Max Out Time W/ Aj Ii

This week on Part 2 of #MaxOutTime #TrainedIIGo: Jessica Rivard, Mike Fiacable and Robert Twyman discuss why mental health is of paramount importance in personal fitness, especially amid a pandemic.    Please follow @jess_ann88, @mikefiacable and @robby2fit on Instagram.    Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII    You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week.   VISIT MAX OUT TIME ON: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MaxOutTime/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/max_out_time_with_aj_ii/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/maxouttime_ajii Website | www.maxouttimewithajii.com   This episode was previously recorded on Friday, June 4, 2021.   -AJ II

Introducing #TrainedIIGo, a three-part summer series, which maximizes success stories in personal training, mental fitness and holistic wellness.    This week on #MaxOutTime: Sports Performance Coaches, Cedrick McFadden and Chris ‘C MartyFit’ Martin discuss how they transitioned from college basketball stars to personal trainers who positively impact a wide variety of top athletes.   Due to their athletic careers and personal training philosophies, from NY to LA, the DMV natives have built enormous followings across the country.    In this episode, Ced and C Marty give game to the youth, explain why they help influential clientele, including Last Chance U Star Joe Hampton and former University of Maryland Point Guard, Anthony Cowan, and reveal their favorite life lessons from late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant.   Please follow @ced.mcfadden and @cmartyfit on Instagram. In addition, checkout their brands @lawofathlete and @lessbrunchesmorecrunches.   Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up

This week on a special episode of #MaxOutTime: Emmy Award-Winning Reporter, Jasmine Minor, discusses #EverythingWeCantSay, a platform about creating open, honest conversations that the public doesn’t normally see.   In the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter Movement, Jasmine developed the site for Black Journalists to submit *anonymous* letters on their personal and professional experiences. Each week the submissions are read aloud by prominent journalists and featured on the podcast.    We discussed media inclusivity, police brutality and much more. Visit https://everythingwecantsay.com/ to submit a letter and follow @everythingwecant on Instagram for more information.   Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week.   VISIT MAX OUT TIME ON: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MaxOutTime/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/max_out_time_with_aj_ii/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/m

This week on a special episode of #MaxOutTime: NFL Rookie, Charles Snowden III, discusses his football career and platform as an athlete activist.   Late last year, after the Black Lives Matter movement to protest racial injustice and police brutality in America, the former University of Virginia (UVA) standout paid homage to previous athlete activists, such as Olympians Tommy Smith and John Carlos, Maya Moore and Colin Kaepernick, in a heartfelt letter that he read through UNINTERRUPTED.   We discussed the six foot seven inch undrafted signee’s transition from basketball to football, his time as an activist at UVA following the 2017 Charlottesville rally, and our shared upbringings at St. Albans School in Washington, DC.    For more on Charles’ NFL journey, please follow @csnoww3 on social media. Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode?    Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox ever

This week on an #EducationReboot episode of #MaxOutTime: 2021 DC Teacher of the Year, Alejandro Diasgranados, discusses how his students keep him motivated amid the coronavirus pandemic.    The National University Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year award finalist teaches fourth and fifth grades and social studies at Aiton Elementary School in Northeast DC.   The inspiring educator has been featured in the Washingtonian, on CBS and several times on The Drew Barrymore Show. Last fall, the talk show host and actor awarded Alejandro’s school with 265 laptops to help bridge the digital divide.   In our #TeacherAppreciationWeek segment, we discussed Alejandro’s students’ remote learning challenges, his motivation for teaching this year and also how teachers have become frontline workers during the pandemic.   For more on Alejandro, follow him on social media @thatdcteacher. Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode?    Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’

This week on a special episode of #MaxOutTime: Six former guests of the show discuss their takes on the Derek Chauvin murder trial, police brutality and race in America.   These candid thoughts were captured in the wake of the guilty verdict in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Black male contributors ranging from 12 to 27-years-old.    This episode is sponsored by Bold Xchange, a one-stop shop for the most convenient buy Black experience, and was previously recorded on Tuesday, April 27, 2020.    Visit www.boldxchange.com and shop with promo code “maxouttime” to receive 10% off your first purchase.    Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII   You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week.   VISIT MAX OUT TIME ON: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MaxOutTime/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/max_out_time_with_aj_ii/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/maxouttime_ajii Website | www.max

This week on a special episode of #MaxOutTime: Harvard Medical School’s first documented Black female student body president, Lash Nolen (‘23), discusses medical and public health awareness amid the pandemic. Lash details how years of disenfranchisement in minority communities has led to vaccine hesitancy and skepticism as the coronavirus continues to disproportionately impact Black and indigenous people. In this episode, Lash says public health is the number one tool to ending the pandemic, and the public should continue to wear masks, social distance and follow federal guidelines while the U.S. attempts to reach herd immunity. For more on Lash, visit @lashnolen_official and @wegotusproject on social media. Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week. VISIT MAX OUT TIME ON: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MaxOutTime/ Instagram | htt

This week on #BlackArtistryMatters, a #MaxOutTime series, which examines Black talent and their inspiring work amid the pandemic: New York City Filmmaker and Director, Shawn Antoine II, discusses the artistic inspiration behind his films about Harlem, New York. The 2019 Hip Hop Film Festival “Best New Director” wrote, produced and directed “Showtime,” a short film about two Harlem teens who are approached by a recruiter for Julliard after she sees them dancing on the subway for money. Shawn tells many stories like these that accurately portray the city life and growing up in the hustle and bustle of the streets of New York. He is also working on more projects with New York storylines during the pandemic. We discussed Black filmmaking and directing, representation in film and making space at the table in entertainment. Please checkout “Showtime” today on Vimeo. For more on Shawn, follow @shawnantoineii on social media. Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://lin

This week on a special #WomensHistoryMonth episode of #MaxOutTime: Washington Football Team Digital & Broadcast Host, Kelsey Nicole Nelson, shares how she’s breaking through barriers in sports broadcasting. The award-winning broadcast journalist and radio personality, who was named 2020 DMV Sports Media Person of the Year, discusses being the only woman in the room, reveals advice from the G.O.A.T.s (Jemele Hill, Doris Burke, Cindy Brunson) and encourages young students to invest in themselves with her inspiring stories. For more on Kelsey, follow @therealknelson on social media. Also, tune in and subscribe to “Listen In With KNN” on Fox Sports Radio, a flagship sports talk radio and podcast. Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week. VISIT MAX OUT TIME ON: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MaxOutTime/ Instagram | https://www.ins

This week on an #EducationReboot episode of #MaxOutTime: Part II of my conversation with Howard University Journalism Sequence Coordinator and Associate Professor of Broadcast Journalism, Jennifer C. Thomas, who transferred her classroom to a virtual newsroom amid the pandemic. The 2019 Scripps Howard Foundation/AEJMC Teacher of the Year and former CNN Executive Producer instructs a rigorous, advanced broadcast capstone class, which allows students to gain experiential training in the studio and the field. Professor Thomas discusses how the past year has tested her mentally and emotionally. She also lists the Black Women trailblazers who have led the way in broadcasting, including Cathy Hughes and Oprah Winfrey. For more on Professor Thomas, follow her on social media @jtmediaready. Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week. VISIT MAX

This week on an #EducationReboot episode of #MaxOutTime: Howard University Journalism Sequence Coordinator and Associate Professor of Broadcast Journalism, Jennifer C. Thomas, discusses transferring her classroom to a virtual newsroom amid the pandemic. The 2019 Scripps Howard Foundation/AEJMC Teacher of the Year and former CNN Executive Producer instructs a rigorous, advanced broadcast capstone class, which allows students to gain experiential training in the studio and the field. The university decided to switch its curriculum to fully remote last spring, but Professor Thomas adapted to the “new normal.” She discusses the challenges of teaching college students remotely, providing them with a virtual sense of community and aiding students who are battling personal struggles. For more on Professor Thomas, follow her on social media @jtmediaready. Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus cont

This week on a special #WomensHistoryMonth episode of #MaxOutTime: 9-year-old WNBA Reporter, Pepper Persley, highlights female athletes and her most inspiring conversations with Black Women. The New York City fourth grader started interviewing WNBA players when she was in kindergarten, and launched a podcast, Dish With Pepper, during the pandemic. She has interviewed everyone from current Atlanta Dream co-owner and former player, Renee Montgomery, to Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree Tasha Cloud. Pepper shares her favorite interview moments, including high fiving former First Lady Michelle Obama, and shouts out several Black journalists who are paving the way. For more on Pepper, visit @dishwithpepper on social media and checkout the Dish With Pepper Podcast! Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week. VISIT MAX OUT TIME ON: Facebook | https:/

This week on a special #BlackHistoryMonth episode of #MaxOutTime: 2016 NFL All-Pro and Raiders single-season leader in punting yards, Marquette King, discusses his desire to return to the NFL after more than two years. Marquette, who last played for the XFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks in 2020 and the NFL’s Denver Broncos in 2018, is one of five Black kickers or punters to ever play in the league. I asked the trailblazer about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Marquette also paid homage to punters like Greg Coleman who paved the way for him to thrive at the highest level. In addition to the gridiron, the renaissance man details how he transferred his All-Pro mindset to music and achieved more than a million Spotify streams in one year. Please follow Marquette’s journey @MarquetteKing on social media. Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight

This week on an #EducationReboot episode of #MaxOutTime: Eleventh Grade Jazz Musician, Elijah Woodward, discusses his remote learning experiences and how he’s using music to inspire amid the pandemic. In a workshop that I gave to Elijah’s AP Composition and Language class, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DC) alto saxophonist completed my podcasting assignment on what he’s learned during the last year. In it, Elijah says the pandemic has made him a better artist and also a better person. He discusses his One Song Concert Series on IGTV, his band’s last live performance at Busboys and Poets plus school reopenings in DC. For more on Elijah’s performances, follow Elijah & The Fixins @elijahjazzmusic on social media. This episode was previously recorded on Monday, February 15, 2021. Want to make sure you don’t miss an episode? Sign up to get our email updates at https://linktr.ee/MaxOutTimeWithAJII You’ll get every episode, exclusive bonus content, and free guides straight to your inbox every week. -AJ

This week on #BlackArtistryMatters, a #MaxOutTime series, which examines Black talent and their inspiring work amid the pandemic: Broadway veteran, Gerald Caesar, discusses nearly changing careers before landing his breakout role in the screen adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen. When the pandemic hit, Gerald was playing Raymond in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. The cast initially thought that the pandemic period would be a temporary break, but Gerald was thinking he needed a fresh start. Luckily, after being offered a Human Resources job in DC, Gerald was blessed to make it to the big screen. Gerald previews his role, which was written into the film, the movie rehearsing process and COVID-19 testing protocols on set. For more on Gerald’s acting career, please follow @gerald_caesar on Instagram. This episode was previously recorded on Friday, January 22, 2020. -AJ II

This week on #BlackArtistryMatters, a weekly #MaxOutTime series, which examines Black talent and their inspiring work amid the pandemic: Part II of my conversation with Entertainment Journalist & On-Air Talent Gia Peppers! Gia pays homage to the pioneering Black women, from Debbie Allen to Oprah, who paved the way for today’s women in media. She also unveils her list of young phenoms in the game. For more on Gia’s rise in the journalism and entertainment industry, follow her on Instagram @giapeppers. This episode was previously recorded on Monday, December 14, 2020. If you haven’t already, tune in and share Part I (Episode 55) from earlier in the series! -AJ II

This week on #BlackArtistryMatters, a weekly #MaxOutTime series, which examines Black talent and their inspiring work amid the pandemic: Philadelphia Author, Cole Brown, discusses his debut book Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World. Cole is a Philly kid who attended elite prep schools before attending Georgetown University in DC, where he began writing this text. The series of stories, which he published amid the early stages of the pandemic, explore the tension between one's blackness and privilege and how these forces interact. In it, Cole opens up about the history of police brutality, the Black Lives Matter Movement and the shared struggles of living in a liberal White World. To purchase Greyboy, visit https://www.amazon.com/Greyboy-Finding-Blackness-White-World/dp/1510761888 For more on Cole’s work, follow him on social media @coletdbrown. This episode was previously recorded on Monday, December 21, 2020. -AJ II

This week on another special #EducationReboot episode of #MaxOutTime: Vanderbilt University Centennial Chair & Distinguished Professor, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, discusses the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the future of higher education. After spending 14 years at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, Dr. Dyson is migrating down south and returning to teach in Tennessee amid the pandemic. The renowned speaker, author and minister shares his takes on the vaccine, the Black struggle and students’ mental and emotional trauma during these unprecedented times. For more on Dr. Dyson’s work, please follow him @michaeledyson on Twitter and @michaelericdyson on Instagram. This episode was previously recorded on Monday, January 11, 2020. -AJ II

Introducing #BlackArtistryMatters, a new weekly series, which examines Black talent and their inspiring work amid the coronavirus pandemic. This week on #MaxOutTime: Multidimensional Entertainment Journalist and On-Air Talent, Gia Peppers, discusses the inspirations for her content creation during the new normal. Last spring, Gia’s event bookings turned virtual. Through Instagram Live campaigns like #FreeGameFridays and social media hosting, Gia transformed her platforms to share wisdom and #TellBlackStories. For more on Gia’s rise as a media mogul in the journalism and entertainment industry, follow her on Instagram @giapeppers. This episode was previously recorded on Monday, December 14, 2020. Part II will be available later in the series! -AJ II

This week on a special New Year's episode of #MaxOutTime: Lifestyle and travel blogger, Cinneah El-Amin(aka Flynanced), provides wealth building inspiration amid the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, Cinneah successfully paid off more than $20,000 in debt. She is now living her best life debt-free and paying it forward. From her trips abroad to stimulus check spending advice, learn how to live financially free this year! For in-depth financial and travel hacking advice, including self-paced video tutorials, download Cinneah’s course here: https://gumroad.com/l/flyfinfree In addition, subscribe to flynanced.com and follow @fly.nanced on social media. This episode was previously recorded on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. -AJ II