2009 Arnold Blog

This is what happens when a behind the scenes interviews go bad.

Just watch how the interviewer becomes the interviewee.

So to lay it out for you Isaac Hinds is supposed to be getting interviewed by Tiffany Forni, but when the camera turns on and Tiffany gets cold feet Isaac has to pull (try to pull, i guess) this one out of he water. Just watch it already.

Check back as we continue to add more reviews, video, and pictures from the Arnold Sports Festival Weekend. Updated Daily!

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The 2009 Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International finals are LIVE RIGHT NOW!

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Friday, March 6th & Saturday March, 7th - It will be broadcasted LIVE for FREE!

The 21st Arnold Classic will be webcast live from Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio. You can watch the Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International starting with pre-show action at 6:30 p.m and competition at 7:00 p.m. EST on Friday, March 6th.

Tune in the next day, Saturday, March 7th at 12:00 p.m. EST for men’s prejudging and again at 7 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m. pre-show start time for the men’s finals.

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Listen in as Ironman Magazine’s Senior Editor Ruth Silverman joins Living Beautiful Radio with 2009 Arnold predictions and more.

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LBR - Straight From Nancy Di Nino:

“Well this week on Living Beautiful Radio with of course, myself and Dr. Navarro, we did our annual Arnold Predictions for the women’s Figure, Fitness and Bodybuilding. Joining us was Ruth Silverman of Ironman Magazine who is our official contest correspondent. She is always a bunch of laughs and when the 3 of us get together to discuss the business of fitness… well it’s very much like “The View”. Dr. Navarro tends to put things more mildly but Dr. Ruth and I…we just like to tell it how it is. None the less, we seem to have the same opinion on who will most likely place where.

We did agree that for Figure, Gina Aliotti would keep her title. In fitness, with both Adela Garcia and Kim Klein out of the equation we agreed, “who would be crazy enough to bet against our girl Jen Hendershott???”. Lastly for women’s bodybuilding… we think Iris will do it like she normally does.

To listen to all our predictions, the show replays are now available online at www.LivingBeautifulRadio.com. You can even podcast this episode and other past shows to your IPOD and listen while you work out. The show is available now for replay or download.

So the Arnold starts this Thursday March 5 with the amateurs. Dr. Navarro and I will be running around getting official statements and comments from the ladies. On Friday you will find me at the women’s prejudging at the expo which starts at 12 noon. We will indeed be sitting with Ruth Silverman and we always find it interesting to see how close we were in our predictions. Sometimes, something completely off the wall happens and we sit and look at each other like “what the hell…” and then we laugh at ourselves!

On Saturday I will be joining Ruth for her post video wrap up of the women that she does for Ironman. You will be able to watch that on www.ironmanmagazine.com shortly after the weekend. And you know Ruthie and I will always give you the goods like it went down… and leave you with some entertaining lava!

Nancy Di Nino, Co-Host
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Lenay Hernandez Heads to her First Figure International

By: Isaac Hinds

IFBB Figure Pro Lenay Hernandez took the competitive figure stage by storm in 2008. She entered the NPC JR USA as her first national show and left with the overall crown. A few months later she was on the Olympia Figure stage knocking on the door of a top ten finish. Now she heads into the Arnold Classic to compete in the Figure International. I caught up with Lenay as she heads into one of the most prestigious shows in the IFBB.

What’s your name? Lenay Hernandez

Where do you currently live? Miami, Florida

How many years have you been training? 7 years

How many years have you been competing? 9 months

Your age? A quarter of a century, figure it out -ha ha

How tall are you?  5′2 1/2″  

Contest History?
1st - Jr. USA overall *turned PRO
2nd - IFBB Houston Pro *qualified for Olympia
11th - 2008 IFBB Figure Olympia

How did you find out you had been invited?
A little birdie sent me a txt message telling me the list was out, hint hint Isaac!!

How’s your prep going for the Arnold thus far?
My prep is going great, training hard and challenging my body to the limit, it just gets better and better-a lot of work though its not easy but totally worth it.

Goal for the Arnold?
I’m not going to BS, top 6 is my goal!!!

Did you ever imagine you would be on the Arnold stage?
I did imagine it, just not this quickly.

What have you been working on in your off season?
I’ve been trying to get my delts fuller and rounder and lean my quads a little more

Give us a sample of one of your days when it comes to your meals.
We carb cycle a lot but for the most part egg whites and oat meal, chicken, telapia, sweet potatoes ( which I love) and a whole lot of broccoli. No more peanut butter.

Favorite supplements when dieting?
Glutamine, fat burners, protein, multi-vitamins and my omega 3’s.

What supplement could you not live without?
My fat burners, they get me through my cardio.

How much cardio do you do a day?
Two sessions, anywhere from and hour and a half to 2 hours.

What type of cardio do you get the best results from?
I do a lot of intervals, mostly stairs or I walk at very high incline and incorporate sprints here and there in addition to the elliptical.

Favorite bodypart to train?
Delts!!

What music are you listening to while training?
I don’t listen to music its just the weights and me. No one else I focus and its my time to grow- just me and the weights.

One thing people may not know about you?
I love sushi, napping, massages and I’m a total stay in home movie girl. I’m also a hopeless romantic.

What did you want to be when you grew up?
A lawyer or a cop.

You’re also working towards becoming a police officer, tell us about  that. Where are you at on that and what’s next?
I am in the process, hopefully I will get hired very quickly we are more than half way through, after police I’m thinking of going back to school and obtaining my bachelors in something.

What will we see you eating after the show?
The vanilla cup cake you owe me w/ butter cream frosting. Haha. And most likely sushi or pasta

You like to lift heavy. Why do you lift heavy and aren’t you afraid of getting big and bulky?
I lift as heavy as I can, the more muscle u have the more fat u burn. I diet and train hard - I will not get bulky and big, its just a myth.

If you weren’t competing in figure what would you be doing?
Some sort of sport. I love being active and staying healthy and fit. It’s my lifestyle.

Any tips for women just getting started in competing?
Yes, love what you do. Its mind over matter. It takes discipline and dedication. No one said it would be easy but they said it wold be worth it!!! And NEVER give up or doubt yourself. The mind is a very powerful tool.

Thanks Lenay. We’ll see you in Columbus.
You are very welcome Isaac. Thank you for making my cardio on the elliptical go by so quickly.

I was fortunate enough to have an interview with the defending Figure International Champion Gina Aliotti. Will she repeat as champion? We’ll just have to wait until March 6 to find out.

http://www.fitgemsnation.net/page/fitgems-nation-exclusive-1

Here is what Kristal had to say when I asked her about the Arnold.

“With three weeks and some change left until I step on the Arnold Classic stage again, I can honestly say, I’ve never felt better. I added some new elements of training into my program which include boot camps, sprints and track work. I’ve also incorporated some new supplements into my regimen. I’m excited to stand on stage with my fellow competitors and friends and I feel I’m bringing my best package yet!!”

Here is an email i received form Huong, I asked her what her felling are about the upcoming Arnold and here is what she had to say.

"Hi Dean,

The Arnold Figure International is fast approaching with 25 more days left. I’m excited to be back on stage and to be able to compete with some of my buddies. I’ve been working really hard and at this level of competition every bit of detail counts. I want to enjoy the whole experience and have the expectation to do well too. I want to thank my husband, family, Kim Oddo, friends and fans for their outpouring support. Make sure you come by the Tight Curve Booth/BodyWell Nutrition and say “Hi”.

Thanks again!
Huong Arcinas
IFBB Figure Professional
2008 Sacramento Grand Prix Pro Figure Champion
Team Tight Curve Member
www.fithuong.com"

I had the privilege to talk with Ahmad for a few seconds about the upcoming Arnold.

Q. How have you changed your conditioning for the upcoming Arnold, are you doing anything different or new then before?

A. I’m going to try to be fuller for the Arnold and in better condition,what I’m doing different is I’m using Cytogenix supplements, the Cytonox and Cytocell before and after workouts, it’s great for your body to recover fast, and Xenadrine as a fat burner and end it with Taraxatone to lose the excess water.

2009 Iron Man
See why they call him Abzilla?

Q. What are your feelings about the upcoming Arnold, what is your goal for the Arnold?

A. I feel great, coming strong, planing for the top 5.

Q. You started the year off great with a 5^th place finish at the Iron Man, is this the year of Ahmad?

A. Yes this is my year, especially since it started with a new contract with Cytogenix a 5^th place finish in the Iron Man and a Pass to the Olympia! So let’s see what is waiting for Ahmad this year.

I promise my fans that they are going to see new Ahmad this year!

Thank you very much Ahmad Haidar.