Jeremy Conley, owner of X-Factor Sports Training, demonstrates how to use the Vertimax.[/caption]In the early stages of opening X-Factor Sports Training, owner Jeremy Conley envisioned creating a facility that catered to people with different skill levels and goals. He also wanted a place where student athletes could go for guidance and, most importantly, a place where people saw results.
“My whole thing is seeing people meet and exceed their goals, the happiness on their faces,” he said. “That’s what keeps me motivated. I’d rather help a kid who was on the B team in eighth grade make the A team in high school than make a million dollars running a mediocre gym.”
The facility opened in September, but Conley said the idea of owning a gym extends back to when he was a student at Cypress Woods High School in 2010. Conley opened the gym after saving $30,000 working for his parents and through odd jobs.
Today he and fellow trainer Michael Owens provide programs for individuals and teams, which can include one-on-one time, nutrition plans and specialized athletic training. Clients often stop by during open gym just to hang out.
“I just wanted to open a place where people in the community could gather and support each other,” Conley said. “We started with two clients, but that rose to 25 after football season started. After that I started getting a lot of calls just from word-of-mouth.”
Conley, a former all-state running back for the Cy-Woods varsity football team, said his style of training puts focus on technique and injury prevention. The personalization of each program goes beyond what clients get at chain gyms, he said.
“We don’t prioritize athletes over our other clients,” Conley said. “I put together personal programs for everyone I work with, from the 7- and 8-year-olds to the 55-year-olds.”
Conley said he works at the gym every day of the week, including Sundays, which is technically his day off.
“It’s a lot of work, but we’ve helped a lot of people,” he said.
Training programs
Personal training
• Specialized workout program including one-on-one time, open access to the gym, technique training and nutritional counseling
• Packages range from four to 16 two-hour sessions
Semi-private training
• Specialized workout program including technique training in groups of up to six clients and open access to the gym
• Customizable month-to-month contracts
Nutritional program
• Online-only course for clients who cannot meet at the gym
• Includes a seven-day personalized lifting and nutrition guideline
Technique training
• Focuses on perfecting techniques through Olympic lifting, power lifting, bench press or speed and agility training
• Available from noon-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Team training
• One-hour sessions for sports teams with a minimum of 10 athletes
• Packages range from one to three days per week
Boot camp
• One-hour circuit to give clients a feel for the gym will return in July
Equipment overview
• Three power racks
• Rowing machine
• Elliptical trainer
• Dumbbells from 5-100 pounds
• Prowler—Sled with harness that can be used for strength and conditioning
• Vertimax—A $4,000 piece of equipment used to train explosion, resistance and vertical jumping
• Glute-ham raise—Equipment used in glute and hamstring training
• Other items include stability and medicine balls, straps, ladders, hurdles, boxes, a big rope and dip attachments
