Rehab, Resilience & Redefining Limits with Jaime Alvarado
Description
In this episode, we sit down with Jaime Alvarado, a physical therapist and owner of Goefit, a gym in South Florida, to explore the intersection of strength training, rehabilitation, and the power of the mind in recovery.
Tune in as we discuss:
• Jaime’s journey into physical therapy—how his own experiences with injury, combined with his uncle’s battle with cancer, inspired his career path.
• Why strength training became his ultimate tool for recovery and its vital role in rehab.
• The key differences between cash-based and insurance-based physical therapy models.
• Redefining rehab—how blending strength training with recovery methods pushes past perceived physical limits.
• Jaime’s top five recovery tools: rockfloss, inversion tables, infrared light, Graston technique, and muscle guns.
• Why he believes the majority of healing is mental - how to break free from self-limiting beliefs and injury-based identities
• Rolfing and how fascia can store emotional trauma.
• How plant medicine influenced his spiritual journey and connection to Christ.
• How the transformative power of EMDR therapy has helped with his own healing
• How becoming a father reshaped his approach to training, nutrition, and overall well-being.
• The unspoken challenges of postpartum for men
To learn more about Jaime’s work and to follow his journey, be sure to check him out on Instagram at @prof_gains & @goefit
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