GRIT Strength with Cláudia Estrela: An Intense & Unforgettable Experience!

GRIT Strength with Cláudia Estrela

Today, I went to a GRIT Strength class at Solinca Light Estoril with Cláudia Estrela.

Cláudia’s humility is something I deeply admire. She has reached incredible heights in her career, sharing the stage with top names in the industry, yet she remains down-to-earth and kind to everyone. It’s truly inspiring!

The moment I saw her at the gym, she greeted me in such a cheerful way that it immediately made my day.

And let’s talk about the gym—Solinca Light Estoril. I was delighted by what I saw: very clean, well-organized, friendly people, and a great layout. I really enjoyed my visit.

Cláudia greeted us, gave instructions, and we began.

I’ve gone through three phases of GRIT: genuine fear, obligation, and—what I feel now—love. And all because of one reason: it makes me push my limits.

Between squats, clean and press, lunges, mountain climbers, burpees, push-ups, and so many other killer exercises—the workout was VERY intense.

Now, I want to talk about three things:

Cláudia’s lunges are ALWAYS flawless! She REALLY gets those knees down!

2️. The mountain climbers were something else today—they kept getting faster, at least Cláudia’s . But I was kind of proud of my own pace … That is, until she came over, placed her hand in front of my shoulder, and told me:
“Push my hand with your shoulder. Now mountain climb.”
And I went “Ooohhhhhh! Now it’s even more difficult! OMG! This is harder than I thought! ”

3️. THE BURPEES! Cláudia told us to do 30—at our own pace. Well, I did my best and reached 20. Then she asked: “How many?” Proudly, I answered: “20! ”. And she immediately went: “Let’s do 5 more. I’ll go with you!”
I was NOT expecting that. But hey… no pain, no gain, right?”