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Beyond the Bikini RadioStepping Into Your Most Confident Self On Stage FT Alexa Rukstela EP413In this episode, I sit down with Lexa Rukstela better known as @alexarukstela on Instagram to dive into one of the most overlooked yet crucial parts of competing: stage presentation. Whether you’re a first-time competitor or a seasoned athlete, the way you carry yourself on stage can make all the difference.Lexa and I talk about what it really means to present with confidence, how posing is more than just hitting mandatory shots, and the little details that can set you apart from the competition. From mindset tips to body language, this conversation is packed with pr...
2025-09-1445 min
BEcoming RELENTLESSEP 94: Having a Bad Day? Listen To ThisBEcoming Relentless IG: @becomingrelentless_
Noa McCabe:
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Work With Me: https://form.jotform.com/241009180416144
Alexa Rukstela
Instagram: @alexarukstela
Work With Alexa: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Alexa's FREE 7 Day Workshop: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFivhYKDm8/q8WwptkOkLmqMcONiZVT4Q/view?utm_content=DAFivhYKDm8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
2024-06-1908 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 93: Tips For Overcoming Bad Body Image (That Isn't Affirmations)BEcoming Relentless IG: @becomingrelentless_
Noa McCabe:
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Work With Me: https://form.jotform.com/241009180416144
Alexa Rukstela
Instagram: @alexarukstela
Work With Alexa: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Alexa's FREE 7 Day Workshop: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFivhYKDm8/q8WwptkOkLmqMcONiZVT4Q/view?utm_content=DAFivhYKDm8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
2024-06-1236 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 91: The Different Phases of Being a Bodybuilder - Alexa RukstelaBEcoming Relentless IG: @becomingrelentless_
Noa McCabe:
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Work With Me: https://form.jotform.com/241009180416144
Alexa Rukstela
Instagram: @alexarukstela
Work With Alexa: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Alexa's FREE 7 Day Workshop: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFivhYKDm8/q8WwptkOkLmqMcONiZVT4Q/view?utm_content=DAFivhYKDm8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
2024-05-2944 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 90: Bikini Posing Tips: How To Pose Like a Pro - Alexa RukstelaBEcoming Relentless IG: @becomingrelentless_
Noa McCabe:
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Work With Me: https://form.jotform.com/241009180416144
Alexa Rukstela
Instagram: @alexarukstela
Work With Alexa: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Alexa's FREE 7 Day Workshop: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFivhYKDm8/q8WwptkOkLmqMcONiZVT4Q/view?utm_content=DAFivhYKDm8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
2024-05-2235 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 89: 6 Things The Most Successful Athletes Do - Alexa RukstelaBEcoming Relentless IG: @becomingrelentless_
Noa McCabe:
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Work With Me: https://form.jotform.com/241009180416144
Alexa Rukstela
Instagram: @alexarukstela
Work With Alexa: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Alexa's FREE 7 Day Workshop: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFivhYKDm8/q8WwptkOkLmqMcONiZVT4Q/view?utm_content=DAFivhYKDm8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
2024-05-1544 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 87: 4 Things We Wish We Knew Before Competing - Alexa RukstelaBEcoming Relentless IG: @becomingrelentless_
Noa McCabe:
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Work With Me: https://form.jotform.com/241009180416144
Alexa Rukstela
Instagram: @alexarukstela
Work With Alexa: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Alexa's FREE 7 Day Workshop: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFivhYKDm8/q8WwptkOkLmqMcONiZVT4Q/view?utm_content=DAFivhYKDm8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
2024-05-0136 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 86: How To STOP Self Sabotaging - Alexa RukstelaBEcoming Relentless IG: @becomingrelentless_
Noa McCabe:
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Work With Me: https://form.jotform.com/241009180416144
Alexa Rukstela
Instagram: @alexarukstela
Work With Alexa: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Alexa's FREE 7 Day Workshop: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFivhYKDm8/q8WwptkOkLmqMcONiZVT4Q/view?utm_content=DAFivhYKDm8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
2024-04-2432 min
BOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Growth: A Very Strange ComebackOn today's episode, you will hear a very strangely put together, slightly diary-esque podcast about the challenges I have faced in the past couple of months since I've last recorded a solo episode. It feels slightly like a monologue of a play, but maybe you guys will get something out of it. Maybe not, but do with this what you will.
For coaching: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
For posing or RCM waitlist, email me at alexaivy.athletics@gmail.com
2024-04-2218 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 85: Easy Ways To SAVE Money During a Contest Prep - Alexa RukstelaBEcoming Relentless IG: @becomingrelentless_
Noa McCabe:
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Work With Me: https://form.jotform.com/241009180416144
Alexa Rukstela
Instagram: @alexarukstela
Work With Alexa: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Alexa's FREE 7 Day Workshop: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFivhYKDm8/q8WwptkOkLmqMcONiZVT4Q/view?utm_content=DAFivhYKDm8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
2024-04-1725 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 84: Finding Your Voice As An Athlete - Alexa RukstelaBEcoming Relentless IG: @becomingrelentless_
Noa McCabe:
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Email: elenoa@ateamathletes.com
Alexa Rukstela
Instagram: @alexarukstela
2024-04-1034 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Yoga and Weightlifting: The Tool You Didn't Know You NeededHere I get a lil personal and talk about my introduction to yoga and all the ripples it's had in my life since then. I talk about how yoga can be such a beautiful compliment to any weightlifting practice as well as a sneaky training technique that helps you in and out of the gym.
For coaching, please click this link to go to my personal questionnaire: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Follow me on Instagram @alexarukstela and reach out if you would like one...
2024-02-1315 min
The Noble Pursuit PodcastEp.27 Building Your Capacity with Alexa RukstelaOverall, the conversation highlights the importance of understanding and working within one's capacity to achieve sustainable success. In this conversation, Lexa and Anthony discuss various aspects of personal growth and self-improvement. They explore the impact of hunger and the importance of sitting with discomfort. They also discuss the shift from confinement to self-regulation and the different approaches to fitness and nutrition. The conversation delves into the relationship between curiosity, fear, and courage, and the need to reframe desires and goals. They emphasize the importance of process-oriented goals and the recognition and celebration of progress. The conversation concludes with the...
2024-02-0858 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Transactional Training: How to do Fitness For LIFEIf you find yourself frustrated by lack of progress or counting down the days to the end of your diet, or just overall unmotivated--listen in to this podcast. We talk about:
--Training for results instead of training for process
--Why you have the goals you do
--How to move from outcome-oriented to process-oriented.
For coaching inquiries, click this link to go to the questionnaire: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
Follow me on Instagram @alexarukstela
Please leave a 5 star rating and...
2024-02-0617 min
Manders MindsetLifting Spirits Beyond the Weights with Alexa Rukstela | 28Feedback on the show? Send us a message!Have you ever wondered how the words you whisper to yourself could echo in the corners of your life, from your career to your curls at the gym? Alexa Rukstela, and Amanda, unfold the intricate dance of self-talk and relationships in this episode. Lexa, is Amanda's dear friend and my fitness coach. She is also yoga instructor, who loves theater and all things movement. She has been Amanda's biggest inspiration on how to genuinely embrace fitness, training, & nutrition and how to understand that these can all be l...
2024-02-0555 minBOUNDLESS Fitness Frequency5 Minute Fitness: Fix Your Sleep To Make Better Gains & Lose More WeightI share SEVEN tips in 5 minutes on how to improve your sleep TONIGHT! Yes, you can apply these right here right now and sleep 10x better. Enjoy and sweet dreams!
2024-02-0205 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn People Pleasing In FitnessIf you wanna hear me get heated and go on 100 rants in 20 minutes THIS IS THE PODCAST FOR YOU! People pleasing is rampant in our culture and the fitness space is no different.
Here we break down what people pleasing is, why you do it, how it shows up in your fitness, and why it's holding you (and your coach) back from the best experience possible.
For coaching, please click this link: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
2024-01-3021 minBOUNDLESS Fitness Frequency5 Minute Fitness: How to Handle CravingsWe have all had cravings (if you say you haven't then I want to have a word with you). Here's how to know what to do with them when they sneak up on you!
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Cronometer: Eat smarter. Live better.
2024-01-2606 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Managing Hunger During a Diet or Contest PrepIf you're tired of eating 10,000 pounds of zucchini or pounding 5 packs of gum a day to get rid of hunger, you will want to hear this one. Here's a sneaky way to manage hunger that goes outside tea, gum, volume foods, and diet sodas.
For online fitness coaching, click this link: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
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2024-01-2318 minBOUNDLESS Fitness Frequency5 Minute Fitness: How to Train on Your CycleI share 3 tips to help you have better, more enjoyable training sessions on your cycle (actually just in general). Save these for later!
2024-01-1906 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 73: Does Cycle Syncing Actually Work? - Alexa RukstelaDanielle Kusenberger
Email: danielle@teammihaly.com
Instagram: @daniellekusenberger
Elenoa McCabe
Email: elenoa@teammihaly.com
Instagram: @noamccabe_ifbbpro
Alexa Rukstela: @alexarukstela
2024-01-1750 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn My Bone To Pick With Muscle Confusion & BiohackingI'm sooooo tired of this lol. Here I break down how our constant efforts to confuse, deceive, trick, and manipulate the body into getting what we want is NOT getting us what we want (who would have thought?). Tune in to my noodle-brained, unplanned rant, and let me know what you think!
For coaching, please apply here: https://pnz5v02cu0z.typeform.com/to/zELSfQHk
For feedback on this episode, follow me @alexarukstela on Instagram and send me a DM (seriously, send me a DM I'm SO CURIOUS what you think...
2024-01-1614 minBOUNDLESS Fitness Frequency5 Minute Fitness: Protein 101Ever wondered how much protein to get in every day? How many meals to have? How to know if you're eating too much? Is protein powder safe? Here's a 5 minute crash course to stay in the know!
2024-01-1206 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Navigating Getting What You Want by Using What You Have: Capacity and DesireI knowwwww we talked about something similar but this topic is just too good to share only once.
We dive into how we expand your capacity to reach all your wildest dreams from BOTH perspectives where capacity and desire are out of alignment.
This builds off of the Self-Sabotage episode and is a crucial part of any transformation journey you want to be a part of.
For coaching inquiries, reach out at alexaivy.athletics@gmail.com, and join the conversation on Instagram @alexarukstela.
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2024-01-0918 minBOUNDLESS Fitness Frequency5 Minute Fitness: How To Break Your PlateauIf you're stuck and can't seem to make ANY more progress on your fitness journey, take 5 minutes and listen to this episode for the sneaky way you can break that plateau.
2024-01-0504 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn What I am Taking With Me & Leaving Behind in 2024We don't believe in "New Year New You" over here. We believe in keeping the foundation and updating from year to year.
This episode is a more personal reflection of what I have learned in 2023 where I share 4 things I am taking with me, and 4 things that I am leaving behind. Let me know if any of these pieces resonate with you as well!
For coaching inquiries, reach out at alexaivy.athletics@gmail.com, and join the conversation on Instagram @alexarukstela.
2024-01-0224 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Setting Effective & Embodied Goals for 2024In this episode we go over....
Why we even set goals in the first place
Why typical goal setting tactics DON'T work (and why)
And then I give you a brand new, done for you framework to help you set goals in the most EFFECTIVE and EMBODIED way possible to head into the new year (and really any time, don't let the passing of 1/1 stop you from going after what's yours!).
The masculine in movement challenge can be purchased HERE: https://stan.store/alexarukstela
2023-12-2628 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Self-Sabotage: A New Perspective + How to Break FreeThis episode covers the phenomenon that almost every human experiences: self-sabotage. But what if self-sabotage was not what you think? What if it wasn't this evil behavior holding you back from what you want? What if it was something else?
We will go over this in depth with examples, as well as other ways for you to move forward when your self-sabotaging behaviors come out.
Podcast episode with Sarah Ford Bishop: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ElkFzpnymXgU4dj7nnCx5?si=aa8401aa27bf4493
Existential...
2023-12-1918 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyBONUS: On Personal Dietary Choices: My Decision to Go VegetarianThis episode was inspired by a listener asking about my personal decision to stop regularly eating meat as a part of my diet.
We go over how this decision was made, how to get protein in as a vegetarian bodybuilder, and how to start making decisions for yourself regarding your nutrition.
For coaching inquiries, reach out at alexaivy.athletics@gmail.com, and join the conversation on Instagram @alexarukstela.
2023-12-1510 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Trauma and Bodybuilding: The Overlap and How to NavigateNot many of us talk about some of the stickier feelings training can bring up in us, so today I discuss:
--The difference between STRESS and TRAUMA
--My experience with unwelcome sensations in training
--How coaching can sometimes activate discomfort in those with trauma
--Real and practical action steps you can implement when/if these sensations come up for you
If you would like to purchase my mindful training guide, you can click this link below:
https://stan.store/alexarukstela
2023-12-1232 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Coach Athlete Relationship DynamicsEveryone and their goldfish are fitness coaches these days, but what happens behind the scenes in these relationships after the client signs up?
We riff on:
The current coaching space and the wounded relationship dynamics we experience as a collective.
The abusive and absent coach dynamic ruining fitness journeys.
The delivery of "tough" love.
The athlete/client's power and responsibility in these relationships.
For coaching inquiries, reach out at alexaivy.athletics@gmail.com, and join the conversation on Instagram @alexarukstela. I would be honored...
2023-12-0531 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyOn Body Image IssuesHaving a poor body image, body dysmorphia, or simply just having a part of your body that is *not* your favorite is common in the collective right now, so we explore:
What are these issues, really?
Where do they come from?
And what we can do about them right now, to live a more integrated and rich life
For coaching inquiries, reach out at alexaivy.athletics@gmail.com, and join the conversation on Instagram @alexarukstela. I would be so grateful to receive a 5-star rating...
2023-11-2820 minBOUNDLESS Fitness FrequencyMeet Your New BFF: Episode 1In the pilot episode of the Boundless Fitness Podcast, I will introduce myself as your trustee host, describing my background and history of holistic fitness and setting the stage for why this podcast exists. This serves as the introduction for the juicy episodes we have planned moving forward.
Thank you for listening!
For coaching inquiries, reach out at alexaivy.athletics@gmail.com, and join the conversation on Instagram @alexarukstela.
2023-11-2423 min
Unfiltered Fitness RadioFeminine Energy in Fitness and BodybuildingOn today's episode I'm joined by Alexa Rukstela to talk about how both the feminine and masculine energies present themselves in healthy and unhealthy ways in our industry. Topics Include:Bringing the embodied feminine into fitness/bodybuilding . Why has she been shut out do you think and how can we bring her back inSigns in our biofeedback your masculine and feminine energies might be out of balance Body image and the bikini division. What have you seen to be common challenges working with this population? Healthy Levels of Control Find Alexa on Instagram: @alexarukstelaConnect with...
2023-08-0944 minThe Noble Pursuit PodcastEp.5: Navigating Through Energy with Alexa RukstelaOn today's episode, Alexa and I dive through energy. We discuss masculine vs feminine, how to set boundaries, the role meditation plays in all of this and more
We would truly appreciate it if you shared on your instagram story, tagged Alexa and I. Also if you enjoy the podcast, go subscribe on Spotify and Youtube
To find Anthony, you can find him on instagram @anthony_spada_
To find Alexa, you can find him on instagram @AlexaRukstela
2023-08-0357 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 34: Masculine & Feminine Energy Roles in Fitness with Alexa RukstelaCoach Alexa Rukstela joins the BR podcast again today with some incredible information on masculine and feminine energies and the roles they play in fitness. We had such an amazing conversation around what it can look like to be in your wounded masculine or feminine, and ways to integrate into a healthier state. She has an invaluable resource to help you improve today! Click the link below to download her free journal with over 200 pages. It will help you become more relentless in any stage of your journey. You can reach us via Instagram @becomingrelentless_ @noamccabe_ifbbpro @cecilee.w...
2023-03-2943 minBEcoming RELENTLESSEP 33: Research and Bodybuilding with Alexa RukstelaWe had special guest coach Alexa Rukstela on the podcast this week and we are so excited for ya'll to hear this one! Alexa is an online fitness coach with her Master's of Exercise Science working in Bill Campbell's physique lab. She has two studies currently in their final stages before publication - both of which pertain to bodybuilding and post show blues, PEDs, cardio, supplements, and coaching preferences. She details research and where it is headed in terms of fitness and bodybuilding as well as discussing why we think it lacks in certain areas. She is an incredibly...
2023-03-2845 min