You’ve gotta work for greatness, You’ve gotta WORK.

You’ve got to work hard just to be good,

SO imagine GREATNESS?

We’re going for GREAT!

That quote says it all! Many of us talk about what we WANT all day, but are you putting one foot in front of the other to get there? I’m not talking about going through the motions either.  You, Your LIFE, and YOUR BODY deserve 110 % greatness.  Don’t get caught up in mediocrity.  Be honest with yourself, reflect, and react to improve your Life, Body, and Career.  That’s what we’re her for, right? The best life that we can make for ourselves, but as Diddy said… YOU’VE go to put in that WORK to get good results, but… in 2011 WE ARE GOING FOR GREAT…24/7..365.  LET’S GET IT BABY!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

To all of yall dreamers out there, keep dreaming.

But sometimes…

you’ve got to wake up from that dream and

GO GET IT!

-Diddy

HARD BODIES! Happy Kwanzaa! Are yall ready for this week!?!?

Are yall ready to make these last few days of 2010 DAYS OF PRODUCTIVITY!

Don’t wait until the New Year.  No miracle is going to takeover your body on January 1st, 2011 that hasn’t happened in the last few years.

Make today ONE DAY CLOSER to your dreams.  YOU KNOW THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR BODY… or maybe you don’t?  LET YOURSELF BE GREAT, tap into your potential, BODY, MIND, AND SOUL!  PUSH yourself towards your dreams, you can make it happen, one day at a time.  Be consistent, Push yourself, make the steps to your dreams, a HABIT in your everyday life, and LOCK IN (…in the words of Diddy).

Hip Hop Hard Bodies see no limits!  Let’s make our Dreams Happen today and Everyday!  Happy Monday!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

A little knowledge that acts

is worth infinitely more

than much knowledge that is idle.

Kahlil Gibran

Candace Parker, WNBA Star Athlete

You claim you know what to do to get to your goals.  But time has passed and no progress has been made… so what now?  Act on what you already know, time waits on no one!  Put your thoughts in motion and push your body, mind, and future to the limit.  Make sure that you can say “I did” or “I am” instead of “I should have” or “I could have.”  Good Luck! Rise and Grind! Let’s go!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

Ciara Brings the Sexiness, the Moves, and that BODY as usual, in her new video “Gimme Dat.” Check it out!

So now Im going to go ahead and run 2 miles after seeing this, Flu and all! My Fitness Competition is in 3 weeks and Ciara reminded me that it’s SHOWTIME!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

“Every time one of us runs fast,

it makes us

step it up even harder.

Who knows how far we’ll take it?”

-Sanya Richards-Ross

Surround yourself with people who are going to either support your movement and/or challenge you to “run” harder with your personal endeavors that define your greatness. People can either Pull You Back, Push you forward, or push you to the ground.  Hard Bodies are all about the forward movement, and therefore support and surround ourselves with others going in that same direction.  Make sure your right hand man(men/women) is trying to take it as far as they can, and wants you to do the same with your respective endeavors.  TRAIN HARD, WORK HARD, PLAY HARD…with a Hard Body moving you along;-)

-Hip Hop Hard Body

Everything negative…

pressure, challenges

is all an opportunity for me to rise.

Kobe Bryant

It’s the start of a Fresh, new week! If you’re reading this, CONGRATS, you have made it to another day!  Make it work for you!  Negative energy is always lurking around, but will only get in your way if you allow it! Set your mind so that whatever drama and negative vibes get sent your way, they get SHUT DOWN in an instant because your drive to be great is JUST THAT SERIOUS & SINCERE!  In the Gym, the work place, and in your Daily Hustle, BE ON TOP OF YOUR GAME!

While I’m anti-Lakers, I can’t deny the greatness that Kobe Bryant has achieved and how he always represents, no matter what type of shade is being thrown his way.  My advice to you… Mimic that energy, only You can Stop You!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

“You always run a risk, but I think the positive outweighs the risks …

Life itself is a risk. But I’m not worried about that. If I was concerned about that, I wouldn’t be {up} here.”
Magic Johnson

Life itself is a risk.  Get out of your own way. Play it safe and the “shoulda, coulda, woulda” will haunt you.  You have this ONE life, the “here and now,” so make ‘it’ happen (whatever ‘it’ may be for you)!  Stop putting it off “until (fill in the blank) happens.” Work with the resources you have, and make your own way.  Get that work out in, and start crossing off tasks on your “To do” List so you can realize your dreams and desires! RIGHT NOW!

-Hip Hop Hard Body

“I’ve trained harder, I’m better, I’m stronger, the blood of a champion runs through my veins,

I’ve earned this opportunity,

I’ll earn this victory,

I’ve already won.”

Laila Ali

Happy Monday! Claim victory this week  by saying “You’ve already won!” Not by luck, not by happen stance, but because you have put in the work, training, and preparation necessary to take on the World!  Know that Greatness is in your DNA, and that what you accomplish with your physique, your mind, your career, your success… you have EARNED it and will basque in the Victory of determination and perseverance sooner than later!
-Hip Hop Hard Body

“The people who win at life are the one’s who keep a mental image of their future’s best.” -Napoleon Hill



Amare Stoudemire at the Espy's

I can’t say it enough, you have to visualize yourself living in your dream and goals in order to get there and make it YOUR reality.  Don’t doubt yourself. Those who make it to the top are those who will only accept the best.  The best performance FROM themselves, to get the BEST results, and therefore attain the BEST quality of life for you while you’re her on Earth.  Getting that Hard Body is all about becoming the BEST you, don’t accept mediocrity as acceptable, or the norm, not even if your peers encourage it.  You should always want and strive for the best because you deserve it, and WHY NOT!

I want to thank Dre of Chicago for today’s quote! Owner of D3 re’s Diesel Dome , her movement in Chi-town is serious!  Check her out if you’re in the Chi, she will SURELY lead you in the right direction towards a Hip Hop Hard Body!

Life is not a spectator sport.

If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.

Jackie Robinson

Sometimes, we take waking up in the morning for granted.  Everyday could be a day of productivity or a day wasted, but YOU make that decision. MAKE YOUR MOMENT. Every human who has ever achieved greatness breathes and bleeds like you do, but they made decisions to be GREAT.  You can opt to do the same.  Don’t watch someone else living life in their best body, WORK TOWARDS YOURS! That can be you, feeling great in your own skin, getting a side glimpse of yourself, and pleased with what you see such that you take a moment to self-gloat.  Nothing wrong with being proud of your hard work that you put in the temple that is your body.  Take it one day at a time, seize the moment, and make sure each day is a building block to a better you, in Fitness and in your Life goals.

Train Hard! Be Consistent! Hard Body status! Let’s get it!