How to inspire high level athletes and show them how to become wildly successful once they retire (0)

1) Alex, it has been 10 years since you moved to New York City and retired from the decathlon, what have you been up to?

Hi Janek!

My After track and field life is very exciting! Thanks for letting me share it with you in order to inspire other high level athletes and show them how to become wildly successful once they retire.

I am still in New York City, since 2014 where I am the most successful and in demand Personal Trainer. I specialized in coaching highly successful men over 35, and I have privately coached over 500 clients since 2015.

My clients are CEOs of public companies, Olympic medalists, royal family members, celebrities, doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, businessmen, and also beginners. I have developed a 5 stars reputation, and my goal is to never disappoint my clients and always offer the highest quality of coaching.

2) Do you still workout or compete in Track & Field?

I recently had many injuries requiring surgeries, so I have’t been able to compete, but I workout regularly, mixing up powerlifting, bodybuilding, running, stretching, strength and conditioning, mixed martial arts, Crossfit, and abs circuits.

Very often I see high level athletes completely stopping fitness once they retire. What a shame that is, you have worked decades to build your physique and performances, why not training 3-5h a week to maintain what you have and still be the top 1% fittest on the planet?

Why would you want to become fat, weak, lazy, in pain, and unhealthy? Keep the motivation to take care of yourself, and don’t tolerate becoming a fat potato. Longevity and health should become your new goals and reasons to workout. Take care of yourself because you only have one body, and you can push it beyond 120 years old if you play your cards right.

3) Do you use the skills you have developed as a decathlete?

Everyday I am super competitive against the other personal trainers in New York, and thats how I became the most successful Personal Trainer in Manhattan. I’ve developed my competitive spirit thanks to the decathlon. I used to analyze the strength and weaknesses of the other decathletes, and then understand where I was weak and needed to improve. I do the same against the other personal trainers and fitness professionals in the city.

That is why I try to learn everyday about new coaching methods, new exercises, and also new marketing strategies in order to increase my market value, and have coaching requests coming my way everyday. Here are some very important numbers:

The average personal trainer in New York makes $40-70/h and has 5-7 clients. In 2025, I charge $350/h, I have 20 active clients, and I have a team of 7 affordable and certified personal trainers coaching for me 12-15 clients at a lower fee.

My goal is to blow up my team and get over 100 clients with them. I personally can get to 25 clients, but I am very selective with who I work, and I have a waitlist.

I positioned myself as the Philippe Patek (luxury watch brand) of the Personal Trainers; almost impossible to get because of the value, quality, super high demand and rarity.

4) What advice would you give to a high level decathlete once he retires?

First of all as a high level decathlete, you need to understand that you are highly valuable for society and rare! Not many people in the world posses your work ethic, discipline, skills, and versatility.

Don’t be shy to advertise yourself and to tell people everyday that you were achampion and international athlete. Many of my friends believe it is arrogant and not humble to tell others that I was National Champion and in the national team of France.

But if I don’t tell anyone, how are the people going to find out??? Stop having this limiting belief about humility, because as long as you aren’t arrogant, and are not lying about your achievements, it is very important that you tell people in order to make them understand your value and inspire them. Believe me, many opportunities will come to you if you break this limiting belief of humility.