Are You a G.A.M.E.R.?

by Joe DeFranco Do You Have “IT”? Joe stands in the middle of his warehouse gym in New Jersey, surveying the action. In one corner, an up-and-coming welterweight MMA fighter is deadlifting with a trap bar wrapped in chains, hitting 500 pounds at the top. In another area, a top college football player is…

Articles

Strong Mind, Stronger Body: Lessons from a Warehouse Gym

by Joe DeFranco Joe DeFranco is excited. “I’m pumped!” he told me last week. “I never get to talk to anyone about this stuff! This is shit I’ve been really into for years. It really is one of the secrets to my gym’s success. If people are missing this aspect of training, then…

Speed/ Plyometrics/ Conditioning

Periodization, Probiotics & POWER!

Q: Hi Coach de Franco I am an Irish based coach involved in coaching Gaelic games (hurling/Gaelic Football) And I am intersted in applying the russian conjugate method training to the teams I coach. the issue I have is that this is a completely amateur sport the time commitment is at most three times a…

Off Topic

Improve performance with proper COACHING CUES!

Q: Coach Defranco, I first learned of your work after reading your WS4SB series on Tnation. Once I actually tried the program and experienced the greatest gains of my life (in record time i might add) I became obsessed with everything about your gym and coaching style. Ive literally read every single one of your…

Strength Training

“Behind the Scenes”: Dynamic-Effort Upper Body Workout

When training for POWER, you must attack every rep with intensity & bad intentions! I’ve gotten tons of requests for more “behind the scenes” features; so last Thursday, I got some video clips of my NFL/College football crew during a new cycle of training. Check out the video footage… THE WORKOUT Warm-up 1. Dynamic Bench Press…

Strength Training

Can sprinters improve their maximum velocity in the weightroom? (The answer isn’t as straight-forward as most coaches think!)

Incline/Resisted sprints are great for certain aspects of speed development and mechanics…but will they help with the ‘max velocity’ portion of your sprint? Q: Joe, I run the 100m & 200m in track. I understand that strength is the foundation to speed, but would it be effective in max velocity maintenance? If so, what…

Announcements

Here’s the Deal…

We have been swamped with phone calls and emails regarding this year’s World’s Strongest Athlete Contest, so I wanted to make an official announcement regarding the event. Here’s the deal… I am (somewhat) dissappointed to announce that this years World’s Strongest Athlete Fundraiser had to be cancelled — actually, I’d rather call it postponed.. I say…

Announcements

NEW PRODUCT COMING SOON!

This past Sunday, Smitty and I finished filming a new training DVD that will be hitting the market soon. (FYI, this is NOT the Speed Training DVD I mentioned in a recent blog post. I decided to complete this project before starting the Speed DVD.) Needless to say, I am beyond excited about this DVD because it…

Flexibility/ Mobility

The TRUTH about static stretching… and AMPED Seminar announcement!

The “fear” of static stretching has gotten way out of hand. Read my Q&A below to learn the TRUTH, the whole TRUTH, and nothin’ but THE TRUTH regarding this misunderstood topic. Q: Hey Mr. Defranco, I’m not sure you will ever read this but i figured it was worth a shot. I missed the…

Speed/ Plyometrics/ Conditioning

Speed Training resources, Future Product & bonus video!

Q: Joe, That last video you made was amazing. Thanks for sharing some of what’s going down at your gym. It is inspirational! I wanted to ask, what books/videos would you recommend I read/view regarding good sprint/running technique and developing that in my athletes? I’ve read all your information about “positive shin angle”, but was wondering if you…

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