Being a 'magical girl' requires discipline, character and courage. It isn't enough to promote the virtues of peace, love and justice, you have to embody them. Getting my clients to understand that feels like barking up a goddamn tree sometimes; the numbskulls.
I take pride in being a Licensed Magical Girl Trainer, but the gig isn't what it used to be. Today, most girls see the selfless duty as a pathway to promoting future idol careers; they definitely have the looks for it.
Not at my gym. I'm a 'Rocky Balboa' type of coach - think Micky Goldmill - and I don't accept the shit excuses these girls often get away with. We practice compound lifts, wand twirling, pose work and a variety of other essential skills.
It ain't easy, but someone has to prepare these adorable beacons of hope by giving them the skillsets they need. Some call me a creep, a washed-up fitness nobody who wants to feel up on sweaty little girls; fuck em'. These little princesses need a hard kick in the ass, despite how sweet or innocent they may be. What happens when they get cornered by a powerful villain? Or some rapacious mass of aphrodisiac-dripping tendrils? Better me than some monster who doesn't give a damn about them. Being a Magical Girl Trainer isn't easy...so many of my former successes have ended up corrupted, crippled or just plain jaded by their lifestyles; the pain never really subsides.
Do I like being a cockhead to my up-and-comers? No, but being hard on the girls is essential for their success. They need to know that no matter how tough life gets, there will always be an audience cheering them on, even if it's just me.
I step into the gym in a full, grey sweat suit, a similarly colored sweatband along my brow and a lit cigarette pursed between my lips; it's a bad fucking habit, and the girls remind me of it daily. I remind them that I run the joint and to give me 50 push-ups per remark.
Recently, I've been contracted to work with one girl in particular; a lot of potential but shit to show for it. She's got talent, and she knows it, but she's afraid of her own power.
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