The following blog was written by my client Sara, who hired me just over 2 years ago. Grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and settle in for this delicious read. February 9, 2018
Strength, Strong, Confident – Shit I didn’t have but definitely realized it was time to acquire it.
I was dating a guy at the time who wasn’t doing any good for me and I wanted so desperately to make it work, he is huge into sledding as was I and just getting myself back into the sport I thought perfect I finally met a guy who I can go riding with, PERFECT. Boy was I sure wrong, the guy made up every excuse not to take me. In my head I thought I wasn’t a good enough rider and maybe I should do some training to get better so he would want me to come. I started searching personal trainers on google and came across Custom Fit, sent them an email and waited. Thankfully not long, I think I received a call the next evening. I briefly explained to Paul who was the one who called me and decided my best fit would be with Deanna. I got in touch with her and setup my first visit.
Well already my first appointment started off on a rocky start, the night before I am struggling to get a hold of said boyfriend, have no clue where he has vanished to, until the next morning when he sends me a message from Belize saying he is fine had to get away, and if I wouldn’t mind running some sled parts from his house to the shop. Are you Fucking Kidding me right now!!! Sadly I do it because obviously at the time I had no back bone.
My drive to the city to see Deanna for my first time I was basically crying the whole drive in questioning how the fuck someone can pull such a stunned move.
When I got inside we had a sit down to figure out why I was there and what are my goals. Already Deanna could pick up something was off, and right away asked me what was wrong. Deanna is someone you can definitely and easily open up to so I spilled the beans about what buddy just pulled. She sympathized with me and assured me life will move on and get better.
Next GOALS, What are you goals?? She asked me. Well fuck I don’t know, I don’t want to be weak and have assholes walk all over me anymore, I want to stand me own ground. I want to train women like me to snowmobile without a man!! I want to become a snowmobile coach / guide!! Wait… WTF just came out of my mouth!! Did I really just say that?? COOL!
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So onto creating a little Beast and onto Snowmobile Fitness.
This is going to include the following for the next 2 years of my life…. So far anyways 😊
First lesson – GET RID OF THAT BOYFRIEND WHO IS KILLING YOUR SOUL!! – Done check – FYI I cried lots
#2 TIME TO GET STRONG!! Mentally and Physically
- Now this doesn’t happen over night. As most like to say gaining weight must be so easy!! Fuck NO!! Probably the hardest part of my training is eating!!
- What I love about Deanna she will make sure you WILL NOT FAIL. Everything she sets up is fool proof. If you are failing well that’s on you. You obviously don’t want your goals that bad.
#3 CONSITENCY
- ……is a bitch!! In the beginning for sure. As Deanna says be gentle on yourself, and in Sara words, you’ve living your life one way for the last however many years, its going to take time to change your way of thinking.
- You want results you need to feed yourself, you need to motivate that ass to the gym so it can grow into that beautiful bootilicous booty.
- Set realistic goals, even short little month to month goals
#4 ACCOUNTIBLITY
- This I have learned is 100% on your shoulders, but when you have a trainer like Deanna she will check in on you and make damn sure you are doing what you are suppose to be doing. Again fool proof.
#5 ENJOY THE JOURNEY THE SET BACKS AND GROWTHS
- Honestly shit ain’t easy, one minute you are achieving all your goals so easily and then BAM shit show! After shit show, after shit show and then you sit there like WTF am I even doing anymore.
This is when I have had to sit down re-focus re-prioritize probably cry my face off, dust myself off and get after it again, and sometimes I have to take a completely different path then first intended. But then you get surprised by your unexpected hard work, and the rewards are glorious.
What training with Deanna has done for me:
#1 Help gain me confidence to chase my dreams and goals.
- Once I had a plan to become a snowmobile coach and guide. How easy it became to reach out and figure out how I am going to get it going
- I made a plan for year 1 – confidence (you can’t do shit all without confidence)
- Made new friends to get myself out on the mountain – joined several snowmobile facebook groups to do this – DONE
- Ride Ride Ride – I am still very new and have much to learn and the more seat time the better
- Signed up for courses that I wasn’t afraid to attend solo and therefore ended up making even more friends.
- Ride Ride Ride lol more seat time
- Gained enough confidence to do up a athlete resume to seek out sponsorships even lucky to have Deanna as a reference and also an athlete in the industry that I had made friends with.
- Year 2 Plan – coming out of my comfort zone – hate it, it’s bullshit, fuck this shit ☹
- Attended a harder course with very good riders and it smashed my confidence – FUCK
- Had to take a huge step to the side and re-focus (shit got too serious – time to put the fun back into the sport)
- Also I fell into the comparison trap this year. I was getting super jealous of other lady riders who have it easier then me because of all the extra help they get from their significant others. Unfollow all girls who made me feel bad about myself
- At another course I was feeling good having fun being silly and then smash I had a head on collision with my sled. FUCK this year!! Out of the game so far 3 weeks (good news she is getting fixed very soon the sled)
- Doesn’t stop me borrowed friends sled still going and just going to chop up this year to fun town.
- At 35 I will be doing a jumps and drops clinic again something out of my comfort zone but I am going to remember to have fun and not focus on being the best. I am still learning chill the fuck out!!
- Next years goal Year 3, safety education
- I want to advance my avalanche training as well as my first aid and take an outdoor survival course.
Two years ago I would have never thought I would have done this much, but it’s my passion and no matter the costs and time I’m obviously making it happen. If you want it bad enough the only questions you should be asking is always what’s my next move?? And I never worry about asking for help to get my pointed in the right direction. If you don’t ask you won’t receive the answers.
#2 Deanna has given me the gift of STRENGH
- I love eating, I love putting on weight, I love how my body looks how it feels, how others look at me now – especially my baby girl
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- I definitely hold myself differently these days, I have quit questioning everything that is wrong with me and start questioning what I allow in my oh so interesting life.
- I don’t wait on others to do things for me, if I want it I get it – so much more rewarding doing it yourself.
- My anxiety about anything and everything is much more manageable,
- I still working on my quick hot reactive temper but I have definitely learned to start to stop and assess before I react.
- Being a role model is huge – I know my little girl looks up to her momma and the love and patience I have gained with her is certainly my strongest point to date. I have stopped being so focused on the stupid stuff going on around me that I actually am more focused spend more time and attention to her, my stuff can always wait, she needs to know that she has my attention on her. And our bond is stronger then ever before. I find myself including her more in my life and adventures instead of always pursuing things by myself. I love being a mom to that kid of mine.
My journey this last 2 years has been nothing I ever expected my life to be like I was always sitting around hoping the next boyfriend will be the one who loves me saves me gives me a better life. Now I know my life is mine to create develop and love. It is my responsibility to give myself what I need to make it a world that I want to live in. Deanna has helped get my feet in motion, help me see what I am truly capable of and not be blinded by falseness not only in myself but also in others.
I am beyond grateful to all the GAINS I made.
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Thank you so much Sara. This is why I coach. When I help women get strong, they are able to DO so much more in life. When we are strong physically we carry ourselves differently. We show up differently. We aren't afraid to take up a little space.
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