Episode #4: Daniel Guzman - Performance Coach (Formerly w/ LAFC, LA Galaxy, USMNT); 3x4 Genetics, GENEFIT | Genetics & Performance as well as Strength & Conditioning for Soccer Athletes

Episode #4 features Performance Coach Daniel Guzman. Daniel is the owner of Guzman Performance, and has worked at the highest level of professional soccer in the US as a strength and conditioning coach, having worked for both LAFC and the Galaxy as well as with the US Men's National Team. He is involved currently with 3x4 Genetics, a digital health company founded in 2018 with the mission of optimizing human genetics to improve human health and sports performance. He is also involved with GENEFIT, a software program powered by 3x4 Genetics that helps to synthesize the DNA data to make decisions for elite sports organizations. 

We had an excellent conversation regarding what he is currently doing with genetics and that data, as well as the state of strength and conditioning in US soccer, how athletes should manage their athletic development, the current landscape of youth soccer, speed and strength training principles for athletes, proper warm-ups to maximize performance, and much more. 

Find more information about Daniel here:

www.GuzmanPerformance.com

Join us for a valuable conversation! Available on all platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. 

About your hosts:

The All Things Speed & Strength Podcast is hosted by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson. Lucas owns a Training Facility in Westlake Village, California, and works with athletes from the youth to the professional level. Jared is an NBA strength coach and also owns a Training Facility in Ventura, California. 

Find more information about Lucas Quinn & Jared Wilson here:

Lucas' online speed training digital platform for athletes: www.SpeedUnleashedLQ.com and www.LQSportsPerformance.com

Find Lucas on Instagram & Twitter (@LQ_StrengthCoach) and Jared on Instagram (@JaredWilson.Performance).

TimeCodes --

Intro: 00:00 - 01:15

 3x4 Genetics & GENEFIT: 01:16 - 13:46

Advice on how to prepare to be a great soccer player: 13:47 - 16:37

Speed development in soccer: 16:38 - 19:57

Summer packets and preparing for college soccer: 19:58 - 29:00

The state of youth soccer and developing a young soccer player through high school: 29:01 - 42:20

Finding and valuing a mentor as a strength coach: 42:21 - 44:15

Sprinting and preparing for the demands of the game: 44:16 - 52:56

Strategies for the warm-up for sport practice: 52:57 - 58:27

Reaction to Dan Campbell video (Detroit Lions) & pre-season preparation for injury reduction: 58:28 - 1:09:04

Agree/Disagree Segment (Olympic Lifting, Programming Strategies, Youth & Resistance Training, Myths in Soccer Fitness): 1:09:05 - 1:19:25