Who is Alex Guerrero: Meet Tom Brady’s trainer

As Tom Brady retires, he inevitably will take a larger role in leading his health and wellness brand, TB12, alongside longtime trainer and friend Alex Guerrero. 

Over the past 15 years, Tom Brady has had a right-hand man that helped him get where he is today — physically, at least. Brady’s longtime trainer and friend Alex Guerrero is the one who has taught Brady all about pliability, the resiliency of the human body, and everything he needed to launch his TB12 health and wellness brand.

Although Brady fans are familiar with Alex Guerrero, the eighth episode of the ESPN+ series “Man In The Arena” shines a light on who he is and what he means to Tom Brady.

In this episode, Guerrero aided Brady in narrating the 2017 journey to the Super Bowl. It was then that rumors about tension between Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick began to surface, and it involved Guerrero. In 2017, Guerrero and Brady were no longer to practice their pliability workouts in the locker room, and there was a reported rift between Brady and Belichick on the place of Guerrero on their team.

“I just never wanted to give much power to them,” Guerrero said regarding criticism. “The reality of it is, at the end of the day, I knew that Tom knew who I was. I know who I am, so we worked together, much like what a coach and a player would do. It’s a really good partnership.”

Controversy has surrounded Guerrero in the past, but his work with Brady and the TB12 company is what preoccupies him today.

Alex Guerrero, wellness advocate and Tom Brady’s longtime trainer

Before Brady and Guerrero teamed up to espouse their shared philosophy on athletic training, Guerrero faced legal difficulties in regards to former failed products and false advertising.

Born in Argentina, Guerrero received his master’s in traditional Chinese medicine from Samra University, a university that was shuttered in 2010 due to accreditation issues. Guerrero has been practicing Chinese medicine and working with professional athletes since 1996.

Guerrero faced trouble with the Federal Trade Commission due to unverified claims surrounding Supreme Greens, a miraculous health supplement that claimed to cure cancer. Guerrero also marketed a product called Neurosafe, which claimed to alleviate the effects of concussions.

Despite past legal troubles, Guerrero has advised Brady since the two were introduced by former Patriots linebacker Willie McGinest. Brady credits Guerrero for being able to play football until the age of 44, as well as helping him avoid and delay surgery.

While some dispute the efficacy of Guerrero’s work, his greatest product — the extended career of Tom Brady — is what leads Brady and Guerrero to continue promoting the TB12 method.