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Top Nutrition Tips to Help You Build Muscle Like a Fitness Model – Bodybuilding 101 with Maxwell Alexander

To build muscle, you need to eat right and work out. But, what type of diet should you be on? How many times a day should you be eating? Should you be eating in the morning? How much protein should you be eating per day? If there are so many questions on how to build muscle, how do you know which one to choose? Luckily, these 3 nutrition tips will help you to create the perfect diet plan that will get results and keep your body feeling great. Top Nutrition Tips to Help You Build Muscle Like a Fitness Model […]

Delivery Meal Services for Bodybuilders: Nutrition Tips from Coach Maxwell Alexander

Meal preparation and delivery services have made it easier than ever to eat healthy without spending all of your time in the kitchen preparing food. But with so many meal prep companies out there, how do you know which one to choose? That’s where I come in! As natural bodybuilding and sports nutrition coach, I’ve tried countless meal delivery services, and here is what I’ve learned. How much should I spend on delivery meals? How much should you spend on delivery meals? As a rule of thumb, it’s probably best to spend no more than 50% of your income on […]

The Habits of Successful Bodybuilders – Nutrition Tips by Coach Maxwell Alexander

Many people fantasize about being bodybuilders, with ripped abs and bulging biceps. But what’s it really like to be one? As a natural bodybuilding coach myself, I can tell you that this isn’t an easy lifestyle to live; you have to watch every morsel of food that goes into your mouth and make sure that every muscle group gets worked out regularly, or else everything will just fall apart quickly and you’ll end up on the couch eating chocolate cake. Furthermore, ripped abs isn’t always a sign of a healthy diet either, and in many cases isn’t something that is […]

Easy Weight Loss Basics for Men and Women – New Book by Coach Maxwell Alexander

Tips for Losing Weight by Coach Maxwell Alexander

If you are looking for an easy way to lose weight, you are in the right place! Losing excess weight is no magical enterprise, rather it’s just a few pieces of information that you need to learn. You will have to do some work and learn more about yourself and your habits, especially if you got more than a few pounds to lose. We are creatures of habits, and the good news is that we have full control of them, the good ones and not so much. By telling yourself that you will lose weight no matter what, you can […]

Fitness for Busy Professionals – New Book by Certified Elite Fitness Trainer and Bodybuilding Coach Maxwell Alexander

Fitness for Busy Professionals – New Book by Certified Elite Fitness Trainer and Bodybuilding Coach Maxwell Alexander How do you fit exercise into your busy schedule? That’s as absurd as saying there are eight days in a week! You’ve never exercised before or engaged in a sport before; secondly, you’ve never been into the fitness world and have little time for such pursuits; and thirdly, you’re too busy to even think about exercising. In other words, it’s just not your thing. You have heard your friends raving about the latest fitness craze, but you’ve seen it too often: some are on […]

Healthy Living: What's the Best Way to Lose Fat – with Bodybuilding Coach Maxwell Alexander

What is the Best Way to Lose Weight? Fitness Motivation with Bodybuilding Coach Maxwell Alexander

There are a number of reasons why most diets fail because ‘their goal is to reduce weight in the short term only, which is not the most efficient way to lose weight. Most of the time, this leads to even more eating when the diet ends and people can choose their old unhealthy favorites once again. What is the Best Way to Lose Weight? Fitness Motivation with Bodybuilding Coach Maxwell Alexander – Healthy Living: What’s the Best Way to Lose Weight? – with Bodybuilding Coach Maxwell Alexander Making permanent changes in your daily routine will help you lose weight by […]

Discover Home Workouts for That Perfect Body – Fitness Motivation Book Series by Maxwell Alexander

You may have tried various workouts in the past, or known someone who has done so, without any degree of satisfaction. You may have seen little or no results, or you may have dealt with pain or even injuries. These problems only occur from not having the facts beforehand – and not choosing the home workout plan that is right for you! You may have had other difficulties associated with the wrong kinds of workouts. You may have spent a fortune on various kinds of exercise equipment, only to find that none of them worked as well as you had […]

How To Lose 15 Pounds Fast – Beach Abs Challenge with Maxwell Alexander, MA, BFA, Certified Elite Fitness Trainer, Certified Bodybuilding Coach, Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

How To Lose Weight Fast – Day 14 – Beach Abs Challenge with Maxwell Alexander

Do you want to lose weight fast? Would that be pounds of fat, water or muscle? How To Lose Weight Fast – Instagram Beach Abs Challenge Series with Maxwell Alexander, MA, BFA, Certified Elite Fitness Trainer, Certified Bodybuilding Coach, Certified Sports Nutrition Coach You see, when people talk about losing weight, they don’t always comprehend exactly what that means. Most people automatically connect weight with fat, but that’s not accurate. If you want to lose 15 pounds just so it looks better on the scale readout, then it probably doesn’t matter whether you lose fat, water or muscle. If you […]

Bodybuilding for Fitness Lifestyle – by Coach Maxwell Alexander

People undertake the sport of body building for all sorts of reasons, but fitness is probably the biggest one of all. There’s no doubt that people who take the time to focus on the muscles in their body and honing them to a chiseled state are probably among the most fit of athletes. We can easily use the terms body building and fitness interchangeably with each other. Bodybuilding for Fitness Lifestyle – by Coach Maxwell Alexander, MA, BFA, Certified Fitness Trainer, Certified Bodybuilding Coach, Certified Sports Nutritionist, Fitness Photographer We are a fitness conscious society, and bodybuilding fits in nicely […]

Gyms are open, so it's a great time to get into bodybuilding!

It’s always a perfect time to get into bodybuilding sport – by Fitness Coach Maxwell Alexander

The sport of bodybuilding has grown steadily in popularity over the years. From its heyday in the 1970s to now, technological advances, as well as nutritional advances, have made bodybuilding a sport that focuses on the art of the human body and what is possible when it is pushed. Bodybuilding is more than just lifting weights, however. To have an effective bodybuilding program, you have to focus on many different things – especially if you are serious about your goals. In fact, setting goals can be one of the most important parts of an effective bodybuilding program. What do you […]

Hiking Mount Beacon in New York with Fitness and Bodybuilding Coach Maxwell Alexander

Hiking Mt. Beacon in Beacon, NY with Fitness Coach Maxwell Alexander

Spring is officially here and I opened the 2020 hiking season in the Hudson Valley with my favorite hike of all times – the Mount Beacon in Beacon, NY. Even though the leaves are not out yet, the weather was nice and sunny, almost 60 degrees outside, so it definitely felt like Spring. I know that ticks are out and about, hunting for unsuspecting hikers when the temperature is above 45 degrees, so I knew for sure that when it’s 60 degrees out, it’s time to carry the best natural tick repellent you can find. It was a bit unexpected to see […]

Cover Story with Fitness Trainer Sophia Martelly - Winter 2020 Edition of the Hudson Valley Style Magazine

Hudson Valley Style Magazine – Winter 2020 Edition with Sophia Martelly

Happy 2020 everyone! We are now officially living in the future, or so we thought just a few years ago building those seem-to-be far away year 2020 plans. How did we do? I think it’s been great so far! Artificial Intelligence has gotten way more intelligent and became an essential part of our lives. Google literally wakes me up and puts me to bed every day 🙂 And all it wants back is data, oh well, I personally generate gigabytes of it every day, so there is no shortage here. Back to Hudson Valley Style though: Fitness and Wellness (one […]

#FitLife #CoverStory | Interview with Fitness Trainer Sophia Martelly

Maxwell Alexander: Wow, congrats on an amazing cover photoshoot, Sophia! I must say, natural beauty always rocks! Let’s don’t waste any time and get to your #FitLife cover story right away: What happened? How did you arrive at the decision to become a personal fitness trainer? Sophia Martelly: I went to college. I picked a random major. I wasted time and money. I had no idea what I wanted to do in life. I feel like many young people go through a phase of figuring out how to find themselves and their purpose in this crazy life. It seemed like […]