I think the whole Miss Universe thing is pretty funny. I’m not a big fan of beauty pageants in general. That being said, I figured others might be interested in Olivia Culpo’s diet and workout program.

A disclaimer…
This is a 20 year old with great genetics. It probably didn’t take a lot for her to achieve this look. I’m much more impressed when a 30+ year old woman is in great shape.
From an article on the examiner.
Surprisingly, Olivia was a chubby child, but now maintains her slender bikini body by following a portion-controlled low-carb diet and exercising several days a week.
“I work out three times a week doing resistance training and three times a week doing cardio,” said Culpo. “Resistance is basic lifting weights, and for cardio I’ll do running or Zumba.”
“I love unsalted almonds, especially if I’m about to do a photoshoot or compete,” said Culpo. “There’s no […]

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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”winter2″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/winter2.jpg” width=”320″ height=”212″ title=”winter2 photo” /This past summer I did a a title=”32 “Slow Living” Inspired Ways to Savor Summer” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/32-slow-living-inspired-ways-to-savor-summer/”slow living inspired guide to enjoying summer/a. Those lazy days feel long gone now, but I’ve heard from a number of readers lately who are looking to fill their winter and holiday seasons with the same Primal inspiration. Besides the amazing a title=”Primal Blueprint Recipes” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-recipes/”recipes/a and great winter a title=”WOW Archive” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-fitness/workout-of-the-week-archive/”workouts/a, what food for thought can the Primal Blueprint offer this time of year? What can we do to make the most of these shortest, darkest days and busiest holiday weeks? What does it mean #8211; in practical as well as broader terms #8211; to apply a Primal lens to the season?/p
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Final Phase Fat Loss Review of John Romaniello's Training …

I think basketball players are the most elite athletes on the planet, right up there with Olympic gymnasts. I found a fun article which goes over the workouts of the top players in the league.

…I’m still upset Oklahoma got my Seattle Sonics, just when Durant was beginning to get good. Ugh!
While football teams are bulked out with the biggest and toughest guys around,basketball teams are stocked with lean, mean, jumping machines.
As we’re in the thick of basketball season, and New Year’s resolution season is creeping up on us, we thought some of you might find inspiration in the fitness regimens of your favorite star players.

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Alwyn Cosgrove is one of the most respected minds in the fitness industry. I like his take on “fitness research”.

Our gym trains people in the real world and sees real world results.
In fact – we don’t even look at research initially.
First – we see what works in the gym – in reality.
You aren’t seeing studies looking at self-limiting exercises performed in a circuit format with explosive lifting, TRX, kettlebell and sandbag exercises … with interval training finishers using sleds and ropes.
So we don’t look for research to tell us what to do — we’re looking for research to explain why, so we can go back and upgrade our programs.

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I’m not as big of a fan of the squat as many people. It isn’t that I’m totally against it, I just believe that you don’t need to treat it as the “King of Exercises” if you feel you already have enough muscle mass in your lower body. If you are going to squat you should probably do it right. Here’s an article showing how to increase lower body flexibility and mobility in the squat.

Regardless of the chosen method, proper flexibility training can greatly improve performance, mobility, and longevity.
Various experts contend that pre-workout flexibility training is unnecessary, arguing that your workout will deliver the needed mobility improvements, particularly your warm-up sets.
The overwhelming majority of us need corrective work prior to training because our muscles are short and tight from hours of keyboard-clacking and deskwork.
You’ll probably meet resistance before you hit parallel, since you’re most likely compensating for poor thoracic spine […]

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I’m not as big of a fan of the squat as many people. It isn’t that I’m totally against it, I just believe that you don’t need to treat it as the “King of Exercises” if you feel you already have enough muscle mass in your lower body. If you are going to squat you should probably do it right. Here’s an article showing how to increase lower body flexibility and mobility in the squat.

Regardless of the chosen method, proper flexibility training can greatly improve performance, mobility, and longevity.
Various experts contend that pre-workout flexibility training is unnecessary, arguing that your workout will deliver the needed mobility improvements, particularly your warm-up sets.
The overwhelming majority of us need corrective work prior to training because our muscles are short and tight from hours of keyboard-clacking and deskwork.
You’ll probably meet resistance before you hit parallel, since you’re most likely compensating for poor thoracic spine […]

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