About Team Potts

Team Potts offers a variety of fitness programs to meet your specific needs. All of our Certified Personal Trainers specialize in a functional training approach. This approach is beneficial for people at all fitness levels and training goals including increased strength, weight loss, conditioning, balance, and injury prevention. We also generally incorporate therapeutic exercises and sports specific conditioning. Team Potts’ staff of Certified Personal Trainers work with individuals, groups, and corporations to help people of all ages reach their fitness objectives. 

Team Potts is conveniently located in Carlsbad, west of the 5 freeway and near the beach.  The gym takes advantage of the location with fresh air inside and regularly incorporate the outdoors into training sessions. Be Fit. Be well. Be here.

Certified Personal Trainer and Co-Owner, Gary Potts has been a fitness trainer for over 15 years and is certified through N.E.S.T.A. Before opening his gym, Gary was a former football All-American and All-State track, football, and basketball athlete. He was an athletic trainer in the Navy and played football in college.

Professionally, Gary specializes in both sports specific training and functional training, which emphasizes the body’s natural ability to move in a variety of directions. Gary trains individuals and groups with a vast range of physical abilities and he easily adapts to all fitness levels. 

Throughout his career, Gary has trained numerous college, high school and professional athletes including those who play baseball, basketball, soccer, golf, football, surf, volleyball, tennis, lacrosse, and track. Gary has also trained endurance athletes that run marathons, cycle, compete in triathlons and Iron Man races. Additionally, Gary  has helped clients with injury/surgery rehabilitation and works with those who require or desire a therapeutic approach to fitness.