Two athletes take the exact same supplement. One gets stronger. The other feels off for days — and nobody knows why. The difference is in their DNA.

In this episode of Athlete Builder Jim Beebe sits down with Garrett Hill — Officer with Gene Companion, former University of Missouri tight end, and one-time West Point appointee — to open a brand-new lens on building the athlete's body: genetics. Garrett's company, Gene Companion, runs a simple saliva test that shows how your body actually metabolizes every FDA-approved medication and the top 300 over-the-counter drugs — so you stop guessing whether what you (or your athletes) take is helping, doing nothing, or quietly causing harm. Adverse drug reactions are a leading cause of death, and most of it comes down to genetics nobody checked. For coaches, that's training, supplements, and recovery — getting athletes back on the field faster, without the trial and error. We also get into Garrett's story: a torn retina that cost him a West Point football scholarship, the 5-minute rule he used to bounce back and commit to Missouri, training under Pat Ivey, and the faith that still drives him — "prepare your field."

In this episode:

• If you could change one gene (the X-Men question)

• Tight end at Missouri, training under Pat Ivey

• Losing West Point to a torn retina — and bouncing back fast

• Why modern medicine is reactive, not proactive

• How your DNA changes what you should and shouldn't take

• The saliva test, the app, and avoiding adverse drug reactions

• Real saves: a fungal-med interaction during COVID, a team's inflammation mystery, Garrett's own migraine injection

• Supplements, NSAIDs, and faster recovery for athletes

• "Prepare your field" — resilience, faith, and legacy

▶️ SCORE YOUR TEAM — FREE ASSESSMENT (about 10 minutes)

👉 https://athlete-builder.com/assessmenttest

📬 The Two Minute Drill (weekly newsletter): https://athlete-builder.com/newsletter

📘 The book — Athlete Builder: The Blueprint to Build Champion Athletes: https://athlete-builder.com/booka

🧬 Connect with Garrett & Gene Companion: genecompanion.com | Ghill@genecompanion.com | LinkedIn: /in/garrett-hill-3aa354b4

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