Alex Toussaint: Military School to World Famous Peloton Trainer Shares His Story

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🗓️ 27 September 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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FOLLOW THE PIVOT PODCAST: MERCH | https://pivotpodcast.com YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/thepivotpodcast INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/thepivot TWITTER | https://twitter.com/thepivot TIKTOK | https://tiktok.com/@thepivot FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/thepivotpodcast FOLLOW HAPPY DAD: https://www.instagram.com/happydad FIND HAPPY DAD: https://www.happydad.com/find World Famous Peloton Trainer opens up about his pivotal moment on his journey to the top, fighting for and living out the American Dream. From a troubled childhood to acclaimed Peloton cycling instructor, Alex Touissant joins The Pivot Podcast to share his journey of success, the impact military school has had on his life and how searching for validation from his father shaped who he is today. From becoming the first black trainer at Peloton to now one of the biggest faces of the movement, Ryan, Fred, and Channing engage in a deep conversation about his journey and how it all started. Alex opens up about his “troubled childhood” and being kicked out of every single school he’s ever attended. His struggles led to his parents taking a tough love approach which helped mold and ultimately change the direction of Alex's life. Going years without speaking to his father, Alex opens up emotionally that military school instilled principles and habits that will remain with him forever and the appreciation of hearing the words, "I'm proud of you," from his father is the most instrumental moment of his life. From college dropout to being homeless, Alex shares how he wanted more for himself and had nothing to lose which is why one day, he took his coworker up on an offer to train a cycling class... Since then, Alex has rode his way into history impacting lives around the world and leaving a footprint far beyond what he could imagine as a young college drop out. Mending his relationship with his father and retiring his mother, life looks a lot different each day now as he realizes the impact he has with millions of people who he is able to motivate through movement. However, with great power comes great responsibility. Being the first Black instructor hired by Peloton wasn’t easy but the hardest time at work stemmed from the murder of George Floyd. Alex used his platform to speak on the inequality the Black community experienced, a decision that Peloton supported 100%. This support serves as one of the reasons he’s most proud to work for Peloton. And it wouldn't be our show, if Channing didn’t ask the important stuff! Tune into hear the craziness he asks Alex about and ofcourse getting into his personal life...Channing asks if he’s blown away with how far cycling has taken him in life and wants to know what it's like being the center focus of so many females tuning in everyday. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MI/NJ/NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Void in ONT. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 bet. Bet must win. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Sponsored by DK. Ends 1/15/2023 11:59 PM ET. Eligibility restrictions apply. See T&C at sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms #1 Rated Sportsbook App based on Eilers&Krejcik (2Q22). Product Analysis: Testing, Scoring, and Ranking U.S. Sports Betting Apps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what I need to get I need I need to get like a rubber with a little pipe at the end and like a little bag
0:06.6	I could just pee on myself
0:08.6	So so you just so you just want to walk around with piss on you all the little in the bag on my leg
0:14.1	You know what I ain't even tell y'all the funnest shit last week. I peed on myself a little bit
0:21.0	We was running I had to piss on bad we would run it and I pissed on myself down my leg
0:26.2	We went the bathroom
0:28.2	That's why I let you go first because I had to get a napkin and wipe that towel
0:33.4	When I went to jail they gave you white drawers
0:37.4	You gotta do your stains on the worst decision in the world as a white pair of drawers. Why don't my guy?
0:42.3	What I'm with it?
0:43.5	Everything good. Yes sir. It's shit you say
0:46.7	What's going on
0:51.8	Hey, he got the bike one
0:54.6	I'm beyond it. He wrote a bike over here. He wrote a bike here
0:58.0	He'll sweat me. That'd be pissed off. The worst thing he'd do to you like you really be into it
1:02.2	You know, he didn't got you out the third. You know, I try to do it like I just
1:05.5	Swing the hand like this and then he don't get a talk about
1:11.1	Yeah, you just told me that I need to be going and why you stopping coach
1:16.0	Come in to see you dance
1:21.1	You don't even sweat no sweat a little bit
1:24.7	When we get done with class, there's a whole puddle that trust got it. I guess that's the magic
1:29.7	You gotta come take a lot of class in person people we think in this face
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