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.

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.

Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike Lands UK-Ultra-Fit Magazine Cover- Feb/Mar- 2010 issue

You can never land any of these by yourself and if I didn’t acknowledge these individuals I would be doing a huge disservice to this cover. I have to first Thank Dave Pamah because if it wasn’t for Dave introducing me to the publisher- John Shepherd this cover never would have existed.
Dave, thank you for going out of your way and connecting me with John. Dave you’re a good friend and a good person and I really appreciate you helping me.

I also want to thank John Shepherd the publisher of the magazine for giving me this incredible opportunity. For him to give me this opportunity even though I don’t live in Europe is really something special and I don’t take stuff like this for granted whatsoever. I look forward to meeting you John when I come out for the Body-power Expo in May and I am also looking forward to writing for the magazine as well. Thank you for what you do John in terms of putting out a quality magazine to serve the readers in Europe.

I want to thank one of my best friends in the industry Ms 2009 Bikini Universe Champion Natalia Muntean for the opportunity to shoot with her in Florida. It was an honor to work with you. You have such an incredible bright future in this industry and you are one of the top three most marketable fitness models in the industry today. To shoot an image two months ago in Florida and to turn it into a cover so quickly is really something special and unique.

Last but not least I have thank one of the most talented photographers that I’ve ever worked with in GW Burns. G it was an honor to work with you buddy. You’ve been a good friend to me and have giving me great business advice as well as tough love in this industry. I will always appreciate your friendship and also the business relationship we have.

Every fitness model that is looking to shoot with a photographer that will make you look your very best you need to shoot with GW Burns. His turn around in getting images back to you are faster than anybody I’ve ever worked with. GW Burns is going to be one of the big names in this fitness industry for a very long time. This is just the first of many covers for this great photographer. I look to working with you again buddy.

Please support Ultra-fit magazine and buy this cover. I also have a cover story in this issue of the magazine. I want to Thank Audrey for writing the cover story on me as she did a great job on writing the piece on me. It is in stands all over Europe and I just got word that it will be in stands in selected places in the U.S. such as California, Florida, Arizona and Atlanta.

I have to also thank my good friend Mark Rupp for being a good friend to me the past month. Thanks Mark for everything buddy. You are a good man!

*6th cover in the last 4 and ½ months.
*3 covers out for the month of February- more covers in one month than any fitness model in the world this year thus far.
*First black fitness model to have three covers out in a month.
*First American male fitness model to grace the cover of Ultra-Fit Magazine.

God is good!

SBL Sponsored Athlete Obi Obadike

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

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

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

First American Male Fitness Model To Land A Cover For A Bodybuilding Magazine In The Phillipines

Top fitness model Obi Obadike graces the Feb of 2010 cover of the Iron-Pinoy Magazine making him the first American-male fitness model grace the cover of a bodybuilding magazine in the Philippines.  Photo Credit: ChazPhotographics.

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

Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike's Fitness Photoshoot and fitness model credit: Noemi Jaramillo; Photocredit: Chaz

Top Fitness Model Obi Obadike's December Fitness Shoot Photocredit: Chaz