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Video: Erin Stern Fitness 360

May 15, 2013 by Hardbody Staff Leave a Comment

Top Figure Athlete Erin Stern is the focus of Bodybuilding.com’s newest Fitness 360 feature. The fit Floridian shares how she got her start in the world of competitive figure and what her approach is to diet and training. She’s been able to transition from track & field to Figure. She mixes up her training and her meal plans throughout the year.

When asked about her diet she shares, “It’s definitely not a diet.” Erin stresses the importance of making healthy eating a lifestyle. Many people say this catch phrase but she lives it. She talks about setting goals, supplementation and training in the video shown below. It’s important to know why you are eating what you are and Erin lives by the philosophy that “knowledge is power”.

See more on Erin Stern’s Fitness 360 Feature.

Filed Under: News & Features, Supplements, Workouts

Pro Surfer Lakey Peterson Joins Nike Training Club

April 11, 2013 by Hardbody Staff Leave a Comment

Nike has become more than a pair of running shoes. The brand has expanded into technology most never dreamed of years ago. One of the successful piece of technology is their iPhone and Android app. It helps you maximize your results and get motivated. Whatever your fitness goals might be, the Nike Training Club (NTC) app helps take up a notch. It’s a pretty sweet app that can help you get that hard body you want. Our Hardbody friend, Marie Wood-Purvis is a Nike Master Trainer and plays a huge role in the app.

The newest addition to the Nike Training Club is pro surfer Lakey Peterson. Lakey Peterson is a professional surfer and ranked one of the best in the world. She joined Marie and the NTC folks for a “Beach Legs” workout. Marie shared a photo on her instagram and it looks like they had a blast making it. Visit Nike Women’s Facebook page for some exercise tips and if you haven’t yet, download the Nike Training Club app.

lakey-marie Lakey & Marie having some fun on the NTC set.

Get toned for summer with pro surfer Lakey Peterson’s new Beach Legs Workout for Nike Training Club.

How the NTC app works in seven easy steps.
via www.nike.com
01. IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU
Register with NTC so you can begin working out and we can begin helping you improve.

02. WORK OUT
Select your goal and level, then choose from a list of workouts that meet your criteria.

03. DRILLS & AUDIO GUIDE
Access detailed, step-by-step instructions and video demonstrations of each drill. A Nike professional trainer guides you through each step of your workout. Pause your workout at any time to access on-demand instruction.

04. MUSIC
Pick the album or playlist from your library that will keep you motivated.

05. RESULTS
After your workout, review a summary of your training inlcluding approximate NikeFuel earned, calories burned and more. Then share your results and see how close you are to your next reward.

06. REWARDS & BONUSES
Every minute of training gets you closer to NTC-exclusive rewards like personal training advice and star workouts. Unlock embedded reward content as you reach training milestones and earn badges.

07. TRAINING ESSENTIALS
Get the most from your workout with NTC-recommended products. Engineered to take your training further.

Check out Lacey’s new surfing movie, Zero to 100, that’s out later this month. Follow Marie on twitter and give her a Hardbody hello. She shares amazing tips on health, nutrition and training.

Filed Under: News & Features, Workouts

Bethany Cisternino’s Arm Blastin Workout

February 6, 2013 by Hardbody Staff Leave a Comment

Gynmastics coach and fitness pro, Bethany Cisternino isn’t a big fan of training her arms. That doesn’t stop her from training hard though. She’s developed a workout that will help you blast your guns in the gym.

Blastin Arms
Arm Day! My least favorite day of the week. I just find it boring. Don’t get me wrong I train ‘em hard but I just don’t find it as fun and challenging as the other body parts. Today I’m going to do a bi, tri, calf circuit because I dislike calves equally as much. Not only will this help me blow through the workout, but will keep my heart rate up for a great fat burning workout!

Did you know: both heads of the bicep and one of the heads of the tricep originate on the scapula? And they all insert onto the bones of the forearm (radius/ulna)? Therefore it is important to warm up the shoulder joint as well as the elbow joint! I will do 2 sets of light bicep curls and tricep kick backs. I also warm up by rotator cuff in the shoulder by doing some adduction, abduction, lateral, and medial rotation movements.

Check out what I listen to while blasting my arms.

Ok now that you’re anatomy lesson is over let’s get down to business.

3 rounds 12-15 reps (medium to heavy weight)
No Rest

Circuit 1
• Barbell Bicep Curls
• Straight Bar Tricep Cable Push Down
• Horizontal Calf Raise

Circuit 2
• Overhead Tricep Extenstion (machine preferred)
• Dumbbell Bicep Curl (twist at the top- slightly turn palm out)
• Weighted Standing Toe Raise (machine preferred)

Circuit 3
• Straight Bar Cable Bicep curl
• Rope Tricep Pushdown
• No Weight Standing Calf Raise (20 reps each leg)

Have a great week and remember you are only yourself when no one is watching – or at least think no one is watching. Ha! Message me on twitter @Bfitness80 and let me know how you liked this workout!

Filed Under: Workouts Tagged With: arm workout, blast, cardio, training