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OXYGEN COVER GIRL COMPETITION | ANB OXYGEN MODEL WEEKEND | BUILD YOUR BEST BODY
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OXYgirl
ILDIKO BROWNING
SUPER
MUM
OF TWINS
reveals
secrets
to a
tight
tummy
OXYGEN
MODEL
WEEKEND
Details INSIDE!
Issue
60
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cover
This issue we feature on the
cover: Ildiko Browning
Make up: Sue McLaurin
Photo by Dallas Olsen
Cover Design by Dallas Olsen.
contents
Features
28 MEET OUR
COVER GIRL
Ildiko Browning
60 OXYGEN COVER GIRL
COMPETITION
It’s that time of year again!
Could it be you?
84 ANB OXYGEN MODEL
WEEKEND
You could be discovered!
52
Training
52 BUILD YOUR BEST
BODY
Watch your body transform and
your confidence grow
96 SIMPLE, SEXY LEGS
Tried and true moves to get the
lower body you deserve
114GET OMG ABS!
Deflate your pooch with a new
program
Nutrition
34 EAT LIKE ME
An updated version of the food
pyramid – just for fit women like
you!
62 BUILD YOUR BEST
BODY - NUTRITION
Take your body to the next level
with the muscle-building power
of protein
92 WHAT TO EAT NOW
Need a good reason to get in
season? We’ll give you three!
Motivation
48 HOW TO OWN IT IN
THE WEIGHTS ROOM
If you’re a girl after a sculpted
body - you must lift weights
99 FOUNDATIONS
Your opportunity to have success
comes from having a proper
foundation that is built to last.
106 HOW DO THEY LOOK
LIKE THAT?
Your current ‘self-talk’ is
potentially defeating your goal
28
OUR COVER GIRL
Ildiko Browning
92
106
96
every issue
6 HOT AIR
Your editor sums it up
every issue.
8 Staff & CONTRIBUTORS
10 reviews
12 Mailbox
16 FAT LOSS
All your questions answered.
24 BLAB!
Industry gossip, news and exclusive
scoops.
26 Neat things we love
27 BABE WATCH
We pick one guy each issue
for your viewing pleasure.
28 COVER GIRL CONFIDENTIAL
Find out more about
our Covergirl.
31 FORM JOURNAL
Perfect your form with this fasttrack plan.
42 AUSSIE INSPIRATION
Some women have it all – beauty,
brains and brawn
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46 NUTRITION
70 Mind CoacH
Keep your head in the game.
104 BODY TRANSFORMATION
140 The Future of fitness
Are you next?
142 SnapShot 145 EXHALE
nutrition
‘‘
An updated version of
the food pyramid – just
for fit women like you!
‘‘
By Jennifer Sygo, MSc, RD
Eat
Like Me
The latest drama
isn’t on TMZ – it’s
unfolding on
your plate. Last
summer, the USDA, the
government body in
charge of food policy
for the general public,
released MyPlate, a
much-needed facelift to
the old Food Pyramid,
which was criticised for
being too complicated
for the general public.
While the new MyPlate
was praised for its simplicity and emphasis on
fruits and vegetables,
experts at the Harvard
School of Public Health
and Harvard School of
Medicine still had a few
bones to pick with it:
why were dairy foods
over-emphasised? Why
didn’t it differentiate
between refined and
whole grains? And
why were healthy fats
completely absent?
So Harvard devised
their own food guide,
known as The Healthy
Eating Plate, which
had a bigger emphasis
on water consumption
(yay!) than milk. Even
with this improved
guide, we at Oxygen
still believe that active
women have their own
unique needs that
neither guide takes
into account, so to
better serve our readers, we’ve put together
our own food guide
(using the classic
pyramid model)
to better serve your
very active lifestyle.
how to use:
Foods Near the
bottom of the
pyramid make up
the majority of
your diet.
Jamie Eason, fitness model
“I believe the government’s food
pyramid is a good general guideline for
healthy eating, but it doesn’t take into
account our training-specific needs.”
Fit Tip: spend a sunday
afternoon preparing
your meals for the
week ahead. jamie does
so!
Lead image Paul Buceta cupcake photo peter chou
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Competition
PRESENTING THE
2013 OXYGEN APS
COVER GIRL
COMPETITION
“This year’s Oxygen magazine APS cover girl competition includes
$20,000 in value of prizes for the first 5 places! The winner’s prize includes
$5,000 cash and $5,000 worth of supplements from Flush Fitness. We
have loads more prizes plus the promise of your own cover on your
favourite magazine! All we need is your entry.”
PRESENTING THE 2013 OXYGEN MAGAZINE
APS COVER GIRL COMPETION
For the fifth year in a row, we are running our Oxygen covergirl
competition for all our Australian and New Zealand-based readers.
What are we
looking for?
We are looking for an Oxygirl with a fit and toned body,
and who has a fresh, natural and healthy look. There are
no age limits and you don’t require previous modelling
experience to enter.
The winner will be on the cover of our December 2013
issue and there are great prizes and opportunities to arise
from the exposure.
We are all set for THIS YEAR to be the biggest and best EVER! We are
tapping into the selfies phenomenon and combining this culture with
the glamour of a professional studio shoot for the top 5 winners up at
Oxygen HQ on the Gold Coast - you are in for a real treat! One lucky lady
will get on the cover and carry the prestigious Oxygen magazine APS
covergirl 2013 title for 12 months!
Remember! You don’t have to be the winner of this
competition to have great opportunities come your
way. One of our previous entrants was rewarded with
a cover after another shoot with us. We are always
looking for the right person, so be sure to enter as we
want to get to know you!!
What we need from you:
1. Complete the online entry form at
www.oxygenmag.com.au and pay your
$25 entry fee online. Complete the
required fields and ensure you provide
us with a valid email address and phone
number as you will be notified by email
if you have made our top 10 finalists.
2. Upload the Oxygen covergirl banner
onto your Facebook profile (supplied by
email to each entrant once registration
is successful)
3. Upload your Oxygen “Fitness Selfie”
(photo taken by YOU) to the Oxygen
magazine Fanpage wall – this needs to
be CLEAR, RECENT and must include:
a. Your face and your body (below
knees not necessary),
b. Be in fitness gear not lingerie
c. Be a tasteful shot (please no overly
sexual images as your entry may be
disqualified)
4. Be available for certain dates for photo
shoot in Gold Coast Studio (mid-October)
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5. The image must be completely
untouched (RAW) and entries containing any Photoshop or filters will not be
considered.
Hints
• Check out our past covers to get tips on
the best poses. The image must be clear
and well lit. Get some bright new workout gear, get a nice dark tan, have your
nails done etc.
• Most importantly, have fun with your
entry! We want you to enjoy the experience, not stress about it!
Prizes
• 1st Prize - $10,000 sponsorship deal
comprised of $5,000 cash and $5,000
RRP Flush product
• 2nd Prize - $1,000 worth of Flush merchandise
• 3rd Prize - $1,000 worth of Flush merchandise
• 4th Prize - $500 worth of Flush merchandise
• 5th Prize - $500 worth of Flush merchandise
Our Prize pool is growing every month,
plus… all five finalists will enjoy a trip to
the Gold Coast studio for their photo shoot
valued at $1,800 each with Oxygen’s chief
photographer Dallas Olsen!
Our top 10 runners-up will receive loads of
prizes including supplements and training
gear, clothing and much more.
ON TOP OF THIS the Oxygen team will
choose a girl from the Fitness Selfies
Facebook page for our “OXYGIRL Selfie of
the week” – If selected, YOU WILL GET FREE
ENTRY into the Oxygen Magazine APS covergirl comp.
This competition is open to all readers and
we look forward to helping out if you need
any advice. Contact us at
[email protected]
Competition
Previous WINNERS!!
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HEALTH
“Eggs also contain all
eight essential amino
acids, making them a
complete protein.”
EGGS-CELLENT!
By Lesley Maxwell
For years eggs from
many different
species such as fish,
birds and amphibians
have been a staple
part of our diet. The
most common of
course is chicken
eggs - no yolk!
Often
misunderstood,
the humble egg has
beaten separated,
beaten and
scrambled. Let’s
poach some eggs and
see what they’re all
about.
E
ggs contain
approximately
6 grams of highquality protein, so
high that they are
actually used as the standard
by which other foods are
measured. Eggs are a rich
source of vitamins (A, E, K)
and a range of B vitamins,
such as B12, riboflavin
and folic acid. Eggs also
contain all eight essential
amino acids, making them
a complete protein. This is
necessary for optimal muscle
recovery and building
valuable minerals such as
iron, zinc and calcium.
All this goodness - and yet
when you mention ‘eggs’
to most people, cholesterol
fears seem to spring to mind.
It seems that eggs have had
quite a bad rap in the past
20 years or so and have been
blamed for high cholesterol
levels. The white of an egg
has become the trend, as
they contain absolutely no
fat or cholesterol, which
is why many discard the
yolk and make egg-white
omelettes. But in doing so,
it appears that many people
are throwing away the
goodness in the yolk. Are
peoples’ cholesterol fears
valid?
As Ron Rosedale, MD, who is
widely considered to be the
leading anti-ageing doctor in
the United States, says: “First
and foremost, cholesterol is
a vital component of every
cell membrane on earth. In
other words, there is no life
on earth that can live without
cholesterol. That should
automatically tell you that
it cannot be evil. In fact it is
one of our best friends.”
Rosendale continues, “We
would not be here without
it. Cholesterol also is a
precursor to all of the steroid
hormones. You cannot make
estrogen, testosterone,
cortisone and a host of other
vital hormones without
cholesterol.”
The yolk holds most of the
nutrition of the egg and is
suspended in the albumin
(egg white). It contains
about 80% of the calories,
half of the protein, and
almost all fats present in the
egg. Plus, the yolk contains
vitamin A, E, B6, B12 and K
and minerals such as iron,
calcium, phosphorus and
pantothenic acid.
Egg yolks also contain
lutein and zeaxanthin, a
class of carotenoids offering
powerful protection from
age-related macular
degeneration, the most
common cause of blindness.
Perhaps one of the most
important nutrients found
abundantly in egg yolks
is choline, an essential B
vitamin vital for proper
liver function and for cells
to function normally. Note
this important nutrient isn’t
present in the egg white.
Another benefit of egg yolk is
that it is also one of the rare
“Both the egg yolks and the whites
contain proteins, but most people who
develop allergy symptoms do so from
eating the whites.”
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Tried-and-true moves
to get you the lower
body you deserve!
TRAINING
Simple,
sexy legs!
In a modern dietary landscape that
offers the most tantalising foods
from right around the globe, and in
the same way that exotic fruits and
veggies quickly
become “the next big
thing” in nutrition,
up-and-coming
training programs
often tend to steal
the thunder of the
exercises we have
been doing since
the rise of recreational exercise.
While it is important to adjust your
workouts regularly
to keep your body
and mind on their
proverbial toes,
sometimes, the simplest solution is what
you really need. “It
seems like every new
exercise modality
is high-intensity
interval training
(HIIT) or purports
functional training
benefits,” notes Irene
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Lewis-McCormick,
MS, CSCS, author of
A Woman’s Guide to
Muscle and Strength
(Human Kinetics,
2012). But, ironically, she notes that
when it comes to
functional movements, “there is no
replacement for a
lunge or deadlift,”
despite the latest
claims. A closer look
at the deadlift, for
example, will show
that despite its simplicity, the motion is
one that you do each
and every day.
And one more bit
of food for thought:
basic one-legged
motions, like lunges,
have perhaps the
most transferable
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By Rachel Crocker, Fitness Editor
Photography Paul Buceta
Model Theresa Jenn Lopetrone
benefits of all lowerbody exercises.
Training one leg at
a time or by alternating legs will improve
your balance, as well
as strengthen tiny
supporting muscles
and help make
everyday activities
more fluid.
Put these triedand-tested tools to
work today – we’ve
got three plans consisting of four basic
exercises, providing
you with enough
variety to work your
quads, glutes and
hams up to three
times per week.
Workout #1: Dirty 30
Three exercises for 10 reps each using medium resistance,
ending with a high-rep (30 per leg) burnout.
Exercise
Reps
Sets
Rest
Romanian deadlift
10
2–3
30 seconds
Barbell back squat
10
2–3
30 seconds
Bulgarian
split squat
10
(each leg)
2–3
30 seconds
Reverse lunge
off step
30
(each leg)
1
N/A
Workout #2: Test Your Limits
Four sets of five reps with ample rest means you need to
use a ton of weight. (Have a partner hand you the weights
and spot you.)
Exercise
Barbell back squat
Reverse lunge
off step
Romanian deadlift
Bulgarian split
squat
Reps
Sets
Rest
5
4
2 minutes
5
(each leg)
4
2 minutes
5
4
2 minutes
5
(each leg)
4
2 minutes
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