How He Overcame Adversity, Became Vegan and Turned into an IRONMAN!

“Everything does happen for a reason. You are right where you need to be to make the next best decision you will ever make in your life at all times.” - Alex Welcome to The Fit Vegan Podcast, I’m your host, Maxime Sigouin! Today, I am speaking with Alex. His one-of-a-kind transformational story from alcohol and drug abuse to becoming vegan and now, competing in Ironman holds a lot of inspiration for many of us. His journey shows the value of actively making the right choices and constantly moving your goalpost to carry on exponential growth.In this episode, we cover  [00:01 - 06:58] The Name of the Game to Competing in Ironman as Vegan[06:59 - 11:25] Keeping a Winning Attitude - Taking Challenges Head-On[11:26 - 21:19] From Alcohol and Drug Abuse to Veganism and Becoming Ironman[21:20 - 29:14] Finding the Beauty in Running and Discovering Ironman[29:15 - 48:08] Constantly Moving the Goalpost through Pure Drive[48:09 - 50:13] Closing SegmentKey Quotes “The name of the game is just recovery, right? And what are the key things that are going to impact your recovery?... Sleep and nutrition are going to be the two biggest factors that are going to affect your speed of recovery.” - Maxime Sigouin “Just take that split second to see if this next thing I'm about to do aligns with my values.” - Alex “I'm constantly moving the goalposts… I set that goalpost of like, it's this day, it's this time, I gotta be there in the morning as fit as I can possibly be to get the thing done… I will say that that was like my initial redemption from you know, what would be my final rock bottom for sure.” - Alex “It [fitness] really raises the bar of what you can expect from yourself… The gains in the health and all that stuff, like those are just beautiful, like inherent secondary gifts that you get from those accomplishments, but it's really what it does to the soul and the spirit and the belief within yourself.” - Alex  About meMy name is Maxime Sigouin; I am the founder of Fit Vegan Coaching and the Fit Vegan Blueprint program's creator. Where I help vegans get lean, toned, thrive, and become their best self on a whole foods plant-based lifestyle.If you found this content valuable, here are 4 more ways for me to help you become a Fit Vegan:1 - Book your FREE Vegan Strategy Call with our Fit Vegan Team https://tinyurl.com/FREE-FitnessAudit  2- Get your FREE Fit Vegan Meal Plan Blueprint to help you create your own Fit Vegan meal plan: www.fitvegan.ca/fitvegan-mealplan-builder3- Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maximes_official/4- Join our FREE Fit Vegan Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefitvegancommunity5- Fit Vegan Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/fitvegan Leave us a 5 Star review if you enjoyed this episode so that I can bring in more influential people and add more value to the Fit Vegan Community.