Archives for August 2008

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Ms. Fitness Olympia, Adela Garcia made it through her knee surgery this morning and is doing well. Adela went into surgery this morning and is already home with a  large brace on her leg. When I spoke to Adela yesterday she was nervous for the surgery but happy to be getting it behind her. She tells me she’ll be on crutches for a few days but will be back. “Don’t count this chica out,” Adela reminded me.

Those of you attending the 2008 Europa Super show this weekend can stop by the GNC booth where Adela will be working.

Adela is a loyal HARDBODY.com reader and appreciates all the love and support of the community. Let’s show her a little love and post your comments here.

Adela will be back! Get Well Chica.

If you’ve competed then chances are you’re a fan of natural peanut butter. It seems to be the one healthy “cheat” that every competitor consumes in some fashion during a contest. It is also the one guilty pleasure that you can go overboard on. I’ve competed twice and each time I was allotted 1-2 tablespoons a day but I ended up hiding the natural peanut butter from myself. It seemed once I was done licking the spoon clean I wanted more so I had to put it away from view when opening the fridge.

I’m not sure of the sugar content or nutritional facts in P.B. Loco’s line of peanut butter but it might be worth checking out during your off-season for a little twist the the PB. How can you go wrong with a brand called, P.B. Loco? Peanut Butter with Chocolate-Chip Cookie Dough, with Raspberry White Chocolate and more. If you’ve tried these let us know if they are any good.

Tampa Pro Champ Nicole Ball enjoys some PB.

I received a few emails and text messages over the weekend asking why I haven’t updated the site in two days. Short answer… I was out of town and well simply didn’t feel like blogging about figure and fitness for a couple days. 🙂

Most of us have various sites that we visit every day and it’s usually because there is always something new when we visit. When things haven’t been updated it raises question. Everything is groovy here in hardbody.com land and no need to worry.

Every show I am at people tell me they visit the site and thank me for featuring the women. Some tell me they check it more than once a day. I appreciate the feedback and visiting the site. If this is your first time visiting, welcome. I hope to see more of you in the future. Enjoy your day hardbodies!

I checked into my hotel and had trouble sleeping so I turned on TV. It may have been because of the 4 Diet Cokes (still waiting for mine Mr. Lindsay). Any whoo, you have to love the marketing that runs around 1am. I’d see this commercial before but as I flipped around the tube it was on every other channel. The commercial was of course aimed at people who are up late and probably emotionally eating for some reason and feeling bad about themselves.

The people behind the Bender Ball start the commercial off by flashing text up… “Listen to these results”. The very first line a woman uncomfortably says, “I love my abdominals. Yes, I love my belly. I love my abdominals.” Huh? Any one I know who refers to their midsection as a belly is not usually happy in doing so. Unless your that jolly fat man who delivers presents from the North Pole. Who says they love their abdominals? Maybe I love my abs, maybe.

This infomercial is a real hoot. It wouldn’t be so bad if they ditched the lady with the horny husband and the belly loving woman at the start. Random. I know. Enjoy.

Every once in awhile we need reminders. I posted a reminder about fears yesterday and today I had another reminder to share. I read a variety of books and magazines, usually while sweating my arse off on the gauntlet. Yes, I am one of those who believes you can do cardio and read. Some don’t but that’s a conversation for another time. This morning I dusted off an old book that I think is worth reading or at least skimming over every few months. The basic principles in this book are something I think we should all try to remember. I know I needed the reminder this week. I’m sure many of you have read the book and for those of you who haven’t, it’s worth the time.

The book is by Don Miguel Ruiz entitled, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book. It talks about 4 basic agreements we should try to have with ourselves.

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

2. Don’t Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

3. Don’t Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

4. Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

My random thoughts for the day…

Many times my cardio is my chance to zone out and clear my head. I’m often doing cardio on the “gauntlet” or bike. The other day I took a spin class for the first time in about 7 years and it was great. I was got my sweat on like I was in the fires of hell. Last night I went for a run as the sun was setting and the temperature cooled down. As I watched a storm roll over the rocky mountains I thought about a number of things. One of which is the importance of letting go. I not only let my mind go (shocker you thought it was already gone huh) but also reminded myself to let go of things that are in the past. You can’t change them. You can only learn and grow from them in the future. All too often we’re afraid to let go. Many times that fear comes from our past.

Today I ran across this quote from recently retired Denver Bronco wide-receiver Rod Smith,”Don’t let the past dictate the future”. I thought it was perfect for what I had contemplated on my run last night.

Whether it’s a relationship, friendship, an argument, your parents, a placing or anything that may have happened to you… don’t miss out on something great because of fears from your past. We’ve all been hurt in one way or another but should it stop us from greatness in the future? I say no.

Trust your gut and don’t over think things. Living in fear and holding onto the past may prevent you from something or someone great in the future.

You may have seen this shot here but it’s now going across the globe. Bodybuilding.com has made the top three in the F Class their “wallpaper of the week“. Rachel Cammon beat out fellow hotties Monique Minton and Alicia Marie for the win and a pro card but that didn’t stop them from having some fun. Ron Avidan snapped the shot of them as they finished the two piece round of judging. It’s great to see the women having some fun backstage. The hard work is done at that point, all you can do is your best and have a lil fun amongst the madness. These ladies show it is possible. Download your wallpaper here.

Smoken hot tall class at USAs.

Amanda Savell was found shot to death in June, now we’re learning more of what happened as police release more information. Two stories make note that David Jacobs had steroids in his system. Plano police have said that the results are still pending for gunshot residue, which would determine if Amanda fired a weapon. The results could take months.

Dallas Morning News Report

Sporting News Story

Video interview with Amanda’s family

IFBB Fitness Pro Kim Seeley gave birth to her first child, Ellison Oliver Seeley on Friday August 1, 2008 @ 5:38pm. Baby Ellison arrived 6 weeks early due to Kim having complications with Preeclampsia. He weighed 4lbs 12oz and was 16in long. Mom and Dad are happy to report he is doing very well and is feeding from a bottle and breathing on his own. Baby Ellison will be in the NICU of OP Regional for another 2-3 weeks.

Eric and Kim would like to thank all of you who have called and expressed your thoughts and prayers. They tell me, “you have no idea how much they mean to us!” Congratulations and we wish you and baby Ellison all the best!

Baby Ellison with mom.

Ellison getting his eat on.