Hmmmm... Aliona cutting her teeth on such an established pair? That’s tricky! You can call her a hard worker and demanding and that’s fine when it comes to her career. As a teacher, or as someone that is tasked with making someone ELSE be the best that THEY can be, selecting what to be rigid about is what will determine the outcome. It’s less important that Alexa become like Aliona than it is for Alexa to be the best skater and best partner. When an athlete or performer switches to teaching someone else, the only thing the teacher is good at initially is being themselves. That means nothing to the student though. I think that Alexa had a “ girl crush on Aliona and instead of maybe going to Germany for a week or month, she switched coaches totally, not factoring in Aliona’s inexperience with teaching.
I think about my journey losing weight recently. I do have a trainer now and the first thing he did was asses where i was and set realistic goals for me. It’s taken me 10 months to lose 35 lbs, not because my body loses weight slowly but because it took that long for me to confront myself and my will and get some best practices in place. In January, i drank “ a few” mon-sat. I ate out probably 5 times a week. I barely drank water. My workout routine wasn’t bad but it was not where it is now by any means. Also, I went to sleep late and always drove right past the gym on my way home. Now, as I type this, my meals are prepared for the week, I weigh in every other week with someone. I workout before work and only really eat out every other weekend. I barely drink and I’m dropping weight like crazy.
Had my trainer piled a workout routine on me that was crazy, I would not have stuck with it, I would have not been able to figure out how to adjust everything else that contributes to me being successful. I have friends that are bodybuilders and when i work with them, they have no intention on helping me with incremental growth, they want me to be at their level TODAY and don't understand why i am not!. Alexa and Chris do need a change in order to become their best. It was a good experience for them to try Aliona. I do hope they go to a coach that can meet them WHERE THEY ARE and implement a plan or strategy to get them to where they need to be. Unlike Tarasova and Morozov that just need better programs, ALL the elements are not fully baked with them so there is a lot of work to do. The good thing is, they’re already uncomfortable, in a good way. I would not be surprised if one day they are as fit and trained as Aliona wanted them to be but it was way too much too soon.
