Bodybuilding Supplement Awards

From Boise, Idaho, the company of Bodybuilding.com, a world leader in sports nutrition, announced the 4th Annual 2008 Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards winners live at The Olympia in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. The Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards are the industry standard for recognition of the best products and brands in the fitness and supplement industry.

All nominations were based on sales, and since customers' opinions are what truly count, Bodybuilding.com let the general public provide 100% of the final vote this year. Due to the ever-growing popularity of ready-to-drink (RTD) proteins, this year a new category – RTD of the Year – has been added. With over 200,000 votes pouring in, the results are finally here!

The 2008 Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards winners are:

• Brand of the Year – BSN (3rd year in a row!)
• New Brand of the Year – Muscle Asylum Project
• Break-Out Brand (most-improved) of the Year – VPX
• Overall Supplement of the Year – Optimum 100% Whey Protein (4th year in a row!)
• New Product of the Year – MuscleTech Anabolic Halo
• Muscle Builder of the Year – BSN NO-Xplode (4th year in a row!)
• Fat Loss Product of the Year – Nutrex Lipo 6 (4th year in a row!)
• Energy Product of the Year – BSN Atro-Phex
• Weight Gainer of the Year - BSN True-Mass (2nd year in a row!)
• Protein Powder of the Year – Optimum 100% Whey Protein (4th year in a row!)
• Protein Bar of the Year – Next Detour Bars (3rd year in a row!)
• RTD (Ready to Drink) of the Year – Muscle Milk RTD
• Creatine Product of the Year– BSN CellMass (4th year in a row!)
• Glutamine Product of the Year – SciVation Xtend (2nd year in a row!)
• Nitric Oxide Product of the Year – BSN NO-Xplode (4th year in a row!)
• Multi-Vitamin of the Year – Universal Nutrition Animal Pak (4th year in a row!)
• Joint Product of the Year – Universal Nutrition Animal Flex (3rd year in a row!)
• Tanning Product of the Year – Pro Tan Instant Competition Color (3rd year in a row!)
• Best Ads of the Year – Gaspari
• Best Labels of the Year – Universal

The Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards provide an innovative way to help customers find truly exceptional products and brands, while helping to recognize the efforts of the many great companies that make up the industry.

Commitment to Working Out - Finding Time to Exercise

Working out is usually something that you never have time to do. But in order to stay in good physical shape, maintain your body figure or to lose weight, it is essential to find the time to exercise.

The first thing you must do is commit yourself to exercising. The best time to schedule a fitness routine is in the morning. If you have a schedule, go to work or do other things in the morning, make a commitment to work out before you start these daily routines. If you do not think you can make the time to do it, start with 15 minute work outs (treadmill, stair stepper, walking outdoors, aerobics, etc) and slowly increase the amount of time you dedicate to working out each day. If you just start small and work you way up, you will find that it gets easier each and every day. After working out in the morning you will find that you have more energy when you start your day.

Here are some more ways to making daily work outs easier.

Test different times with your daily schedule to find out when you can get time to work out. Once it becomes a priority, it will then develop into a habit, once it is a habit, it gets easier.

Bypass the elevator or escalator and take the steps or stairs. Don’t spend five minutes looking for a closer parking space when you can easily park in a half way decent parking spot and walk the extra distance – that is added exercise – each day you add different physical activity to you routines, it becomes a subconscious habit.

Try to exercise on your lunch break. Look for a place to walk, see if your employer has a gym or join one join one that is close by.

If you watch TV all day, take the time to stretch or do aerobic activities in front of the TV – gives you a break from all the commercials.

Plan an activity before the day ends or on the weekend, like riding a bike, canoeing or join a team sporting event. There are adult basketball and softball leagues.

If you’re a stay at home mom or babysit kids, try to find a gym with a babysitting program or classes that the kids can attend while you are working out. Make sure it is something that the kids will. This also gives you a break.

No matter what or how you get your daily work out in, you will find that you have more energy and feel better about yourself if you can commit to working out. Commitment and dedication are the keys to keeping your workout schedule, then it just becomes a habit.

The American Fitness Store is dedicated to helping you with your fitness needs.

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Bodybuilding.com 2008 Supplement Awards

Bodybuilding.com announced their 2008 Supplement Award nominees today, recognizing industry leaders delivering high-quality, effective products. Leading the way with 20 nominations was BSN, followed by Universal with 16 nominations. Over 70 brands were nominated in all. Winners will be announced live on the 2008 Mr. Olympia Expo stage. This year’s Olympia Weekend will feature Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, and others. The event is scheduled for September 25–28 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“This award allows the customer to vote on which supplements they think are the highest-quality and most-effective in helping them achieve their shape and fitness goals,” said Ryan DeLuca, CEO of Bodybuilding.com. The nominees include leading products in each award category, selected from the 8,000+ products Bodybuilding.com carries. New this year, winners will be selected solely by votes of online visitors to Bodybuilding.com (http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/supplementawardwinners.htm). In past years, winners were determined 80% from the general public, 10% from industry experts, and 10% from Bodybuilding.com employees.

This year’s Bodybuilding.com Supplement Award categories are:
•Supplement Of The Year
•Brand Of The Year
•Muscle Builder Of The Year
•Fat Loss Product Of The Year
•Protein Powder Of The Year
•Creatine Product Of The Year
•Protein Bar Of The Year
•New Product Of The Year
•New Brand Of The Year
•Nitric Oxide Product Of The Year
•Glutamine Product Of The Year
•Multi-Vitamin Of The Year
•Joint Supplement Of The Year
•Energy Supplement Of The Year
•Best Labels Of The Year
•Best Ads Of The Year
•Tanning Product Of The Year
•Break-Out Brand Of The Year
•Best RTD Of The Year *NEW CATEGORY

Anyone can cast their vote for their favorite supplements at Bodybuilding.com. This is the company’s fourth year presenting the distinguished Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards. Last year, a record 278,000 votes were cast, and plans are to surpass that number this year. Last year’s Supplement Award winners can be viewed at: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/supplementawardwinners.htm

Make your vote count! Vote NOW for the 2008 Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards!!!

First-Ever Webcast of the NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships

Bodybuilding.com Airs First-Ever Webcast of the NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships

Boise, ID – July 11, 2008 – Bodybuilding.com, the Internet’s most- visited bodybuilding and fitness site and largest retailer of nutritional supplements, is airing the first-ever webcast of the NPC (National Physique Committee) USA Bodybuilding and Figure Championships, an IFBB Pro Qualifier. The exclusive rights to this highly-demanded webcast are part of a three year (2008-2010) title-sponsorship of the NPC USAs.

Fans not lucky enough to see the NPC USA Championships live in Las Vegas July 25th-26th will be able to watch them for free at Bodybuilding.com starting at 3PM (MST) on Monday July 28th. Viewers will have one full week to watch as much of the action as they want; all emceed by award-winning journalist Lonnie Teper (Iron Man). A DVD will then be available for purchase at www.Repetrope.com.

“We are so proud to be able to bring the USAs to our visitors around the world. For the first time ever, fans that can’t make it to Las Vegas will be able to see this world-class event,” says CEO Ryan DeLuca.

The NPC USA Championships are scheduled to have another record year with over 300 men and women from across the country competing on stage at this premier pro-qualifying event. This highly-anticipated show has had the Bodybuilding.com Forum buzzing with discussion over the heated competition for months now.

CellMass Fruit Punch

Bodybuilding.com has a NEW Exclusive Flavor - BSN CellMass Fruit Punch!

Bodybuilding.com has teamed up with BSN (Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition) to release a new exclusive flavor, Fruit Punch CellMass.

Bodybuilding.com’s Vice President, Jeremy DeLuca contacted BSN and asked them if it would be possible to add fruit punch as a flavor option for their popular supplement, CellMass. Fruit punch has always been a number one selling flavor on Bodybuilding.com in every product category it’s offered in, so it only made sense to add it to the CellMass flavor line. Because of this arrangement, Bodybuilding.com has exclusive rights to the flavor for the next three months, so customers will be able to go directly to their site to order it.

“We always try to give our customers as many options as possible. I felt there was a natural need for Fruit Punch flavored CellMass since it’s one of our number one selling products and that’s always been a number one selling flavor. I’m happy that BSN realized this also and was able to make it available exclusively for our customers,” says V.P. DeLuca.

Even though CellMass has become one of the sports nutrition industry’s most popular products over the course of the last few years, not everyone is aware of what makes this product so great. For those of you who aren’t familiar, it’s a mass-building, recovery and performance drink that actually tastes as good as it works. CellMass is made up of a unique combination of amino acids, minerals and key electrolytes that are rapidly absorbed to refuel muscle cells, maximize your storage of ATP (the chemical compound that provides energy to your body) and to saturate growing muscles.

BSN’s CellMass has also had the honor of winning the Bodybuilding.com Supplement Award for Creatine Product of the Year for the past three years in a row. The Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards are the industry standard for recognition of the best products and brands in the fitness and supplement industry and our voted on by actual customers. With three straight wins and the addition of the Bodybuilding.com exclusive Fruit Punch flavor, its popularity will only grow from here.

Bodybuilding Named a Top 100 Hot Internet Company

Bodybuilding.com has added the internationally acclaimed credit card brand, JCB, as another premium choice for online payment. Having been recently listed as one of the Hot 100 Internet Retailers by Internet Retailer Magazine (December 2007), Bodybuilding.com felt that JCB was an important addition to their wide array of payment options.

Bodybuilding.com, the Internet’s most visited bodybuilding and fitness site and largest retailer of nutritional supplements, has always made an effort to remain at the forefront of the online shopping experience and better serve their customers’ needs. With JCB's commitment to satisfying customers’ demands for high-quality, added-value products and services, it was an obvious fit.

Bodybuilding.com is based in the United States, but has always placed importance on thinking globally. “We want someone to feel as comfortable placing an order in Tokyo as they would in Kentucky. Since the JCB brand is accepted in over 190 countries and territories, this will open a lot more doors for global customers,” says Bodybuilding.com CFO Gary Davis.