Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
José Canales, also known as Jo Canales, dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player, but life led him to become a renowned Formula One high-performance sports coach.
When doors started to close for Canales as a soccer player, he opened a CrossFit gym. He intended to use his work at his gym to stay in shape for professional soccer. But, in 2017, Stock Car Racing driver Toño Pérez (Formula 1 driver Checo Perez's brother) and Professional Soccer player Hugo Gonzalez asked Jo to start training them. That's when life took an unexpected turn for Canales, now working full-time with Sergio "Checo" Pérez, who is at the top of Mexican motorsports and has multiple victories in Formula One. Behind Checo is the excellent team of Red Bull Racing and today's podcast guest and performance coach, José Canales.
instagram.com/jocanamx
José Canales, also known as Jo Canales, dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player, but life led him to become a renowned Formula One high-performance sports coach.
When doors started to close for Canales as a soccer player, he opened a CrossFit gym. He intended to use his work at his gym to stay in shape for professional soccer. But, in 2017, Stock Car Racing driver Toño Pérez (Formula 1 driver Checo Perez's brother) and Professional Soccer player Hugo Gonzalez asked Jo to start training them. That's when life took an unexpected turn for Canales, now working full-time with Sergio "Checo" Pérez, who is at the top of Mexican motorsports and has multiple victories in Formula One. Behind Checo is the excellent team of Red Bull Racing and today's podcast guest and performance coach, José Canales.
instagram.com/jocanamx
