That time you felt defeated before you even started. Yeah... that’s literally my biggest pet peeve. Why? Because some one somewhere made you feel LESS than. When some one some where made you think “ yeah i can’t do this class I can’t burpee” or “yeah i can’t workout with her, she’s a beast” I tell everyone I know, if I can do it you can do it. Please don’t get me wrong ,because there’s a lot of things I cannot do. However when someone ends the game before you play? That I cannot stand. One time this lady said to me, “I can’t do your class I screw up too much” I told her, “me too sister that’s the fun of this class!!! “ You see these people in the gym doing their pull-ups. Well good for them!!! That’s amazing but guess what? I’m not LESS amazing because I do mine assisted, I am showing up and trying my hardest! Say you can’t even do an assisted one?Seriously? WHO CARES. I mean did you suddenly get a job with a 60k a year salary all dependent upon your pull-up performance? Hell no! Because that’s just it. It’s not really that relevant is it? You don’t burpee like the others in the class. Thank god for that!!! We are all different. That’s how God made us. That’s why we all walk different, squat different and lunge different . It doesn’t make your way incorrect it means you are doing what works for YOU! This world is so hard. Judgement is the worst. When someone points out your mistakes and not your accomplishments then the problem lies in them... not you. Last Friday I taught class, the day prior I practiced a sequence over and over for over an hour to get it right to teach it. Guess what? Want to know who screwed up the punches and the kicks?? It was me!!! All me. Did I beat myself up for it? Hell no, I laughed because exercise is supposed to be fun. It’s supposed to empower you and make you feel good. In June of 2019... one early Thursday am, I was practicing trying to make the most kick ass Urban Kick video for Pride month. I found the most incredible version of the song “It’s raining men” my sequences were fire I was hitting that beat like a boss and my transitions were flawless. I thought to myself, if you round off into this video... you Elisa you will be legend!!! I practiced 1x... perfect! I tried the 2nd time eh?? Idk better try a third time. I tried the 3x... the first round off I got chills it was so good the second round off? Shot a lightning bolt of pain from my butt cheek to my calf. I collapsed. I literally couldn’t get up. I dragged myself to the group exercise closet and got a set of gliders and dragged myself... crying to Physical Therapy. Thank god Dave took pity on me. I was still so sore, but I could walk. The next week we had family vacation. Thank goodness and for 2 months after that, I couldn’t burpee and It hurt to bend. I’ll never forget Dave the Physical Therapy God said “what did you do?” I explained my round off situation and video. He said “You don’t need to be cartwheeling into rooms” No truer words have ever been spoken. I don’t need to be cartwheeling into rooms. You don’t need to do push-ups on your feet. You don’t need to slam into a push-up while burpee-ing. You ONLY need to show up! You need to work with what you have and do the best you can. You need to never ever feel beneath or less than. You need to know right now you belong in that class and with that trainer no matter what you wear or what you modify. You are there for YOU. My first husband Ben would tell me all the time “you can’t be the champ everyday” No you sure can’t. But you can try and some days you will be fire and some days you will be meh. But, no matter what the day, or the output... keep showing up. Keep believing in yourself. When you workout you should feel like you do when you hear the song “and we danced” by the hooters. This is supposed to be fun. Don’t ever feel less than ever again. Promise me e
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