elisabeth hasselbeck, really??

[andrerox80]

she's on the cover of oxygen? i know it's not the most hardcore magazine, but much more so than fitness or self, where she - or people more like her - belong. in fact, she was on thhe cover of fitness a while back. she does look good and in shape, but not what i thought the majority of oxygen readers were aspiring to look like. the only good thing is she doesn't seem to be following the tracey anderson method of billions of reps. does anywhere b/w 8-15. so still not super heavy, but better than i would have expected from her. wonder if oxygen is gonna get a lot of disapproving comments.

[luvstolift]

she's on the cover of oxygen? i know it's not the most hardcore magazine, but much more so than fitness or self, where she - or people more like her - belong. in fact, she was on thhe cover of fitness a while back. she does look good and in shape, but not what i thought the majority of oxygen readers were aspiring to look like. the only good thing is she doesn't seem to be following the tracey anderson method of billions of reps. does anywhere b/w 8-15. so still not super heavy, but better than i would have expected from her. wonder if oxygen is gonna get a lot of disapproving comments.

i totally agree. oxygen has gone way down hill. tosca is on the cover of about every other issue (slight exaggeration but she is on the cover a lot) along with alicia marie, jamie eason, and lindsay messina. and if you take a look at the cover girl insider where they interview the cover model about her workout and diet tips their advice is atrocious. what they claim they eat and train like is insane (low cal, cardio up to two times every day). oxygen has really gotten a lot softer.

[freebirdmac]

It's what sells. Most women just want to be toned. Put women with some muscle on the covers and it's a turn off.

[discdoggie]

I used to read oxygen years ago when it was a brand new mag.


I think it sucks now.

[Mindi912]

I used to read oxygen years ago when it was a brand new mag.


I think it sucks now.

I didn't read it years ago but I subbed for about a year, never again thanks.

[Sami76]

and if you take a look at the cover girl insider where they interview the cover model about her workout and diet tips their advice is atrocious. what they claim they eat and train like is insane (low cal, cardio up to two times every day).

I haven't read Oxygen in ages. I wonder why they're eating low cal and doing cardio twice a day. Is that really what they need to do to look fit? And if they're lying, why? Are they embarrassed to put what they really eat or are the mag's editors wanting them to portray a certain image?

[mlandis]

Randi,
it sounds like Oxygen has gone the way of Men's Health. I subscribed for years and noticed that every issue's cover had the male s*l*u*t of the month, mostly actor's promoting a new movie. (not that E. Hasselbeck is that)
I switched to Muscle & Fitness, it suits my current needs.

[vanessa40]

Randi,
it sounds like Oxygen has gone the way of Men's Health. I subscribed for years and noticed that every issue's cover had the male s*l*u*t of the month, mostly actor's promoting a new movie. (not that E. Hasselbeck is that)
I switched to Muscle & Fitness, it suits my current needs.

I love Muscle & Fitness too..
I know i could not believe it when i saw her on the cover..
How sad but like Freebird said..it what sells..

[summertown74]

I think both Oxygen & M&F Hers have experimented with less muscular cover models (remember last year, Kim Kardashian on the cover of Hers??). It's how they figure out what sells.

I like Hers better, but if you read the diet plans in Oxygen, they don't say low cal & cardio twice a day. They're actually pretty reasonable. They did have one plan that was a low cal crash diet but it was clearly labelled as such.

The thing I hate about Oxygen is the constant "buy Tosca" message. It's extremely annoying!

[luvstolift]

I think both Oxygen & M&F Hers have experimented with less muscular cover models (remember last year, Kim Kardashian on the cover of Hers??). It's how they figure out what sells.

I like Hers better, but if you read the diet plans in Oxygen, they don't say low cal & cardio twice a day. They're actually pretty reasonable. They did have one plan that was a low cal crash diet but it was clearly labelled as such.

The thing I hate about Oxygen is the constant "buy Tosca" message. It's extremely annoying!

Training Plan Monday: a.m. Heavy back workout
p.m. Track workout (sprinting and lots of jumps)
Tuesday: a.m. Heavy shoulder workout, core exercises (consisting of functional-type exercises)
p.m. Hill run by my house (30 to 60 minutes)
Wednesday: a.m. Legs in gym: Box jumps and two to three exercises (moderate to heavy weight with high reps)
p.m. Chest and back
Thursday: a.m. Boot camp or military-style workout
p.m. Easy jog, or walk uphill and jog the rest (30 to 90 minutes)
Friday: a.m. Rest day or hill run (30 to 60 minutes)
Saturday: a.m. Weighted run on track (40 to 45 minutes) then sprint workout (15 to 20 minutes)
Sunday: Rest day or hill run (30 to 60 minutes) or stepmill at home


Meal Plan
Meal 1: “First thing out of bed, every day no matter what, I make my Proto Whey by BNRG shake. My favorite flavor is a mix of vanilla and cafe mocha mixed only with chilled water.”
Meal 2:
Cookie-Dough Porridge (see recipe)
Meal 3: Shrimp, bell peppers (red, yellow, orange) and almonds
Meal 4: Proto Whey shake (same as above) and small grapefruit
Meal 5: Chicken, quinoa, avocado and seasoning (Mrs. Dash’s Southwestern Chipotle

That is the meal plan and training plan for Monica Brant. I do not see how anyone can keep that up.

[summertown74]

That is the meal plan and training plan for Monica Brant. I do not see how anyone can keep that up.

Key words: Monica Brant. I have also read in the past that she said she trained seven days a week, taking a day off when she felt she needed it. I think a LOT of elite athletes train twice a day, or take days off once every 10, or both. They're a different breed.

[luvstolift]

Key words: Monica Brant. I have also read in the past that she said she trained seven days a week, taking a day off when she felt she needed it. I think a LOT of elite athletes train twice a day, or take days off once every 10, or both. They're a different breed.

what does she compete in?

[XenaCallisto]

Training Plan Monday: a.m. Heavy back workout
p.m. Track workout (sprinting and lots of jumps)
Tuesday: a.m. Heavy shoulder workout, core exercises (consisting of functional-type exercises)
p.m. Hill run by my house (30 to 60 minutes)
Wednesday: a.m. Legs in gym: Box jumps and two to three exercises (moderate to heavy weight with high reps)
p.m. Chest and back
Thursday: a.m. Boot camp or military-style workout
p.m. Easy jog, or walk uphill and jog the rest (30 to 90 minutes)
Friday: a.m. Rest day or hill run (30 to 60 minutes)
Saturday: a.m. Weighted run on track (40 to 45 minutes) then sprint workout (15 to 20 minutes)
Sunday: Rest day or hill run (30 to 60 minutes) or stepmill at home


Meal Plan
Meal 1: “First thing out of bed, every day no matter what, I make my Proto Whey by BNRG shake. My favorite flavor is a mix of vanilla and cafe mocha mixed only with chilled water.”
Meal 2:
Cookie-Dough Porridge (see recipe)
Meal 3: Shrimp, bell peppers (red, yellow, orange) and almonds
Meal 4: Proto Whey shake (same as above) and small grapefruit
Meal 5: Chicken, quinoa, avocado and seasoning (Mrs. Dash’s Southwestern Chipotle

That is the meal plan and training plan for Monica Brant. I do not see how anyone can keep that up.


I wouldn't be able to survive on her diet but I easily do as much exercise as her so that's doable. I do at least 1-2 hours of cardio 6 days a week and lift 4-5 days a week. I'm a Zumba Instructor, a Pole Dancer (for fitness and fun, plus I do the occasional promotion on stage- clothes on lol), I don't drive so I cycle or walk/run everywhere and I like lifting weights to keep up my strength.

I would however keel over if I ate as little as her but I suspect she is bending the truth. She probably did eat that one day but I doubt it's her regular diet.


I love Oxygen magazine although I live in Australia and ours doesn't seem to have the push for any particular fitness model as the American one does.

[Rowyn]

I would however keel over if I ate as little as her but I suspect she is bending the truth. She probably did eat that one day but I doubt it's her regular diet.

It depends on how MUCH she is eating, which is not specified. When I make my oatmeal in the morning, its 400-450 cals.

Magazines are out to sell stuff, period. I don't think M&F is any better than others in this regard. Once in a while I get the natty bb'ing magazine at the bookstore but the rest are fluff reading. Like most mags.

[XenaCallisto]

It depends on how MUCH she is eating, which is not specified. When I make my oatmeal in the morning, its 400-450 cals.

Magazines are out to sell stuff, period. I don't think M&F is any better than others in this regard. Once in a while I get the natty bb'ing magazine at the bookstore but the rest are fluff reading. Like most mags.

Very true!

[womanoid]

Training Plan Monday: a.m. Heavy back workout
p.m. Track workout (sprinting and lots of jumps)
Tuesday: a.m. Heavy shoulder workout, core exercises (consisting of functional-type exercises)
p.m. Hill run by my house (30 to 60 minutes)
Wednesday: a.m. Legs in gym: Box jumps and two to three exercises (moderate to heavy weight with high reps)
p.m. Chest and back
Thursday: a.m. Boot camp or military-style workout
p.m. Easy jog, or walk uphill and jog the rest (30 to 90 minutes)
Friday: a.m. Rest day or hill run (30 to 60 minutes)
Saturday: a.m. Weighted run on track (40 to 45 minutes) then sprint workout (15 to 20 minutes)
Sunday: Rest day or hill run (30 to 60 minutes) or stepmill at home


Meal Plan
Meal 1: “First thing out of bed, every day no matter what, I make my Proto Whey by BNRG shake. My favorite flavor is a mix of vanilla and cafe mocha mixed only with chilled water.”
Meal 2:
Cookie-Dough Porridge (see recipe)
Meal 3: Shrimp, bell peppers (red, yellow, orange) and almonds
Meal 4: Proto Whey shake (same as above) and small grapefruit
Meal 5: Chicken, quinoa, avocado and seasoning (Mrs. Dash’s Southwestern Chipotle

That is the meal plan and training plan for Monica Brant. I do not see how anyone can keep that up.


A) Need follow up recipe for cookie dough porridge

B) Back in her early years wasn't it whispered about that she's one of the figure girls that take gear? That would help.

[NOVA888]

http://s06.radikal.ru/i179/1106/2a/d178460e31a1.jpg

Just checked it out, she looks good IMO.

[summertown74]

what does she compete in?

Monica Brant has been competing in fitness/figure for a long time, I'm going to guess 15 years.

[goalorientgirl]

http://s06.radikal.ru/i179/1106/2a/d178460e31a1.jpg

Just checked it out, she looks good IMO.

I didn't actually expect she'd look so good. I mostly just dislike her as a human being, but each to their own.

[NOVA888]

I didn't actually expect she'd look so good.

They probably 'shopped' her up a bit so that she'd look tighter. I've never seen her look so tight and fit the few times I've seen her on television. Or maybe she's been working out, who knows.

[XenaCallisto]

They probably 'shopped' her up a bit so that she'd look tighter. I've never seen her look so tight and fit the few times I've seen her on television. Or maybe she's been working out, who knows.

A bit OT but who is she? Obviously it's Elisabeth Hasselbeck but what is she famous for? I've never heard of her!

[goalorientgirl]

A bit OT but who is she? Obviously it's Elisabeth Hasselbeck but what is she famous for? I've never heard of her!

She's mostly famous for The View, her public pro-life statements, and that gluten free cook book which she only "partially plagiarized" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Hasselbeck

[NOVA888]

A bit OT but who is she? Obviously it's Elisabeth Hasselbeck but what is she famous for? I've never heard of her!

Morning show chick that gets upset a lot.

[XenaCallisto]

She's mostly famous for The View, her public pro-life statements, and that gluten free cook book which she only "partially plagiarized"

Thanks :) LOL I just had a quick look at the link and she sounds like a charmer. Guess I can be glad she hasn't made herself known here in Australia ;)

[JenniferLWilson]

I was furious when I saw Elisabeth Hasselbeck on the cover of Oxygen. So angry in fact that I sent an email to Oxygen, demanding to know what Elisabeth Hasselbeck has done to make her deserving of a cover opportunity. What about other young fitness and figure pros, like Rachel Davis, Julie Bonnett, or Jodi Boam? Makes me so angry. Elisabeth does not make fitness her lifestyle, she's just some stupid tv-show host who claims to make fitness a priority. Um, ok.

[imperfectly_lou]

Can't stand Oxygen... stopped reading it about 5 years ago. They used to show BIG girls who had a decent amount of muscle. Now it's all skinny fat, fake-breasted cardio bunnies.

[AnnieOlson]

A bit OT but who is she? Obviously it's Elisabeth Hasselbeck but what is she famous for? I've never heard of her!

She thinks the morning after pill shouldn't be sold because she believes life begins at conception. Does she not understand what the pill actually does?!

[vanessa40]

I was furious when I saw Elisabeth Hasselbeck on the cover of Oxygen. So angry in fact that I sent an email to Oxygen, demanding to know what Elisabeth Hasselbeck has done to make her deserving of a cover opportunity. What about other young fitness and figure pros, like Rachel Davis, Julie Bonnett, or Jodi Boam? Makes me so angry. Elisabeth does not make fitness her lifestyle, she's just some stupid tv-show host who claims to make fitness a priority. Um, ok.


I have never wrote to a magazine but like you this upset me so i had to write.
Not that it will matter but it made me feel better :)

[sonti]

I would not waste my time writing to Oxygen. Their Tosca bull**** and less-intimidating fitness models sell far more than any 2001-era Monica Brant ever did. Robert Kennedy Publishing is not interested in real competitors anyone. They want to sell Tosca's books, TV shows, soul, whatever along with fitness clothing. That's it. They don't moderate their forum and they have very poor customer service/subscription response.

And yet they are richer than ever. Just speak with your wallet and unsubscribe. Of course, for every one of you who does that, there are 20 girls who don't work out who will sign up for Tosca's 21g fat daily meal plans.

Me, I don't care about Hasselbeck, I don't even know who she is (thanks for the explanation) and she looks okay on the cover (remember Kardashion on M&F? Now THAT was bad). However, I hate Oxygen for their poor customer service.

Oxygen is like a bad boyfriend. It treats you like **** over and over but young girls keep coming back and begging for more.

[hieronymous]

Can't stand Oxygen... stopped reading it about 5 years ago. They used to show BIG girls who had a decent amount of muscle. Now it's all skinny fat, fake-breasted cardio bunnies.

I stopped reading it years ago as well. It served it's purpose for me when I was young to become interested in weight-training.

Along with regurgitating information, there are A LOT of copy errors and that irks me.

IMO the covers should be going to people who are in the fitness industry.

[andrerox80]

i think she looks good, to her (and maybe oxygen's) credit, but not oxygen-worthy. will kelly ripa be next? i mean, come on. i didn't see kim kardashian on m&f but that is ridiculous. oy. these wokmen should be kept to the mags they usually are on - fitness, self, health. i dunno. if any non-bb'er/actress (even though elisabeth isn't an actress, but a tv personality) is gonna be in the mag, i'd say jada pinkett smith, if she still looks like how she used to. but i still think it should be bb'ers. made me mad at first, but now i no longer care. and yeah, all the tosca stuff is annoying, but i expect that.

[dragonfly180]

oxygen is a fitness magazine, not a bodybuilding magazine. grab hers muscle and fitness if that's what you like. there is nothing wrong with showing different types of fit women on the cover, imo. e.h. ran a half marathon and works with a trainer. she clearly has muscle definition but isn't ripped. she is a woman many women can relate to and desire to look like. not everyone aspires to bulky, thick muscles. i honestly want more muscles than her, but some of oxygen's cover models are more muscular. i agree about seeing less of tosca, though! :o/

[NOVA888]

oxygen is a fitness magazine, not a bodybuilding magazine. grab hers muscle and fitness if that's what you like. there is nothing wrong with showing different types of fit women on the cover, imo. e.h. ran a half marathon and works with a trainer. she clearly has muscle definition but isn't ripped. she is a woman many women can relate to and desire to look like. not everyone aspires to bulky, thick muscles. i honestly want more muscles than her, but some of oxygen's cover models are more muscular.

Agree.


i agree about seeing less of tosca, though! :o/

Oh mercy, yes. I couldn't agree more. When I first subscribed to Oxygen, I wondered why this woman had such a strong presence throughout. Then I read it, and lost a great deal of respect for the content (which was already questionable/borderline IMO).

The magazine is mostly repetitive, and chock full of advertising. Also, the typos drove me mad. I can't take the mag seriously, but is good for a little motivation/visual stimulation for the newbie. And for that, it's cute and has its place. But please, scale back on Tosca! She's a beautiful woman, but nepotism hurts in more ways than we'd care to imagine.

[greesemuunkie]

I think both Oxygen & M&F Hers have experimented with less muscular cover models (remember last year, Kim Kardashian on the cover of Hers??). It's how they figure out what sells.

I like Hers better, but if you read the diet plans in Oxygen, they don't say low cal & cardio twice a day. They're actually pretty reasonable. They did have one plan that was a low cal crash diet but it was clearly labelled as such.

The thing I hate about Oxygen is the constant "buy Tosca" message. It's extremely annoying!

I agree.

I recently subscribed to Oxygen, and now I kind of regret it because it's pretty much the same information over and over. It tells women how to be skinny and then shows them the same exercises in each issue. There's no way these women could retain that much muscle and do 2 hours of cardio a day (exaggerating but still!)

And the Tosca thing. yeah. Really... I thought I was the only one who noticed how they are selling the crap out of her.

[greesemuunkie]

i think she looks good, to her (and maybe oxygen's) credit, but not oxygen-worthy. will kelly ripa be next? i mean, come on. i didn't see kim kardashian on m&f but that is ridiculous. oy. these wokmen should be kept to the mags they usually are on - fitness, self, health. i dunno. if any non-bb'er/actress (even though elisabeth isn't an actress, but a tv personality) is gonna be in the mag, i'd say jada pinkett smith, if she still looks like how she used to. but i still think it should be bb'ers. made me mad at first, but now i no longer care. and yeah, all the tosca stuff is annoying, but i expect that.

Actually I think Jessica Biel would make a great cover candidate if she is still buff like in Blade. Awesome shoulders!