This weeks show started with Joe answering an email from an aspiring personal trainer who wanted to know what pisses Joe off about Personal Trainers. This led to a rant in which Joe revealed his Top 5 Personal Trainer Pet Peeves. After Joe finished his rant, his mom (Lucy DeFranco) joined him for a special…

Another week has come to an end and that means another NEW episode of the Industrial Strength Show!  In this weeks episode, Joe D. speaks candidly on a variety of topics that vary from Conjugate Periodization to rumors regarding his eyebrows! (seriously) Check out the show notes below if you’re interested in finding out the topics of the…

“Everyone has adversity that they have to deal with in life, but it’s how we handle that adversity which will ultimately define us.” -Eric LeGrand Just when you thought the Industrial Strength Show couldn’t get much better, Eric LeGrand enters the building and delivers the best damn show yet! NOTE: Please check out Team LeGrand…

In this week’s episode, Joe D. talks shop with NY Times best-selling author Kelly Starrett. NOTE: You may want to grab a pen and paper before you start listening because this interview is jam-packed with 90 straight minutes of ‘Knowledge bOmBs’! Here are just a few of the things that are discussed on this weeks…

In this week’s episode, Joe DeFranco’s original poster child, Brian Cushing, stops by the Industrial Strength studio to talk about his [four] off-season surgeries, changes in his training, rituals and habits that contribute to his success, nutrition, recovery, the psychology of the famous “Gun Show” and much, MUCH more! Here are some of the things…

In this week’s episode, Joe DeFranco’s 13-year client and friend, Dave Diehl, stops by the Industrial Strength studio to talk training, football, and most of all – LIFE! There are enough life lessons in this podcast to last you…well…a lifetime! Here are some of the things we learned during Joe’s conversation with Dave: Everyone in…

In this week’s episode, Joe addresses the following topics: Optimal training intensities for young athletes The single biggest mistake parents and coaches make when “conditioning” their kids! (EXTREMELY IMPORTANT) Best “bang-for-your-buck” exercises for kids to safely develop strength Joe’s thoughts on early athlete specialization Learn the sports Joe refers to as “The Big 3” for…

Joe D. starts the podcast off by letting everyone know that his dad (George DeFranco) hates speaking on camera and doing interviews. So Joe lets him get in the groove by giving him a nice warm-up question that he’d be comfortable with…He asks his dad to list 3 THINGS THAT PISS HIM OFF the most!…

On this week’s podcast, Joe discusses the biggest obstacle he had to overcome when opening his storage closet “gym”. This leads to an epic rant about his first encounter with “Mrs. Jones”. [You gotta hear this. FUNNY & INSPIRING.] OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE: In-season training philosophy The importance of having “Indicator exercises” in your program Where…