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WELCOME!

No perfect path, just progress. Stay true. Keep going. Just Gaux.

I grew up in Montana, where the mountains, the river, and the wide-open sky taught me to stay grounded, adaptable, and true to myself. Three peaks for my sisters and me, strength, support, an unbreakable bond. A river that reminds me to stay adaptable. Trees that keep me rooted in who I am. A Big Sky that means there's always room to keep exploring.

That's where Just Gaux started, and it's still the lens for everything I coach through today: the Hierarchy of Training, my six-layer system that starts with mindset and builds all the way to strength.

I've competed at the highest level of this sport, but Just Gaux isn't built for elite athletes. It's built for real people with busy lives who want to show up, keep moving, and grow through the challenge, wherever they're starting from.

Margaux Alvarez is a Performance & Mindset Coach, 7-time CrossFit Games athlete, and winemaker based in Knoxville, TN. Over more than a decade competing at the highest level of the sport, including appearances on NBC's Titan Games and American Ninja Warrior, Margaux built a career on a simple belief: real strength starts in the mind before it ever shows up anywhere else.

That philosophy is the foundation of Just Gaux, her coaching brand built around the Hierarchy of Training, and it's guided by her core values of Mindset, Community, and Authenticity. Off the platform, Margaux channels the same discipline into Work Hard - Wine Down®, her wine brand, proof that the same person who competed at the sport's highest level also knows how to enjoy what she's built.

Embrace the struggles, celebrate the successes, and enjoy the process.

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ABOUT ME

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ATHLETE

My passion for movement started early, Taekwondo, horseback riding, golf, ballet.

That competitive spirit eventually led me to CrossFit, where I trained my way onto the floor at seven consecutive CrossFit Games.

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COACH

Coaching, for me, is built on one framework: the Hierarchy of Training. Six layers, starting with mindset and ending with strength, I use it to build every program for the busy professionals and everyday people I coach, and it's why community and accountability show up in everything I build, not just the workouts.

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WINEMAKER

Work Hard - Wine Down® is where I unwind, literally. Winemaking has the same bones as training, patience, timing, hours nobody sees, but a completely different rhythm. Harvesting, crushing, pressing, waiting. No mindset, no macros, just something good, made slow. Work Hard. Wine Down.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • 7x CrossFit Games Athlete
  • Business Owner
  • Fitness Coach
  • Winemaker
  • NBC Titan Games 
  • 2x American Ninja Warrior
  • World Long Drive Golf
  • Tactical Games Athlete
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CERTIFICATIONS

  • NASM Certified Personal Trainer 
  • CrossFit Trainer Level 3 Coach
  • CrossFit Kids
  • CrossFit Mobility/Movement
  • CrossFit Gymnastics
  • CrossFit Rowing
  • CPR and AED certified - National CPR Foundation 
  • Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification
  • TRX Training