. There was a lot of great young fitness talent I witnessed at the show that you’l see on covers in Australia very soon.
The cover shoot I had several days ago was incredible and from speaking to the editor there will be a couple of covers that will come out of that shoot for me. I am really excited about this first cover as I think it will be one of the best covers I’ve ever done. It’s a spectacular shot that modestly speaking I think will sell off the roof. In fact I’ve seen the image that will be used and I love it.
From a business standpoint there will be lots of things that Steve Jones publisher of Australian Natural Bodz and I wil be doing together in the near future that I am excited about. We are in negotiations of producing a male and female fitness model search competition in Australia which will be tied to Australian Natural Bodz magazine. It will be an Australian Natural Bodz Male and Female Fitness Model Search contest. There isn’t a show like this at all in Australia and we plan on making this the first.
And we are also in negotiations of producing fitness model workshops for people that are interested in knowing how to be a successful fitness model and also how to prepare for this competition. The way it looks God-willingly I will be making a couple of trips a year to Australia for some of the workshops and competitions we plan on producing here as well as shoots that we’ll be lined up for me.
I want to Thank Steve Jones personally for promoting me the way he did out here in Australia and featuring me in his magazine as well as giving me the cover and supplement shoot opportunities. It’s an honor to me because this magazine is a natural magazine that serves Australia. There are so many American magazines that are in Australia already so this is one of the few magazines that feature just Australian fitness models and bodybuilders. To be given my own column knowing that the magazine doesnt really feature Americans is a privilege and I am humbled by it tremendously. The magazine is 99.9 Australian and I guess I am the .1% of the magazine that isn’t. I am the token American fitness model with the magazine and I am so fine with that..smile
I want to thank every competitor at the ANB show that came up to me and said hello. You all were simply amazing. I was humbled that so many people wanted to take my picture. I want to thank all of the ANB judges for doing such a great job such as Ron, Robert and Phil. I see all of you as my new extended fitness family. I hope to see everybody very soon next year. Stay fit everybody and be blessed.
Jun 10
Posted by webmaster on Wednesday Jun 10, 2009 Under General Blog
Australian Natural Bodz will be having a new column called “Ask Obi- The Most Ripped Fitness Model In The World”. It will be a Q and A column where readers of the magazine will be asking me questions on health and fitness. The best questions from the readers will be answered by me and published in the column. This column will allow me to help educate as many people as I can in Australia about health and fitness. The goal of mine is to help uplift and promote health and fitness in positive way in Australia as well as help reduce the obesity rate by my knowledge and education. I am really excited about this column as it will be a bi-monthly column. This Q and A column will start at the 1st anniversary issue of the magazine in September of 2009.
Feb 03
Posted by webmaster on Tuesday Feb 3, 2009 Under General Blog
Making Excuses Blog In Staying In Shape
You know we all get very busy in our lives that allow us to neglect certain things in our lives such as going to the gym or staying in shape. In fact even I’ve made excuses at times when I am lazy or tired and just don’t want to work out. It is ok to take time off from time to time from going to the gym but understand that your health should be like your daily hygiene such as taking a shower or brushing your teeth. Most people in society don’t neglect these things because it is so important. That is essentially how you should look at staying in shape. We all want to live long productive lives for our family and it first starts with consistency as well as making it a priority of working out and going to the gym.
The excuses of I have great genetics is a played out excuse and even the thinnest person in the world who doesn’t work out doesn’t mean that the person is the healthiest. Replace the excuses with I want to be as healthy and I want to live a long productive life. The only way to do this is to get up and work out whether it is walking, jogging, push-ups or just using resistance bands. Working out is a working out no matter what you do as long as your active and moving. We live in such an intelligent society but unfortunately we are a lazy society and the obesity rate in this country mirrors that. If we as a society can minimize the excuses we can be a much healthier society as well as increase the life expectancy rate. I hope this message reaches the person that wants to be in shape but hasn’t exerted the energy to do what is necessary to get there.
