XL FEATURED TRIBESMEN OF THE WEEK Dominique Isaac

We’re back at it again y’all with XL FEATURED TRIBESMEN OF THE WEEK Dominique Isaac. We were digging through the Twitter streets and found a plus-size trainer.

• When the world stopped in 2020 what was some of your goal for that year? And how did you pivot?
  • When the world stopped I was in the process of starting my personal training business and for the world to be on lockdown, I had to think quick on my feet. So I started doing virtual training. During that time I would record myself working out to show the people who looked like me to let them know to make your time useful even with being under lockdown. As a result, I’ve gained clientele and my training business started to take off.

• What’s one misconception about Big & Tall Men that you hear often ? And what are you doing to change it ?
  • The biggest misconception that I’ve heard is that big & tall men don’t have a sense of fashion. Often times the selection of clothing for bigger men bare aren’t appealing, so it becomes discouraging when you go shopping. To change that discouragement, I look up to most plus size men on social media. My biggest inspiration is the rapper Rick Ross. His fashion sense fits my style, so I try to put together outfits like him and add my own twist to it.

• What do you do in your everyday life to help change the misconception of Big & Tall Men?
  • Well as a plus size personal trainer, I make it my mission to go hard each day when I’m in the gym or by posting a dope pic to show off my outfit. I want to show the men who look like me that it’s cool to workout and it’s definitely dope to get you a fresh clean cut and put on some nice clothes. It’s all about building confidence and walking into it with your head held high.

• What’s been your worst shopping experience ? And why ?
  • The worst experience for me was probably when I tried to jump into the skinny Jean fad when it was popping, and I remember finding my size and going to the dressing room happy to try them on and then when I seen how I looked in them I was highly upset. That’s when I said I had to make a change in my health and diet, because I wanted to look good in my clothes and not look like a snake had swallowed me whole.
• What’s on your fashion bucket list ?
  • Some of my bucket list in fashion would be being featured in the big and tall section for an athletic clothing line like Nike, Fabletics, Adidas, and etc. I would love to be apart of the SavagexFenty line by Rihanna. I love how she shows love to the big men. Also, I would love to start my own athletic gear and lifestyle clothing line. I want to have gym attire and clothes to relax in for the big men. We need more representation and I feel like I can make these things happen.

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