Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Everyone else is scared too. Everyone is afraid. Everyone is in pain. Everyone is facing huge challenges. Everyone has to overcome setbacks. Everyone is in a fight. Everyone has to face the unknown. No one knows for sure what is coming. Everyone has a past. Everyone has regret. Everyone has […]
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Your improvement in anything is the culmination of thousands of failures. The size of your success is based on how many times you’ve failed at something or how much you’re willing to fail at it. If someone is better than you at something it’s probably because they’ve failed at it way more times than you
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You Get To Choose What You Breathe In Every second of every day is an opportunity. You get to choose what you breathe in. You only get one life. You don’t get to come back and do this again. This day, this moment, this second only exists right now and before you finish what you’re
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The Lie and the Climb The biggest lie of our generation is this: “When you get what you want, then you’ll be happy.” Happiness doesn’t come as a result of circumstances and it doesn’t come from anything materialistic either. You might think losing 30 pounds is going to make you happy, but it isn’t
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Problems Don’t Exist Problems don’t exist. Neither do challenges, difficulties or setbacks if you change your perspective. The only things that exist are situations in need of solutions. Now you can start your hunt without the negative energy strapped to your back the entire time. Don’t forget, that negative view of the situation is
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Focus on effort and behaviors, not outcomes. Doing the right things and doing them the best you can is all that matters. Don’t use the outcomes as justification and validation that what you did was right or wrong. It’s always about the bigger picture and the long term victories. Don’t justify your unhealthy / crash
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My whole life I’ve struggled self-doubt. I’ve always had this idea of what I could do, and couldn’t believe I could do much beyond that. I’ve set these walls, these limits, of what I can reach and then — full stop — that’s it. Every day, CrossFit helps me work through this. When I was
Before the X-Project I had never belonged to a gym. Ever. I didn’t understand why anyone would pay money to go to a gym, because I never had to. I have played sports my entire life, through college, and had access to basketball courts, lacrosse fields, and weight rooms…until I didn’t anymore. I am not
Before I came to X-Project I was your typical weightlifter. I had competed in figure competitions in 2010 and 2011 and just continued on that path of lifting certain body parts on certain days aiming for aesthetics rather than overall fitness and health. I thought I was strong and did the standard weight lifting, preferring
My name is Emily and I’ve been a member of the X-Project since September 2016. I am a 24 year old teacher, and I am getting married in July of 2017! Way before the X-Project (in high school) I was an athlete. I played field hockey and lacrosse and was in great shape. I loved
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My career started as a personal trainer at your typical “big box” gym franchise. Although it was a challenge from day 1, I was ready for it – clients at 5 am, clients at 9 pm; clients who aspired to be collegiate athletes; clients who had never exercised; clients who wanted a “quick fix” and crash diets; clients who were lost; and clients who were stepping into the gym for the first time.
It was a daily challenge working with a “one size fits all” program and platform created by executives focused on profit over people. Everyone is so different, so why is the program the same for each person?
I became continually frustrated – how was anyone supposed to hit their individual goals with a program created for an “average” person. How were my clients ever going to feel encouraged when their progress and success was based on impossible standards? It was wrong, and I was determined to do something better.
There needed to be a genuine collaboration of long-term strategies aligned with our member’s unique goals and lifestyles. Couple that with a safe place where they are heard, seen, and understood. Where programs for exercise, diet, lifestyle changes, conquering health battles, and gaining control are creatively designed, individually prepared, intelligently managed, and continually monitored. It took some time to get it right, but I finally curated a program in a place where each member is individually recognized, yet part of a like-minded community. A place we call The X…and a program that is Proudly Different.
My name is Michael Gaines, and I am the proud founder and head coach of The X. Before you ask…the answer is yes – I hold numerous certifications and have put in years of research that serves as the backbone of every individual program we curate. Our members are my family, and it’s hard to articulate the joy I get watching them triumph over their health, fitness, and diet battles. The results are real, long-term, and rewarding. Stop in and say hello. Tell us how you define success and we’ll help you get there!
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