The House of Genes

Strength coaches get taught how to make athletes faster, stronger and healthier. Nobody teaches them how to run a department. Daniel Guzman sits down with Mike Potenza, Director of High Performance for the San Jose Sharks, to talk about everything that happens above the whiteboard: managing 15 staff across medical, strength, nutrition and minor league operations, holding your ground in a room full...

Daniel Guzman sits down with legendary strength and conditioning coach Vern Gambetta, a coach who has worked across 22 sports worldwide, from pro soccer with the Tampa Bay Mutiny to Olympic swimmers and track athletes. Recorded live at PVT, this conversation goes far beyond training methodology. Vern shares decades of hard won lessons on buy in, pressure, mentorship, and why the best coaching has...

Recorded on-site at People Vibes Times™, Daniel Guzman sits down with Dr. Jacob Goodin, professor of kinesiology at Point Loma Nazarene University and director of its athlete monitoring initiative. They cover the injury that redirected Jacob's track career into strength and conditioning, the move to ETSU to study under Dr. Mike Stone, and his three things for anyone graduating into this field: tra...

Joey Harty built his career in elite team sport from the ground up, working his way from assistant strength coach to Director of High Performance at Sporting Kansas City before founding his own company, Hardy Performance, where he now consults with collegiate and NWSL programs. In this episode, host Daniel Guzman sits down with his longtime friend Joey to unpack the part of high performance that r...

Brek Shea built a long pro career on more than talent, from a boyhood chase for free cleats that led him to the IMG residency, to an MLS Cup final run with FC Dallas and years across the Premier League and MLS. In this episode, host Daniel Guzman sits down with Brek at TST in Raleigh to unpack what actually keeps an athlete in the game: humility over ego, resilience over results, being the teammat...

Brian Mazza has built his life around high performance, from his own playing days to the way he now runs a youth club and coaches his two sons. In this episode, host Daniel Guzman sits down with Brian to unpack what actually develops a young athlete: resilience over rankings, reading every kid differently, and using genetics to train and recover smarter. Timestamps 00:02:03 The Coach Who Made Him...

Geoff Cameron spent roughly a decade competing at the highest level in England before returning to MLS, and he did it by treating his own body like the asset it was. In this episode, host Daniel Guzman sits down with Geoff to unpack the daily habits, the recovery obsession, and the mindset that kept him performing for so long. Timestamps 00:01:01 Being Your Own Physio 00:04:25 Pregame Rituals and...

In this episode of the House of Genes podcast, my guest is Zat Knight, the former Fulham, Aston Villa, and Bolton defender who built a 17-year professional career and earned caps for England. Recorded at The Soccer Tournament (TST) in Raleigh, North Carolina, we trace his path from leaving school at 16 for a factory job in Birmingham, to being scouted on a Saturday non-league pitch, to signing for...

In this episode, we unpack one of the most overlooked principles in elite athletic development: the board of advisors. Who deserves a seat at your table? Who doesn't? When you start with a Genes First approach to your decision making, it pays off to know exactly what you need to focus on. We discuss the people that belong in an athlete's inner circle, the influences that quietly hijack decision-ma...

In this episode of the House of Genes podcast, we sit down with NSCA Strength Coach Meg Young. Meg is the NSCA Strength of Sport Coach of the Year and the first person from soccer to receive the honor. Megan spent 12 years at Auburn University, served as High Performance Director for the Chicago Stars (NWSL), and most recently was Performance Coach for the Seattle Sounders (MLS). We discuss what t...

What does a truly personalized recovery week look like when it's built around an athlete's genetics? In Episode 6 of the House of Genes podcast, GENEFIT Sport performance expert Daniel Guzman breaks down a complete 7-day genetic recovery roadmap for a soccer player, walking through every phase of the week from the final whistle to the next kickoff and showing how a genes-first approach changes the...

What if the reason your athletes keep breaking down isn't their training load, it's that you're building on the wrong foundation? In this episode, Daniel Guzman breaks down the 5 gene categories every athlete and coach needs to understand to build a truly personalized high-performance system. From injury risk profiling to power and endurance responsiveness, recovery pathways, ergogenics like caffe...

What should happen before an athlete ever steps on the field? In this episode, we break down the most critical steps in athlete profiling and intake - and why it all starts with genetics. From understanding injury predisposition and recovery capacity to tailoring nutrition and training load from day one, a genes-first approach gives coaches, practitioners, and performance teams a head start that n...

In this episode, Daniel Guzman, Head of Performance 3X4 Genetics, shows how to create an athletes program using a gen's first approach. He discusses the current industry problem that creates generic protocols for mass adoption and the solution genetics brings for true personalization.

Most athletes train the same way and wonder why results plateau. In this episode of House of Genes, discover how genetic profiling ends the era of generalization and unlocks true specialization. Learn what your unique DNA says about your ideal training style, recovery needs, and performance potential, so you can finally train smarter, not harder, and reach the next level.

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