Peloton instructor Alex Toussaint has launched a new video series called “Inside the Lab,” featuring interviews and workouts with athletes, entertainers, and musicians.
The first episode dropped today on YouTube and runs about 37 minutes, with rapper Wiz Khalifa as the inaugural guest.
The format combines a real workout with a wide-ranging conversation. Alex and Wiz train together throughout the episode while discussing fitness routines, mental health, family, music, and career. It’s not a typical sit-down interview, as they’re actively lifting, doing strength work, and cardio while they talk, and then the conversation continues into recovery.
In the first episode as the featured guest, Wiz shared that he’s been doing strength training and Muay Thai for about eight years, originally getting into it because he wanted to try MMA but was told he was too skinny. He now incorporates cardio five days a week and emphasized that rest and recovery days, including massages, cold plunge, chiropractic work, and full rest days, are just as important as the workouts themselves. When Alex asked about 90-day fitness challenges, Wiz said he wishes people would extend that commitment for life rather than treating it as a short-term thing.
The conversation also touched on workout music. Wiz said his go-to is ’90s hip-hop, with a mix of East Coast and West Coast depending on the day, but he also listens to jazz, particularly Japanese jazz, while training. He explained that instrumental music with good rhythm lets him freestyle his movement without lyrics getting in the way.
Alex Toussaint’s new “Inside The Lab” series.
On fatherhood, Wiz got candid about how having his 12-year-old son has helped him practice self-love and resilience. He talked about coaching his son through frustration and then applying those same lessons to himself, aiming to turn parenting advice into personal mantras.
When Alex shared how Wiz’s music, in particular the song “Up”, helped him through one of the darkest periods of his life, Wiz responded with straightforward advice for anyone going through a tough time: “Get going and keep going.” He added that when negative self-talk creeps in, his first response is reminding himself he wouldn’t let anyone else talk to him that way.
Wiz also reflected on his longtime friendship and business partnership with his manager Will, who has been with him since the early days. He noted that having people in your inner circle who genuinely want to see you succeed is “the dream come true.”
When asked if he’d ever tried Peloton, Wiz admitted he hadn’t. Alex responded by offering to get him set up at home.
The episode was filmed at Unbreakable Gym and features a mix of strength training, dumbbell work, and mitt work (Muay Thai pads) throughout the conversation.
No release schedule has been announced yet for future episodes, but Alex teased his guests will include athletes, entertainers, motivators, musicians and more, indicating a lot more episodes may have been taped or lined up already.
