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Video: Amanda Latona’s BSN Video

November 5, 2010 By Isaac Hinds 1 Comment

IFBB Bikini Pro Amanda Latona is rock’n it in the new BSN video. Amanda is looking for her second IFBB Bikini title this weekend in Sacramento. Check it.

Team BSN®’s Amanda Latona Prepares for 2010 IFBB Sacramento Women’s Pro Bikini Grand Prix This Weekend
BSN endorsed IFBB Pro Bodybuilder sets sights on her final competition of the year

Boca Raton, Fla., November 5, 2010 – After her top-five finish at the inaugural Bikini Olympia in September, Team BSN®’s Amanda Latona prepares for her final competition of the year – the 2010 IFBB Sacramento Women’s Pro Bikini Grand Prix. This weekend’s competition, scheduled for Saturday, November 6, at the Crest Theater in Sacramento, CA, will serve as a qualifying event for the 2011 Bikini Olympia.

Following the 2010 Bikini Olympia, Amanda stepped up her disciplined diet and training regimens with the IFBB Sacramento Women’s Pro Bikini competition in sight. She’s counting on that extra work paying off at the 2010 IFBB Sacramento Women’s Pro Bikini Grand Prix.

“We’re proud to support Amanda as she continues her determination to stake her position at the top, as an IFBB Pro,” James Tracy, director of marketing at BSN, states. “Her work ethic and accomplishments for 2010 have been impressive to witness. We wish her the best for this weekend’s show and are confident she’ll finish the year strong.”

Amanda will be looking for her second pro win since making her IFBB debut back in March. Her first victory came at the Dallas Europa SuperShow in August. Following her impressive showing at the 2010 Bikini Olympia, Amanda is considered a favorite to take the top spot this weekend in Sacramento. As HardBody.com recently stated, “If a confident Amanda takes the stage this weekend she’s your Sacramento Pro champ.”

Amanda’s preferred BSN products for training, include SYNTHA-6™ RTD, N.O.-XPLODE™, LEAN DESSERT PROTEIN™, and ENDOBURN™NT. For more on Amanda Latona, check out her Team BSN profile at http://www.bsnonline.net/biography/amanda_latona.html.

About BSN®
Founded in 2001, Bio-Engineered Supplements and Nutrition, Inc. (BSN®) is a global industry leader in the sports nutrition category. BSN’s product line addresses an array of performance-enhancing benefits for enabling a variety of consumer lifestyles, including bodybuilders, endurance athletes, and general market consumers, to attain maximum results by optimizing nutritional intake and athletic performance. The company distributes its supplement portfolio of 19 products to over 40,000 retailers nationally and more than 90 countries worldwide with annual revenues in excess of $150 million per year. BSN is the Official Nutritional Supplement Provider of the UFC, the premier mixed martial arts organization in the world. For more information, visit http://www.bsnonline.net.

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Should Energy Drinks Be Regulated?

October 27, 2010 By Isaac Hinds 6 Comments

ESPN’s E:60 produced a piece on Energy Drinks being marketed to young athletes. The energy drink industry is a huge, booming business (7 BILLION, yes with a “b” according to Beverage Digest). that is mainly targeted towards young men. Are energy drink companies to blame when kids consume too many? What about the parents responsibility or will kids do drink them anyway? It’s an interesting video worth watching.

Jack Owoc of VPC on E:60

ESPN interviewed Jack Owoc, CEO of VPX Sports Nutrition for the segment. VPX makes the popular energy drink, REDLINE, for the piece. I agree with Jack when he shares, “If one is good five is better” when it comes to kids and energy drinks. The same could be said for many adults as well.

Jack goes on to say, “They should disallow energy drinks to be marketed to kids. Regulated also in the sense that you can’t sell to minors just like you can’t sell cigarettes. So let’s just lump energy drinks in with that and say you can’t sell energy drinks either to minors.” That’s an interesting comment and one I didn’t expect to hear from him. I’m not sure I agree with regulating energy drinks. In my opinion, it would only make kids want them more. You always want what you can’t have and kids would then turn to their older buddies to hook them up with energy drinks.

Where would the cut off age be… 18? 21? When is one deemed responsible enough to consume energy drinks?

I think the responsibility goes back to the makers of the energy drinks. They should be regulated from the amount of caffeine they put in each container. There have been several occasions where I’ve consumed an energy drink and felt cracked out. Did I read the label? No. More often than not there are more than one serving in each can/bottle. Is it the consumer’s responsibility to read the label and see the number of servings before drinking? Ya, sure but companies also know that most people won’t crack open a can and only drink 1/2 of it.

One look on bodybuilding.com’s Energy drink listing you can see a number of examples of this. Note the serving size and amount of servings per container. Some have 2 servings for a 2.5 ounce bottle!

The ESPN E:60 segment:

They are marketed as performance enhancers and used by young athletes before games and workouts, but just how safe are energy drinks? In a 7-month investigation, E:60 spoke to teenagers who have suffered everything from headaches to seizures and heart issues that require surgery.

What do you think? Sound off in the comments below.

Should there be age restrictions when buying Energy Drinks?

** Update - ESPN’s Tom Ferrey goes more in-depth with the story and gets more input from Jack Owoc.

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Video: BSN with IFBB Bikini Pro Vanessa Campbell

October 26, 2010 By Isaac Hinds 1 Comment

IFBB Bikini Pro Vanessa Campbell is featured in the newest BSN video. Check it out.

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Mindi Smith Gets Busted

October 14, 2010 By Isaac Hinds 2 Comments

Check out this video at the 1:10 mark. Last year’s NPC Nationals overall figure winner, Mindi Smith gets busted!

Mindi appeared on SPIKE TV’s MANswers where they discussed the different ways people try to smuggle cocaine into the country. Mindi’s role was that of a woman caught trying to smuggle cocaine into the country via her bra, known as the Plunder Bra.

Blow | SpikeTV | SPIKE.com

This is the second time Mindi has appeared on SPIKE TV’s MANswers. You can stay updated with Ms. Smith on her Facebook page.

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IFBB Bikini Pro Jessica Jessie on Comcast SportsNet

October 11, 2010 By Isaac Hinds 1 Comment

IFBB Bikini Pro Jessica Jessie was recently interviews on Washington’s Comcast SportsNet and she shows the interviewer a few Bikini workout moves. Jessica takes the interviewer through a workout complete with frog jumps, sumo stomps and more.

I think he was slightly distracted, what do you think?

Props: csnwashington.com.

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Hardbody Fitness Models Appear in Street Fighter Anthem Music Video

October 6, 2010 By Isaac Hinds 3 Comments

Jace Hall of “The Jace Hall Show” has a new music video out and it’s currently featured on the homepage of hulu.com. Two fitness models make an appearance in the video can you spot who they are?

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2010 Olympia Videos

September 27, 2010 By Isaac Hinds Leave a Comment

Bodybuilding.com caught up with a few of the 2010 Bikini Olympians before they took the stage. Check out what the top three ladies had to say before making history.

See more Olympia videos on Bodybuilding.com.

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IFBB Figure Pro Courtney West Interviews IFBB Bikini Pro Shelsea Montes

September 21, 2010 By Isaac Hinds 1 Comment

Shelsea “Six Pack” Montes was the very first IFBB Bikni pro, winning the 2009 NPC JR USA overall bikini title. She qualified for the Bikini Olympia this year in New York. Fellow IFBB Pro Courtney West caught up with Six Pack after the 2010 NPC JR USA. Shelsea trains with Fitness Olympia Champ Adela Garcia as she heads into this weekend’s big dance. Adela makes a special appearance in the video, wielding a sword.

Watch Shelsea compete in the first ever Bikini Olympia this Friday in Las Vegas.

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4x Fitness Champ Adela Garcia Flex’n in Texas

September 21, 2010 By Isaac Hinds 1 Comment

The overall NPC JR USA men’s bodybuilding champ was absent from the NPC NEWS photo shoot so 4x Fitness Olympia Champion Adela Garcia stood in. Check out this behind-the-scenes video of Adela getting her flex on.

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Backstage with Nicole Nagrani

September 21, 2010 By Isaac Hinds Leave a Comment

This video was shot the night before Nicole Nagrani won the overall bikini title at the NPC Team Universe. Find out what she had to say about competing with her mom and who she has a little down low crush on.

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Video: Amanda Latona’s Glute Workout

September 16, 2010 By Isaac Hinds Leave a Comment

IFBB Bikini Pro and Muscle & Fitness Hers covergirl, Amanda Latona demonstrates her glute workout in this video.

See more workout videos on Bodybuilding.com.

Some Booty Building Tips from Amanda:

* If you’re a beginner start light and do 3 instead of 5 exercises.
* Safety first – It’s always a good idea to use a spotter for those last few heavy reps.
* When using the leg press machine press through your heels to target those glutes.
* If you’re advanced add partial reps at the end your sets (an additional 5 reps with a shorter range of motion).
* Use a far forward foot position when doing the Smith Machine Lunges.
* Alternate your legs to keep your heart rate up during each set rather than resting in between.
* Never lock your knees when performing these workouts.

Tips via Bodybuilding.com.

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Backstage with Brooke Mora after Qualifying for the Olympia

September 15, 2010 By Isaac Hinds Leave a Comment

Hardbody.com and Bodybuilding.com take you backstage at the 2010 IFBB Tournament of Champions Pro Bikini contest. We caught up with runner-up Brooke Mora in her IFBB Pro debut. Find out what happens when you take away her carbs and see her at the 2010 Bikini Olympia.

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Muscle & Fitness HERS Video: Nicole Wilkins-Lee Shoulder Training

September 7, 2010 By Isaac Hinds 2 Comments

Check out this Muscle & Fitness Hers training video with current Figure Olympia Champion, Nicole Wilkins-Lee. Nicole and her training Kim Oddo take you through a sample shoulder workout. This video was shot at the beginning of Nicole’s Olympia prep.

Nicole’s shoulder workout typically takes her 45 minutes but the video is condensed down to around 11 minutes. It’s chalked full of some helpful tips. View the video here.