{"id":22,"date":"2010-07-12T04:13:20","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T04:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garretgarrels.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2013-02-28T03:05:31","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T03:05:31","slug":"coaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garretgarrels.com\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"Pink Gloves Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"

History of PGB<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unlike most businesses, Pink Gloves did not start as an idea; it started as a result. In 2006, I was a personal trainer in Helena, MT, when I received a phone call from a lady 60 miles away. She said, \u201cI\u2019m looking for a new trainer. I just fired my last one.\u201d<\/p>\n

I think it must have been my gut instinct that responded. \u201cCan I ask why you fired your last trainer?\u201d If you pictured those words coming from a nervous kid in his early twenties, you got it right.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy old trainer would always break me down. His idea of motivation was comparing his clients to each other. He\u2019d say things like, \u2018You can only do six reps? Everyone else does at least 10.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

My response was, \u201cI\u2019ll never do that to you.\u201d That single mindset started a philosophy about only comparing \u2018you\u2019 to \u2018you.\u2019<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t have a gym, so we trained on a soccer field. One day in an effort to add variety to the workout; I brought in gloves and punch mitts. As a kid, boxing was my passion \u2013 if you ever see my nose, you\u2019ll notice how swollen passion can get.<\/p>\n

That day, everything changed. She said, \u201cThat was so much fun. I have to bring a friend next time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two classes later, her friend invited another friend. Then her friend\u2019s friend invited a friend and so on until we had a group of ten women\u2026 all friends. The workout went from one-on-one to small group training. I would drive 60 miles – twice a week – to train. I\u2019ll never forget one of the initial members saying, \u201cWe work hard, but we also know how to have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then something really interesting happened, they started spending time together outside of the class. They were a team; encouraging each other in class and chasing their passions together on their off days. They became a community.<\/p>\n

What does every good community need? \u2013 A name. Most people knew about Golden Gloves boxing and the younger version, Silver Gloves, but what do you call a group of women that \u2018knock the stress out of the day?\u2019 It seems obvious now, right?<\/p>\n

What started in a field, in Montana, has now grown all over the United States and parts of Europe. Pink Gloves Boxing was never an idea of mine. It was the result of a group of women that believed in empowerment. I never founded Pink Gloves \u2013 Pink Gloves founded me.<\/p>\n

Revealing the Champion,<\/p>\n

~Garret Garrels<\/p>\n

PinkGlovesBoxing.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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