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 is a medium support sports bra that has the perfect combination of support, comfort, and style. We’ve added adjustable shoulder straps and removable foam pads so that you can adjust the fit to your own liking. The design gives you a sporty feminine look.

 is a classic designed halter top and thereby a must have in everyone’s training wardrobe. The design is decorative and highlights your shoulders. The seamless knitted construction is comfortable in all situations and together with the well-cut design you are not sacrificing your ability to move.

Nothing says comfort like a seamless cropped top. The 

 is made with care using the same seamless knitting technique as the other Sugar Hill items. This tee ensures full range of motion and has a style that will turn heads both in and out of the gym.

While you are already living the sweet life in seamless, make sure to check out the 

. These leggings draw a parallel to the Sugar Hill area of New York, who’s name stems from the life of the Harlem Renaissance. Created using several different seamless knitting techniques the 

 are a sweet combination of fit and comfort. The knitted waistband offers the ultimate in comfort while making sure the tights stay exactly where you left them. Makes a perfect pair with the 

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We've always had a blast working around the office and getting things done, but we especially have a good time when we do a photo shoot. So why not share our fun with you? “Shared joy is double joy” (as we say in Sweden)!

My name is Johanna Evertson and I am the athlete coordinator for Better Bodies. I have been working in and around the brand for a total of 6 years. Originally, I was born and raised in Sweden but I came over to the USA 13 years ago and fell in love with the Texas sun and the American life.

Here’s a peek behind the seams at our May photo shoot in downtown Dallas. Our fabulous models BreeAnn, David, Hanna and Josiah were a dream to work with and wore the clothes beautifully in the spring sun.  All of this wouldn’t have been possible without the awesome team we have around the world and I'd like to do a special shout out to our amazing photographer Jennifer Castro who flew in from Florida.

The planning around the shoot involves a good group of people, all from our designers Donna and Jessica who puts the outfits together to Lena who organize, hang and steam them to perfection. Our models usually get hand picked depending on the outfits and the theme of the photo shoot. We try to alternate our models and make sure we give the opportunity to as many of our ambassadors as possible.

I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse into my day as much as I enjoyed being there. Nothing feels like work when you're having fun!

Maybe I'll see you at one of our future ambassador meet ups around the world!

Work Hard Play Hard: Johanna Evertson

Weightlifting is my thing… I am a former IFBB Bikini Pro and Olympia Champion, but my ‘’love story’’ with the gym started 21 years ago, when I was only 14.

I was always into sports, and I loved the fit and strong look of the women who went to the gym, so I decided to start hitting the weights.

was that my mom wasn’t very supportive of me going to the gym, and as a broke

teenager, the only ‘’source of income’’ I had was my allowance.

Brazil- where I am from, gym memberships were quite expensive so, I used to

save my allowance for a month and half in order to be able to pay for it.

take the bus to go to the gym, as my mom wouldn’t drive me there either, so I

would spend up to 3 hours in the gym to make my money’s worth!

How do you include fitness in your lifestyle?

Fitness is a HUGE part of my life, and even more so now that I have 2 small children ( a 2 ½ year old and a 1 ½ year old).

quite overwhelming and make you lose your sense of self. Especially with all

the physical and emotional changes it brings.

gym is a daily reminder that the ‘’old me’’ is still there too. It is amazing

to spend that time working hard and doing something for myself, when during the

remainder of the day I focus mostly on my family and my business.

that the endorphins from training make me a much better mom.

My kids, my family, and the girls that I train in my programs.

I can’t talk the talk, if I am not walking the walk. I can’t ask them to take some time for themselves, if I am not doing just that.

I can’t ask them to love their bodies and be confident in their skin, when I am not.

Training has always been a huge part of my life, but when I first moved to the US for good, roughly 15 years ago, I gained a substantial amount of weight.

I don’t remember the exact amount, but I do know I went from a size 2 to a VERY snug size 10 (probably was a 12, if we are being honest).

I was literally ordering burgers every night (not just ANY burger, the whole thing with bacon, extra cheese, mayo, extra fries on the side etc.), thinking that the 30 minutes’ walk on the treadmill was going to even it all out.

Then, one day as I was about to take a bite of my daily burger, a friend looked at me and shouted across the room:

"Do you really think you should be eating that right now? You are literally bursting out of your clothes!" .

I knew he was right, and quite frankly, that right there was what I needed to get it together.

I was extremely unhappy with the way I looked but I was still living in denial and I even asked the sales lady at Abercrombie if they had changed the design of their jeans because they were "quite small now".Eh... "NOT 8 sizes smaller, hun"- I am sure that's what they wanted to say. .

That was it. That was the day I started making small changes to the way I ate.

I was able to lose some weight and get back to a place where I was more comfortable and confident in my body, but a few years in I felt a bit lost and without a purpose or something to keep me moving forward.

That’s when I decided to sign up for a fitness competition… This was back in 2009. Bikini was a new division and I decided to give it a try.

At the time I was working as a bartender so the hours were crazy, and there was a whole lot of drinking involved. Everyone laughed at me when I told them about my plans to compete, and I was determined to prove every single one of them wrong.

I won my first 4 competitions, and qualified for the Olympia the very following year. I had the honor of competing in the first ever Bikini Olympia. In 2012 I took the first-place trophy, and it was quite possibly one of the most amazing experiences of my life (after giving birth to my children).

Even though I am now in a different stage of my life and competing is most definitely not in my plans, I must say that I would NOT be the person I am today if it wasn’t for the experience I had competing.

Competing taught me about discipline, commitment and resilience I NEVER thought I had. Competing made me believe in myself, and it made me see that when you work hard at something, sooner or later what you are working for does come to you.

And finally, all those lessons learned from competing have shaped the resilient, driven, and determined person I am today.

Nathalia Melo

Our Rib Seamless Leggings and LS are quickly becoming community favorites due to the fit, feel and functionality. Check them out in motion!

Rib Seamless in Motion

Look great, feel great then perform great in the gym and repeat!

Narmin Assria is at Better Bodies headquarters doing a try on video to give you all feedback on how all of her favorite leggings and tops fit, what she likes about each garment, special features, looks and what to layer.

Narmin is preparing for a super active 2020 with her return to competition and and over haul of amazing content including training, competition coverage and lifestyle... stay tuned!

Narmin Assria Better Bodies 2020 Leggings & Outfit Haul

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"Glutes are one of the most important aspects of bikini competition. You have to have your training on point to build them. For me that is heavy lifting. I have that mindset and I will go in the gym and commit to lifting heavier and heavier. Put it out there in the universe that you will get stronger, better that you will lift heavier and continually improve."

Narmin Assria understands glutes are built the same as other muscles, with weight bearing exercises and progressive overload i.e. increasingly heavier weights, more volume or shorter rest periods over time. The greater the load the more the muscle will have to adapt in size to accommodate.

Here are some of Narmin's favorite movements for glutes. She explains in detail the how she performs each movement and what she likes about them.

Narmin Assria - Glute Workout

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Catching a glimpse of Jeremy Potvin at peak physical condition will illicit an amazed response from anyone. Having said that, the physique, the competitive stage and the IFBB Pro card are only surface level when it comes to who Jeremy is and what has brought him to his current level of development both physically and mentally.

Here Jeremy Potvin sits down with Better Bodies CEO Michael Johansson and delves into Jeremy's background, what makes him tick, what gets his blood moving and what his immediate goals are moving forward into 2020.

CEO Catch Up with Jeremy Potvin

Jennifer Ronzitti

I've been working out since year 2000. I was the tall and skinny guy who decided I wish to look like a super hero.

After that I have competed over 20 times and also lived and worked at the legendary Destination Dallas.

I have been a part of the team since 2013 and love the brand and what it stands for.

I'm Swedish but live in the sunny Marbella, Spain.

Henrik Lindh

We are keeping the team energy, motivation and party atmosphere going strong in 2019! Make fitness 100% YOU and share your passion, drive and story with us. #BETTERBODIES We are just getting started!

Your best is yet to come and there is lots more to come from us as well here at Better Bodies so stay tuned:)

Team Better Bodies – Strength Energy and Motivation

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 from Sweden, a very active woman with a long journey in fitness. She has ADHD, Asbergers, is extremely gifted, and has found ways to use her diagnoses to her benefit.

Petra has been a part of the GASP and Better Bodies family for years. Keep reading to get to know her better!

I am a very active woman who is always doing something. I am a “Now” person and I try to see solutions for everything. My motto is in Swedish: 

“Det är inte hur du har det utan hur du tar det.”

 I’m from Strömsholm, a little village I live in now as well. I grew up here, in this idyllic place in a big villa and when young my hobbies were horses and outdoor activites. I have always liked to spend time outside and I love all kinds of animals.

I am a very red person in personality, I have heck of a temper, but it goes away quickly. I overanalyze but I also over love. I love helping others with difficulties and I really promote equal value. Why be normal when you can be you? We are all unique.

I have always worked better with male friends than females. I guess it is both due to my diagnosis; I am a very straight forward honest person. I am also hyperactive. Men are easier to socialize with as they more often speak the truth straight up to your face. I like that. Women can confuse me and very often they don't like me. I am not so good at pretending and I don´t like small talk. So many women either think I look ugly with all my muscles, or they are intimidated by me, or they are jealous for not having the character to do something all the way themselves. I have 6 good girl friends; the rest are men. My interests have always been training at the gym, I went to the army and I love driving motorcycles. All those hobbies are mainly man dominant.

When young I drove a Ducati Monster and raced a lot. Nowadays I have my darling: She´s called Black Widow and is a Harley Davidson, Dyna Super Glide of 1585 CC. A powerful machine. My friends always say my frank way of being, together with my craziness and hyperactivity reminds them of Harley Quinn. So now two Marvel characters merge together when I ride. I also love Super Man and that logo is sort of my thing.

My friends describe me as a very open, crazy person that does everything I want to with out thinking of the consequences. I am considered as tough independent person I think but I am also very sensitive. My doctor is stunned over that fact that I have such a high IQ but also high EQ. This is not very common apparently and is probably one of the reason I am the weird lovable crazy empathic, deep, overanalyzing hyper person I am.

If you want to know what my friends think about me one person that knows me very well is Carina Isaksson. We have been close friends for 30 years now and I know she loves me deep inside, but she can also get very tired of me. She always calls me her little Einstein and says that she can´t understand 

“how a person who is so smart can lack so much common sense”

I grew up in Strömsholm with my parents and four siblings. My mother was always ill and died when I was 15 years old. I have lived in both Wales, first when studying at Upper Secondary School. Then I lived with a family there for a couple of years. This was a year after my mum had died and my dad figured I needed to go away and do something for me.

I had spent a few summers in Bude; Cornwall already and then I moved to Wales. I loved it there so when studying English at University I managed to be allowed to study on distance so I lived in Swansea, Wales for a few years studying day time and working as a bartender at the biggest night club Ritzys night time. After that I moved to Sevilla to study Spanish for a few years at University level. Then I studied to become a high school teacher at Uppsala University.

Later in life, while being home with the kids I studied so I also have a degree as a teacher for children/youth with special needs. My special focus is neuropsychiatric disabilities. At my job now I also work as a “Förste lärare” in specialpedagogik.

I Love my job and I feel appreciated among the young adults and my colleagues. As I have children with special needs and also have two diagnoses myself, I feel I can use my academic training together with my personal experience in a good way.

I have ADHD myself and Asperger’s and I am gifted as they call it as I am a member of Mensa with an IQ of 149.

I worked as a Spanish and English teacher at High School level for 20 years but then I decided I wanted to focus on young adults with special needs. So now I work full time as a teacher for children with special needs, or gifts, as I prefer to see it. If the environment is adaptable

someone with ADHD; ADD or Autism can function extremely well. It is not a coincidence that most of the people that have done remarkable things have a diagnosis. Also, many actors, singers or other people in professions that demand a lot of focus and/or energy have a combination of letters. In history we have many inventors, painters, authors and athletes that have diagnoses. Albert Einstein, Salvador Dali, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Michael Jordan, Emely Dickenson, Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Wolf, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, to mention some.

I am single now. It is not something I have chosen deliberately. I never feel lonely as I have so many friends around me whenever I want to. But I am sincerely starting to wonder if there is someone out there that can accept all of me and love me unconditionally. Time will tell, I guess.

I live with four kids. I have three biological children who live full time with me and always have since I divorced their father in 2012. They are: Tindra 17 years. She studies to become

a doctor like grandpa (my dad). Ängla is soon 16 years old and is in year 9. Neo is 13 years old and is in year 8. I also have a bonus/foster son living with me, Jason who is 16 years old and is at first year in Upper Secondary School. All my four children have different letter combinations. They are all awesome kids and I love them, and I am so proud of all of them.

In the family we also have two dogs, one snake and soon two rats. We are picking up our baby rats in a few weeks Now the snake is on the run, lost somewhere in our house, but that´s another story.

I started training at the gym when I was 20 years old. I had a lot of pain in my neck and my dad who is a doctor said I should strengthen my body and muscles. So that was my way in. And as always when I do something I do it 110%. And that lead to good results.

For me, with my Asperger and ADHD, gym training is perfect. I want to train when I want to train, and I usually train alone. Nowadays I have two good friends I alter between and train with every now and then, two guys. But I mainly train alone and that´s the way I want it. Gym

training is a great way to get to know your body and a great sport as you can really push yourself to the limit and achieve miracles. If you succeed or not is all up to you and I like that. I like to have food schedules and fixed times to eat and knowing what to eat. I also like to train extremely early in the morning and with gym training that is possible. I love morning walks out in the nature as a combo to my weight training.

My ADHD needs me moving for my brain and soul to be in harmony and my Asperger helps me keep order in what I eat, when I eat and when I train. Making lists on what to do, rigid planning and schedules are things I love and need.  When training and dieting on high level you really get close to the ones in the same position. It is not possible for anyone who has not competed at elite level to know the amount of work and character needed. So you get close to the ones in the same position. Carina and I got to know each other that way and have been friends ever since. I am also close to Semiran Dag, Anette Fabretto and others who

have competed and lived that kind of life.

When I got divorced and ended up with three young kids full time on my own, I got depressed. Two of them were also at the moment being tested for diagnoses and my middle daughter is extremely allergic. There were a few very tough years when I had to go to the hospital once a week with my daughter for allergy shots, and at the same time work full time to afford to keep the house, also of course taking care of all three kids and helping them

to manage school and be able to have their own sports and other hobbies after school took up all my time and energy. I simply did not have enough hours a day and my own training was what had to go for a while.

As I do everything 110% the consequence of not training so much led to my stop eating healthy as well. And the tablets I had for my depression also led to putting on weight. I also struggle with some other severe health issues (which I prefer not talking about as I don't want people to feel sorry for me. I try to keep a positive mindset). It was a combo of all that. There was simply too much and I put on weight as my body was used to rigid training and healthy food.

My goals right now are to manage to get minimum of 5 gym workouts a week. I need that for both body and soul. The gym and my walks outdoors are my ways of relaxing, reloading and pulling myself together so I can be a good mother, a good friend and a good colleague.

I love my work; it is so rewarding to help others and I feel I matter. But to be able to be indoors all day I need my hour in the gym, and a few walks a week outdoors as well.

I love spending time with my kids. I also love the sun and outdoor activities in the warm seasons. I need sunlight so I do not like the winter and from now in October to end of February are tough months for me.

We have a pool at home and the only time I can be still for a while is when I am out in the sun by the pool or by the sea. The water calms me. I ride my Harley Davidson and as soon as the weather is nice, I want to go on road trips. The freedom feeling you feel when riding a motorbike is thrilling.

I like to take photos, so I have tons of them. They are good for me because with my sensitiveness to a lot of noise or movement makes me not being able to enjoy everything 100 %. But when I take photos, I can relive moments at home when it is quiet.

I am extremely academic, and I just love English and Swedish grammar, I know that is a very odd interest. I also love words and see myself as a word collector. Poetry and Shakespeare is my type of literature. The best book I have ever read is: Cien anos de soledad de García Marquez. Of course, I read it in Spanish first. (Hundra år av ensamhet). I also love going to the movies. Action movies and Marvel movies are my type.

I have through the years learned how to adapt to others. But also to stand strong and dare to be different. I have raised my children to understand that normal is not something to strive for.

What matters is that you are an open-minded generous and kind person. I think my job is the perfect place for me to be. Here I can help others to see their self-worth. I take medicine for my ADHD I make my lists to feel safe. Things do not need to turn out exactly as planned but to have a list is a way of feeling calm. At work I am a very organized person who knows exactly what to do and when. I am always in time and always come well prepared. I leave nothing to coincidence. But then at home when I relax, and the medicine wears off, I am different. Crazier, I always misplace my keys etc. But that is ok. And I think it is good for my

children to see that we do not need to be perfect all the time to be good.

 in a fitness/bodybuilding division, make sure you do it for the right reasons. It´s a sport of judgement and the rules are not that clear. It is after all also a matter of taste etc. Compete because you want to see how far you can go and always compete first and foremost to improve yourself. Also make sure you have trained enough beforehand. It takes time to build muscles, more time than most people realize. You'll have to follow rigid routines and allow no slack. If you contact a coach for help, make sure it is someone you trust and that you only listen to that person. Stick to what that one person says so make sure it is someone you level with.

, remember that it is all about what goes in and comes out. 80% of the results come from how you eat. And make sure you eat enough protein to keep the muscles. Do not eat too much and do not eat too little. You can never reward yourself with food after training. You train to get healthy and look good when you have lost weight, but you eat to lose weight. Also, muscles burn fat so to build muscles are good for that too. Make

sure you have a plan how to train and eat that you can live by to have long lasting results. You must find food that is good for you that you like and will continue to eat, and you must find some way of movement to train your heart. Your training must be something you want to do otherwise you will give up. Don’t´look at the scale. Take your measurements as that tells you so much more.

, know that you are unique and just as much worth as everybody else. Sometimes you just need the environment to adjust to you a bit more than others. Find a good doctor that can help you to get to know yourself. Most important of all: Be proud to be you. <3

Up Close And Personal With Petra Törnros 

We invite IFBB Bikini pros Narmin Assria and Kaylie Fountain to the GASP & Better Bodies HQ for training, product shoots, barbecues aaaaaand to get the sh!t scared out of them. (That last part was a surprise).

If you want a life that is fulfilling and sometimes thrilling, you got to be willing to get out of your damn comfort zone. Think big and have the guts to go out and get it.

 was a good change of pace and a different side of Narmin and Kaylie y'all probably haven't seen.

What ever stage you are in bodybuilding, career or life, do something that scares you out of your comfort zone. What should be really scary is NOT risking it...