Alex 'Mr. 101' Ampadu, owner of 101 Fitness in Brownsville, under an open South Texas sky

The Man Behind the Studio · Brownsville, TX

Meet Mr. 101 —
Alex Ampadu.

NASM certified personal trainer. Fitness educator. Bilingual coach with nearly 25 years in fitness — and the trainer RGV locals turn to when big-box gyms haven't worked.

Nearly 25
Years in fitness
NASM · DBC
Certified trainer
EN · ES
Bilingual coaching

The Story

Nearly 25 Years in Fitness. One Way of Doing It.

Around Brownsville, Alexander Ampadu goes by a shorter name: Mr. 101. He's a NASM Certified Personal Trainer — DBC Biomechanics & Human Movement Certified — and fitness educator who has spent nearly 25 years learning how bodies get stronger — and teaching people across the Rio Grande Valley to feel the difference.

Along the way he developed his own method of movement. Not a franchise program, not a workout off an app shelf — a way of training built from years of coaching real people, one hour at a time. It's why so many of his clients are folks who tried the big gyms first and walked away discouraged.

101 Fitness is that method with a front door: a fully private studio on E Price Rd where you're the only client on the floor, and the coaching happens in English, Spanish, or both.

Come meet him — the consultation is free
Alex 'Mr. 101' Ampadu, NASM certified personal trainer, smiling inside his private 101 Fitness studio in Brownsville, TX

The Motto on the Wall

“Health Is a Feeling,
Not a Look.”

Alex “Mr. 101” Ampadu

That's not a slogan — it's how every session runs. Progress at 101 Fitness is measured by how you move, sleep, breathe, and carry your day, not by a mirror or a number on a scale. Alex's method of movement starts with how your body feels and builds from there, one private hour at a time.

The Difference

What Training With Alex Feels Like

Four things every client gets — in the Brownsville studio, online, or on the Sunday rooftop.

Fully Private

One client on the floor at a time. No crowd, no waiting for machines, no one watching you learn.

NASM · DBC Certified

A NASM Certified Personal Trainer, DBC Biomechanics & Human Movement Certified — coaching built on teaching, not just counting reps.

English y Español

Fully bilingual coaching. Ask questions and train in the language that feels like home — or switch mid-session.

A Method of His Own

Alex developed his own method of movement — and your plan is built from it, around your body, not a template.

Alex Ampadu balancing one-handed on a medicine ball at the 101 Fitness studio in Brownsville — his own method of movement in action

Alex and the Team

A Personal Trainer for Brownsville and the 956

The studio sits at 1645 E Price Rd in Brownsville, and that's where the work happens — your hour, your plan, Alex and the team. Clients drive in from Harlingen and South Padre Island because a private hour beats a crowded membership.

Can't make it to the studio? The same coaching travels with the online program. And every Sunday, a small crew starts the week together at Cardio Blast on a downtown Brownsville rooftop.

One-on-one in the private studio
Online coaching, anywhere
Senior fitness at your pace
Sunday Cardio Blast rooftop crew
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Your Gym. Your Hour.
Your Trainer.

Come meet Alex, walk the studio, and talk about where you want to go. The consultation is free — English o Español.

Free consultation · Fully private studio · English y Español