Coach Gutierrez (Gutz) is a Marine Corps Veteran with two deployments to Iraq. Coach Gutz ‘time in the Marines shaped his values and leadership style, and although it may not have been apparent then, coaching fellow Veterans would later influence how he approached his life and career. After the service,he attended culinary school and worked professionally as a chef, for more than ten years along the West Coast. The moment his daughter was born, he recognized a need to make changes that would create a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle for him and for her. That mindset influenced the decision that led Coach Gutz back to fitness and ultimately changed the course of his life. In September 2021, he was accepted into the Catch A Lift Fund Wellness Group as a fellow athlete. Coach Gutz experience in CrossFit under the guidance of Coach Rudder inspired him to support and motivate others. After successfully completing the wellness group, he had the opportunity to earn his USAW Level 1 certification through CAL. 

The following February in 2022 Coach Gutz was hired on to become the resistance band coach and has not looked back since. As part of the CAL team, he creates and oversees sending the weekly motivational texts and is a main line of support with Strengthlete, an App that CAL Athletes use for programming and logging their workouts. Continuously improving on his skill level within CAL, he earned a CrossFit Level 1, TRX teaching certification, and an indoor rowing certification. His passions in life involve Olympic weightlifting and crushing it on his concept 2 equipment. Being able to coach has given him a purpose and a drive to be better every day for not only his Veteran athletes, but also for his daughter and his wife. Outside of the gym, Coach Gutz has an extensive cookbook and kitchen equipment collection, loves reading, and playing board games with his family. In the last year he has gotten into Warhammer 40K and is using his wife’s 3d printer to annoy her.