Hip Hop Hard Body teamed up with the Nicole Chaplin, an official Hard Body and NYC-based Personal Trainer/ Fitness Model to bring you this Official Hard Body Circuit.

What you Need:

Kettlebell

Dumbell

Medicine Ball (Unstable Surface)

Try this workout, and let us know how you feel afterwards! I suggest trying it 1-2 times a week, or whenever you are short on time and need to get a quick workout in.  As always, if you are not sure that you are using proper form, consult a professional to avoid injury.

Check out the Gorgeous Boss of a Trainer, Nicole, in this month’s Fitness RX as a Fitness Model and get a back issue of Oxygen Magazine, as she was featured in their September 2011 Issue.  She’s Taking OVER!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

Watch this and let it be the ‘boost’ you need to get through the week. No excuses, only productivity!

(video via harlemrunner.blogspot.com)

This video pretty much says it all.  Get up! Motivate Monday!

So… this week in Hip Hop, Holly Wood, and Fitness we have

Snoop Dogg is showing the impact that Hip Hop & Fitness has on the community by starting a football league in Chicago for young Boys.  You all know that Chicago is going through something serious in the streets, too many young lives being taken.

Snoop is taking the same formula he has used in Los Angeles since 2004 and bringing it to the Chi.

Snoop speaks on the purpose of the league:

“If we don’t give these kids nothin’ to fight for, they’re gonna die for nothin. I wanna give them something to fight for. Sometimes in life you gotta understand the small things like football and teamwork and organized community work goes a long way with these kids.”

The league is comprised of 6 teams from 6 neighborhoods, and they start their season in August 2011.  It sounds like the league is doing way more than football, but working more like a youth enrichment program to broaden the horizons of Chicago’s Youth in a mission to eliminate the violence. (source: ABC Chicago)

Great to hear a Hip Hop Legend like Snoop showing what a BOSS looks like by taking matters into his own hands. Each one teach one, lead by example.

-Hip Hop Hard Body

Go longer

You can last more rounds

(sounds like some MOTIVATIONal words for the gym, right? lol)

Kelly Rowland has been CRUSHIN’ the scene as of late, with her hit single “Motivation” being the official track of the Summer, hell, maybe even 2011. But …

we’d be remiss not to mention that BODY! My GAWD.

She is clearly keeping it tight!

As crazy as the life of a Pop Star can be, being fit and flawless is a must.

Kelly told Men’s Fitness how she stays looking like perfection:

I exercise, I try to eat healthy.  I try to get as much rest as I can and I drink a lot of water.

In response to what her regimen consists of:

Between cardio and a lot of weights. I do like thirty minutes of cardio and I like to lift weights. I’m actually trying to build my legs up so I lift heavy weights.

The woman responsible for keeping Kelly in check is Celebrity Trainer, Jeanette Jenkins.  Kelly & Jeannette are collaborating to release an Abs-focused Workout Video in the Fall through Amazon.com.  Ladies (and fellas) will get to see the official tricks of the trade to get a trim waistline like Kelly’s.

But of course, you won’t be unvcovering any abs unless your eating habits are on par for the change, as Kelly mentioned,  it’s more diet than anything.  As much as she loves her Southern food, she knows it ain’t right’ for that top notch body of hers.  I don’t blame her (TheYbf.com)!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

I never feel ya.

You sound real good

and you play the part well,

but the energy you givin’ off

is SO unfamiliar.

-Jay Electronica, “Exhibit C”

Scenario: you declare:

“I’m going to start Monday”

“I have to get this weight off by my Birthday”

“I have to get my weight up by (insert event here)”

… date arrives, and you are at the same place and/or worse off than you were when you declared your goal.  Is this you? Sound Familiar? I’m calling you out! Call yourself out…

When you make a decision for yourself to make this fitness thing apart of your life, Follow through with it! Don’t be that person making public declarations of their goals… only to fall back into the same habits with no progress.  You commit to going to work everyday, on time. You make it a priority to get to appointments, dates, parties, etc.   Do the same for the vessel that gets you to where you need to go. One step at a time.  It can seem like a complex task when emotions are mixed in, and the idea of planning workouts and meals come into play,  but once you actually get to it, you realize how simple this whole fitness thing is.  It starts with initiative and accountability. Good Day!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

“What do it mean to be the BOSS?

It means that 2^nd place is the FIRST one who LOST

The crucifixion”

Photo Source: www.BirthPlaceMag.com

This entire verse gets me hype and adds some bravado to my demeanor! To “be the boss” means that your drive & passion are so trill, that 2nd rate work isn’t even an option.

As we do a fusion of fitness and Music/Hip Hop culture here at HipHopHardBody.com, CLEARLY to us that means that your work ethic in all aspects should be “BOSS” like, including your health & fitness game.

If you have slipped up with that Boss mentality, just remind yourself that you don’t do 2nd place in life! Get that a** up and treat your body, career, and peers like a Boss would.  Not by being a Jerk, but by moving with purpose and following through with your game plan. Also, being the Boss means that people with that 2nd rate mentality are going to either 1) be inspired to step their game up or 2) Throw HATE (hence *crucifixion*)…either way, be prepared for what greatness calls for, because being lack luster SURE doesn’t yield 1st place results! Cool? Alright, go get e’m! lol, Good Day Folks!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

Hard Bodies!

It’s Monday, time to refresh your mind state to grind out and do Epic $hit! We have something for you to bop your head to While in the gym or in the whip!

DJ Qeys of Rhythm Junkie did a Fit-Mix for fans of that Gutter, Gritty, NYC Hip Hop.  A lot of Throwbacks with sprinkles of that new stuff.

YOU’RE WELCOME!

Remember what I told ya,

I’M  A SOLDIER”

-Diamond District, “I Mean Business”

(photo: Street Workout)

So, it’s been far too long, but I’M BACK in full effect. Back to our Daily motivation, I woke up ready to RUN things this morning, and this song came to mind as the theme song for Monday, so…HERE YA GO!

Physically, on WARRIOR status today. Workout shall be BRUTAL.  Check the lyrics of this track for some motivation from the DC-based group Diamond District. Check out “In The Ruff” if you haven’t already (you’re late, but we’ll let you rock!).  Such a Hip Hop Hard Body Track…we aint playin’ no games baby! Summer is here, and everyday is an opportunity to be LEGENDARY and handle your business, so get to it!

Body Prescription: heavy legs day over here, so i will need this mind set to get through it, lol.  May even hit the bleachers and sprints for my evening cardio (yeah, its like THAT today).  What are yall up to? Keeping the body right? Better be!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

Where else are you going to see Hot Bodies, with Hot people…covered in some fly Art work?  Only at Body Language Tonight! Hosted By Xhibit P with DJ Qeys of Rhythm Junkie on the Turntables. Lets just say… TONIGHT WILL BE EPIC! Get tatted, get painted…get Owned by the dope music on the dance floor.  We IN THERE!

I wanted to put you all on to this App for Androids … PERFECT for  keeping the physique official.

It’s called Suppa Time, and you can find it in the Android Market.  If you’re looking at this from your phone, click here.

Suppa Time helps keep you organized by allowing you to schedule your workouts, meals, and even supplements (if you’re using them).  It even breaks your meals down to how many fat/carbs/proteins you are taking in.  Get it right get it tight!

What supplements are yall using?

-Hip Hop Hard Body