Today we’d like to introduce you to Daniel Palacios.
Hi Daniel, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I started like most trainers—inside a traditional gym—but early on I realized that if I really wanted to change lives at scale, I needed to think differently. Over time, I became obsessed with studying movement at the highest level—elastic coil mechanics, rotational power, CNS-priming, coiling, rope flow, landmine university principles, and tools that most people had never seen before. I spent years gathering specialized, innovative equipment and developing systems that integrated strength, athleticism, and nervous-system-focused training in ways most gyms weren’t built for.
When COVID hit and gyms shut down, that became the moment everything was tested. I built what became the Kinetic Training Farm Gym Dojo—an outdoor, mobile, deployable elite-training concept where world-class training could happen anywhere, anytime. It wasn’t just a space—it was proof that community and performance can survive any circumstance. That Dojo kept my family and business alive through a time when everything else around us was closing. It gave people hope, health, and a place to move when the world felt frozen.
Since then, my mission has only become clearer: take high-performance tools and methodologies normally reserved for elite athletes and make them accessible to regular people, families, and anybody who wants to move, live, and feel better. Today, I run a brand and a community built around that same idea—start fast, finish strong, and live kinetically—no matter where you are or what you have.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road. When you’re building something that doesn’t look like what everyone else is doing, people don’t always understand it. Early on, it was a constant battle of proving value—convincing clients, landlords, even peers that high-performance, elastic-coil, rotational-focused training wasn’t some fringe concept, but the future of human performance.
Financially, there were seasons where it felt like we were hanging on by a thread—especially during COVID when facilities shut down overnight. We faced fear, uncertainty, and the reality that everything we had built could disappear. Instead of giving up, we went all-in. We packed gear, drove to parks, backyards, and ultimately built the Kinetic Farm Gym Dojo as a last-stand solution. It was cold, hot, buggy, messy, and imperfect—but it became the heart of our survival and our transformation.
There were also personal challenges—balancing business and being a husband and father, battling self-doubt, burnout, and the weight of leadership. The hardest part has always been continuing to believe in the mission on days when no one else sees it. But those obstacles forged resilience, clarity, and conviction. They became the very reason the brand stands for more than training—it stands for strength, community, and living kinetically through anything.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I help people move, feel, and live better through high-performance strength and movement training built on biomechanical intelligence. I specialize in rotational strength, elastic-coil mechanics, CNS-driven priming, and the integration of tools and methodologies normally reserved for elite athletes—delivered in a way everyday people can understand, apply, and benefit from.
What I’m most known for is taking training out of the traditional four walls of a gym and proving that world-class performance can be created anywhere—on a farm, in a driveway, in a field—with the right systems, tools, and coaching. The Kinetic Training Farm Dojo became a physical symbol of that idea: mobile, deployable, elite-level training anywhere and anytime.
I’m most proud of the fact that our work didn’t just build stronger bodies—it built a community that survived and thrived through one of the hardest times in modern history. We gave people a place to come, breathe, sweat, move, and believe again when the world was shut down.
What sets me apart is that I don’t just teach exercises—I teach movement intelligence. My coaching blends physiology, nervous system regulation, athletic mechanics, mindset, and lifestyle. I help people understand their body at a deeper level, and show them how training can change not only their performance, but their confidence, their family, and their lives.
Can you talk to us a bit about the role of luck?
I don’t really believe in luck. I believe in God’s timing, God’s provision, and the doors He opens and closes. There have been moments in my life and business that others might label “good luck” or “bad luck,” but I see them as seasons of preparation, testing, refining, and blessing.
When things have gone well, it’s because God aligned the right people, the right opportunities, and the strength I needed to step into them. When things were hard, it was because I was being shaped for what was coming next. My responsibility is obedience, stewardship, and showing up with excellence — the outcomes belong to Him.
So the role of “luck” in my story is really the role of faith — trusting that God is guiding every step, even when the path doesn’t look the way I expected.
Pricing:
- Sessions are $150
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Livekinetically.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livekinetically?igsh=dXJsaDhhY3hkaXB3
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@kinetictraining?si=_d7_7MRO7LZXbOP8
