If there’s anything that rivals the importance of consistency in training, it’s what I like to call the X Factor. What is the X Factor? If you’ve read many of my posts, you won’t be surprised: it’s all about mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The X Factor is the drive<\/em> and unstoppable determination<\/em> to accomplish your goals in the gym. It’s the part of you that is willing to do whatever it takes to get better. You have to decide that you will<\/em> accomplish whatever you have set as your training priorities, and any setbacks are only temporary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you encounter obstacles<\/span>, the X Factor is the voice in your head that says “I’m doing it anyway<\/em>“.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Without it, you’ll end up at the same place as everybody else, and if you’re reading my blog, I know that’s not you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The X Factor is the voice in your head that says “I’m doing it anyway”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Didn’t sleep well? I’m training anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Schedule seems full? I’m training anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Feeling exhausted? I’m training anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Having a bad week at work? I’m training anyway.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Girlfriend broke up with you? I’m training anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The X Factor is the willingness to endure temporary discomfort in order to reach your long term goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s not about just wanting<\/em> it. Everybody wants to look and feel better! You have to take<\/em> it and be willing to sacrifice other things in your life in pursuit of your goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s an old-school mentality, and it’s not very popular in today’s soft society. That’s a big part of why most people are so unhealthy and out of shape. But if you can find the X Factor within you while being consistent with your training, you’ll watch as the obstacles in your way melt like ice cubes next to a fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If there’s anything that rivals the importance of consistency in training, it’s what I like to call the X Factor. What is the X Factor? If you’ve read many of my posts, you won’t be surprised: it’s all about mindset. The X Factor is the drive and unstoppable determination to accomplish your goals in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":261,"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260\/revisions\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dayonestrength.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}