My Workout Budd

I’m not sure who this post is for, maybe it’s to inspire. Maybe it’s for me. 20 years ago, my high school weightlifting coach made these shirts for our team. Coach Roger Macintosh was the man. He pushed me to personal bests and played a huge role in why I chose a career in fitness. My senior year, I missed qualifying for the Florida State weightlifting competition by 15 pounds on my clean and jerk. I remember feeling like a failure and taking a lot of time to process it. I joked later to Coach Mac that if I had taken “something,” I probably would’ve made it. He didn’t laugh. He stared me down like I told him I just crashed his truck and he replied “Don’t ever put that s**t in your body.”

He told me he was proud of our team because, unlike a lot of other schools, we refused shortcuts — no steroids, no diet pills to make weight, no enhancements. What he gave us wasn’t something you could buy and the fitness industry can’t sell it. He gave us pride and to this day, that lesson stuck.

So when clients ask me about steroids or GLP-1 drugs, part of me wants to give them the Coach Mac eyes. Not from judgment but from care. I get it. I was out of shape in middle school. I gained weight and lost my routine after a brain injury.
I tore my rotator cuff in 2025 and had my training limited for nearly the whole year. Admittedly to this day, I still go back to that final clean and jerk thinking “if I was only stronger”. So please believe that I know what it’s like to want the fast fix. But this industry survives by making you feel like something is wrong with you — like you’re behind, not enough, or broken unless you buy the next solution or follow the next trend. Bigger arms. Faster weight loss. A different body. That’s NOT how I coach. Will you lose 80 pounds in four weeks with me? No. Will you look like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson after a year? Probably not. But you will get stronger. You will become more resilient. And most importantly, you’ll gain confidence in the body you have, not the one social media tells you need.

Make healthy choices, my friends.
I’m here to guide you, not judge you — every step of the way. Happy new year, let’s f****n go.

#2026

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Big thanks to everybody who participated in our charity class last Sunday. As westerners, we must acknowledge where this beautiful practice originated from and I’m ecstatic to say we raised over $500 for the cause! I can’t thank you all enough for making it happen! Big shout out to for giving a space to hold this event but also for the amazing community this studio brings. You can still make a contribution anytime (link is in my bio) and every dollar goes back to helping individuals in India who dream of going to school or starting their own business.

Also, big ups to our raffle prize donors -

It’s been 8 years since I completed my yoga teacher training in India and not a day goes by where I’m not grateful for the experience. I know how blessed I am to have a career I truly love and to express my gratitude for the motherland of yoga, I’d like to invite you to my annual donation based class happening Sunday June 23rd 5pm. All proceeds got to the non profit whose founder Kayoko works tirelessly to help women and children in India to receive an education and start their dream careers. Please join us! More info from the link in my bio.

For your mental well-being… Animals doing yoga part 2

Happy Sunday familia! I hope ya’ll been doin great these past few weeks and still thriving. I’m ecstatic to say I’ll be back to teaching tomorrow and just wanted to express my gratitude for all my clients, students and studios. Years ago I would’ve never vacationed this long in the fear that I might lose my job or momentum but if y’all taught me anything it’s that work/life balance is critical, the realest one’s always come through and everything always works out as it should. So I am truly beyond grateful for you. Special shout out to .alison and for holding it down while I was away. Can’t wait to see you all again! Peace and love.

8 years ago today, I bet all my chips on starting a fitness business and holy crap it’s been a journey. I can’t tell you how many times I wanted to quit and find something else. Part of me had a mindset where I said “well if it doesn’t make me happy, I should just quit.” The other part (the part I’m so grateful for) said, “stick it out, you’re struggling but this is what you love doing.” I’m so grateful for the students, clients and all of you who’ve kept me in the game this long and not a day goes by where I don’t think of y’all. Maybe the dream won’t happen right away, maybe not even a year from now, but I promise you this, if you stick it out long enough, good things will come to you. Be patient, be resilient. Much love always familia.

After 3 long ass years, I’m finally back to teaching in the studio. Hip hop sculpt yoga classes coming soon