Obi Obadike

"You can have great abs, great physique, money in the bank and have all the wisdom in the world, but if you don’t have the ability to share it with people then it means absolutely nothing." Obi found his love for fitness through sports. He is a former top Division I sprinter at Cal State Fullerton and is considered one of the fastest men in the school’s history. Obi was the school record holder in the 100 and 200 meters and 4X100 meter relay, was named Athlete Of The Year and received All Big West Conference honors—TWICE. After suffering hamstring injuries during college, he got involved in sports modeling. Being a natural athlete allowed him to succeed quickly. In a little over a decade, Obi now has starred in 12 national commercials, more than 15 national print ad campaigns and graced the covers of seventeen fitness magazines. His most notable commercial is for Gatorade. He beat out over 100 fitness models and athletes for this spot. Although fitness is very important to Obi, education is also important and Obi has earned two Bachelor’s degrees and a Master’s degree. On top of all of this, Obi is one of the three most published fitness models in the world. One of his passions is inspiring others to be as healthy as they can be and reduce the epidemic of worldwide obesity. Some of his fitness milestones are:

• First African-American male on a U.S fitness magazine for Max Sports and Fitness, as well as the first black male on a Canadian fitness magazine for Inside Fitness.
• First American male fitness model to grace the cover for Australian Natural Bodz, Australia’s only natural bodybuilding magazine
• Interviews with bodybuilding.com, australiabodybuilding.com, The Greg Mantell Cable Talk Show, Soul Salon Radio Show, among many others.

Obi also has an online personal training business. Its mission is to help people become more fit and healthy in their respective lives. His approach to fitness has always been from an altruistic perspective, which is to help others and never ask for anything in return.  He believes there is no greater feeling than helping to enrich other people’s lives.