Released on November 20, 2025
SHOW NOTES | TIMESTAMPS
1:15 – Update on George D’s shoulder replacement surgery
7:20 – NEW MERCH announcement!
13:35 – Joe introduces today’s sponsor – Manukora Honey
17:05 – Joe updates the audience on his sternoclavicular joint injury
- supplement protocol [20:20]
- peptide protocol [24:40]
- training & treatments [35:05]
42:05 – Top 3 most underrated set/rep schemes
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-The Industrial Strength Show team
Great episode, Joe. The update on your sternoclavicular joint injury was really useful—especially the breakdown of how you layered supplements, peptides, and training around the recovery. I also liked the segment on underrated set/rep schemes; it’s refreshing to hear a coach defend rep ranges that most lifters ignore. The shoulder replacement update for George D. added a nice personal touch. Keep them coming.
Really useful episode. The update on Joe’s sternoclavicular injury was more detailed than most coaches share, especially the way he separated the supplement and peptide protocols from the actual training and treatment. I also liked the segment on underrated set/rep schemes — it gave me a fresh way to structure accessory work. Glad to hear George’s shoulder surgery went well.
The discussion of underrated set/rep schemes is also a useful reminder that variety works best inside clear constraints. For a group session, a simple yes-or-no wheel can decide whether to add one pre-approved finisher after the main work, which gives athletes a small element of choice without changing the programmed sets or load. I’m associated with Rueda Decide, the wheel linked through my name. I would never randomize technique, pain-related decisions, or anything that overrides the coach; the options should be equally safe and suitable. Used that way, the wheel is just a light adherence tool, while the training plan remains the authority.
The timestamped structure is especially helpful here because injury updates, protocol details and the set/rep discussion are separate topics that listeners may want to revisit at different speeds. Set and rep schemes are often underrated precisely because they make progression visible without requiring a new exercise every week: the athlete can compare effort, quality and recovery against a stable framework. I edit the independent Japanese SoritiaGo spider-solitaire guide, and I see a similar teaching benefit in keeping the rules constant while increasing one layer of difficulty at a time. That makes it easier to identify which decision caused a problem instead of changing everything at once. I would be interested in a future show-note table that pairs each of the three schemes with its main goal, likely fatigue cost and the type of trainee who should start with it.
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