Joe DeFranco's Industrial Strength Show
Joe DeFranco
World-renowned strength & conditioning coach Joe DeFranco shares his thoughts on training for peak performance, mindset, and living your passion. As the founder and owner of DeFranco's Gym, he also provides the business knowledge that helped him turn a 500-square-foot storage closet into a global brand.
Each week, Joe will educate, motivate and entertain his audience by answering their questions and/or conducting interviews with top athletes, fitness professionals, entrepreneurs, and other highly successful people.
Each week, Joe will educate, motivate and entertain his audience by answering their questions and/or conducting interviews with top athletes, fitness professionals, entrepreneurs, and other highly successful people.
Episodes
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Jan 7, 2021 • 1h 14min
#299 How To Create Opportunities for Yourself & "Make It" in Any Industry [w/ Calvin Hartman]
This week Joe is joined by Calvin Hartman - Head Strength Coach at DeFranco's Training & Consulting in East Rutherford, NJ. Highlights from their conversation include: How Calvin first met Joe; The backstory behind Calvin's internship and how he ultimately took over for Cameron Josse as Head Strength Coach at DeFranco's; The thing Calvin did for Joe that "won him over forever"; The traits that Joe looks for in a trainer/person; What was Calvin's impression of Joe before meeting him vs after meeting him; Who is Calvin's least favorite person to train at DeFranco's?; How does Calvin organize the training week for his high school & college football clients?; Why does Joe place such an emphasis on the "shopping cart thing"... and Much MORE!! *For Show Notes & Timestamps goto www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com
Dec 31, 2020 • 1h 7min
#298 My Top 5 POSITIVE Takeaways from 2020...and the People I'd Like to Slap in the Face!
In this final episode of 2020, Joe highlights the GOOD things that happened during an otherwise rough year. He then goes on a bit of an angry rant regarding the 4 things that SHOULD HAVE taken precedence over "mask-wearing", "hand washing" & "social distancing"! *For Show Notes & Timestamps goto: www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com *To purchase DeFranco's Nutritional Supplements goto: www.DeFrancosNutrition.com
Dec 24, 2020 • 1h 15min
#297 Christmas Eve Q&A!
This special "Christmas Eve edition" of the podcast includes a mix of training, nutrition & holiday-related questions. Specific topics include: The difference between programming "box squats" vs "squats to a box"; Joe's thoughts on "dieting during the holidays"; What was Joe's all-time favorite Christmas gift(s) as a child?; Joe's favorite Christmas movie; Troubleshooting/overcoming chronic tightness [without stretching]...and More! For Show Notes & Timestamps from this episode goto: www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com *To register for Kabuki Education Week CLICK HERE *To become CPPS-certified online CLICK HERE
Dec 17, 2020 • 1h 10min
#296 My Current [Anti] Diet: How I'm "Consuming MORE" & "Restricting Less" for LongTerm Success!
After a 1-week hiatus, Joe D. & the Industrial Strength Show RETURN! Joe starts the show by providing an update on his parent's health... He then reads a question from a listener inquiring about his current "diet". Specific topics covered include: Joe's current [anti] diet - What he IS & ISN'T tracking; The 4 things Joe consumes EVERY DAY [and YOU should too!]; Daily water intake recommendation; How Joe easily TRIPLED his vegetable consumption; Joe's thoughts on Honeycrisp apples - Are they really the equivalent of eating CANDY?!; Daily protein intake/recommendation; Joe walks the audience through a full day of eating, meal-by-meal...and Much MORE! *For Show Notes & Timestamps goto: www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com *To purchase DeFranco's Nutritional Supplements goto: www.DeFrancosNutrition.com *To become CPPS-certified online goto: www.CPPSacademy.com
Dec 3, 2020 • 1h 20min
#295 Programming Cluster Sets vs Rest-Pause, Explaining Mike Tyson's [Surprising] Endurance & More!
This week's show starts with the [unfortunate] news of George DeFranco's positive COVID test. After asking the Industrial Strength Universe to send some positive vibes his parents' way, Joe answers two listener questions. TOPICS INCLUDE: 1) How Joe programs cluster sets vs rest-pause [for strength & hypertrophy] 2) The reason Mike Tyson appeared to be in much better shape than Roy Jones Jr. *For Show Notes & Timestamps goto www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com *To become a DeFranco Insider goto www.DeFrancoInsider.com *To purchase DeFranco's Nutritional Supplements goto www.DeFrancosNutrition.com
Nov 26, 2020 • 1h 24min
#294 Five Things I'm Thankful For, "Functional" Training Advice for Washed-Up Meatheads & More!
Joe kicks off this week's show with 3 great holiday gift ideas :) He then answers 3 listener questions. TOPICS INCLUDE: 5 Things Joe is Thankful For [plus a rant/tangent on "blaming others" & "the dangers of trying to control the uncontrollable"]; How To Build a Target Audience Online; "Functional Training" Advice for Non-Athletes/Washed-Up Meatheads...and More! For Show Notes & Timestamps goto www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com *To purchase DeFranco's Nutritional Supplements goto www.DeFrancosNutrition.com *To purchase a Gift Card for a 60-minute online consultation w/ Joe D. email: ashley@defrancostraining.com *To purchase a Gift Card for 12 weeks of online training email: calvin@defrancostraining.com
Nov 19, 2020 • 1h 7min
#293 How To Conquer Fear, A Simple Test to Determine if You're Overfat & More!
Joe starts this week's show with an update on his [censored?] Instagram account, this year's [lack of] new merch, and the status of next week's "DeFranco Family" Thanksgiving episode. He then answers 4 listener questions. TOPICS INCLUDE: 1) How to conquer fear; 2) Joe's thoughts on Triphasic Training [and how to incorporate it into a conjugate style program]; 3) A simple test to determine if you're overfat [even if you're not overweight]; 4) Can CrossFit "done properly" be used to build strength, speed & endurance for football and/or lacrosse? *For Show Notes & Timestamps goto www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com
Nov 12, 2020 • 1h 3min
#292 Integrating Strength & Conditioning Principles Into Your Rehabilitation Program [w/ Kelly Starrett]
Joe DeFranco (shoulder surgery) & Kelly Starrett (knee surgery) discuss how they're both integrating S&C principles into their rehabilitation programs in order to optimize their body's ability to heal. *For specific Show Notes & Timestamps from this episode go to: www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com *To visit Kelly Starrett's website go to: www.TheReadyState.com *To join the DeFranco Insider community go to: www.DeFrancoInsider.com *To become CPPS-certified online go to: www.CPPSacademy.com
Nov 5, 2020 • 1h 20min
#291 Why All Reps Were NOT Created Equal [w/ Jim "Smitty" Smith]
This week Joe is joined by his good friend, colleague & CPPS co-creator Jim "Smitty" Smith. Together they discuss 2 main topics: #1) Why All Reps Were NOT Created Equal #2) How Joe & Smitty "Navigated Through The Noise" To Create Their Own System of Training...and How YOU Can Too! *For Show Notes, Timestamps & Important Links from this episode go to: www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com *To become CPPS-certified online goto: www.CPPSacademy.com
Oct 29, 2020 • 1h 22min
#290 In-Season Training Advice for Athletes & Elbow-Friendly Arm Training for Meatheads!
Joe kicks off this week's show by explaining how/why he almost canceled today's episode! He then answers 2 questions on the following topics: #1) In-Season Training Advice for Athletes [including goals, common mistakes, exercise selection & sample templates] #2) Elbow-Friendly Arm Training Advice for Meatheads [including Joes' favorite joint-friendly bicep & tricep exercises, a forearm training "trick" that works like magic & more!] *For Show Notes, Timestamps & Important Links from this episode goto: www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com *To purchase DeFranco's Nutritional Supplements goto: www.DeFrancosNutrition.com *To become a Certified Football Preparation Specialist goto: www.CPPSacademy.com/football
