In this week’s episode, Joe answers your training questions! TOPICS INCLUDE: Treadmill Sprints – The Good, Bad & Ugly; Effective uses of the “speed ladder” [which leads to a tangent on winning, losing & “participation trophies”]; How important is “the pump” when training for hypertrophy; Joe D’s favorite workout “finishers”; The one thing Joe D. hates about…

In this weeks episode, Joe sets the record straight regarding the REAL way to improve an athlete’s sport-specific agility! SHOW #TIMESTAMPS 6:30 – Joe talks about the common things you’ll find online when you search “agility training” 9:55 – Joe begins to explain his history with agility training and how he used to train his athletes [and…

In this weeks episode, Joe answers some popular follow-up questions pertaining to last weeks podcast interview with Triple H.   SHOW #TIMESTAMPS 13:35 – Joe reads the first question of today’s podcast  15:15 – Joe gives his thoughts on “training til failure” & talks about how Triple H hasn’t “missed a rep” in 5+ years 19:32 – Joe discusses…

In this weeks episode, Paul Levesque [more popularly known as Triple H] finally makes his appearance on the Industrial Strength Show! Triple H is a 14-Time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE [World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.]. Not only that, he is also WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events & Creative. Needless to say, he’s a busy man. Joe got…

In this week’s special 2-hour edition of the Industrial Strength Show, Joe D. takes his listeners through his “timeline of success”. This timeline reveals the most important decisions, events and dates that have had the biggest impact on making DeFranco’s Gym what it is today. Taking this “trip down memory lane” will give aspiring personal trainers and gym owners a behind-the-scenes…

After a 2-week hiatus, Joe D. returns [along with special co-host Ashley DeFranco] to answer YOUR training questions!   SHOW #TIMESTAMPS 06:00 – Training tips & never-before-discussed tricks for dominating the 225lb bench press rep test 16:10 – How to organize sprinting and lifting in the same session 22:35 – Troubleshooting the barbell squat [Mobility vs Stability…

This week, Joe celebrates his 1-year “Podcastiversary” by reviewing his Top 17 Takeaways from the guests that appeared on the Industrial Strength Show!  SHOW #TIMESTAMPS 00:06:00 – Joe recognizes the best iTunes reviews of the week 00:13:00 – Joe shares a cRaZy story about how this weeks podcast almost had to get cancelled! [see pic below] 00:28:40…

Joe kicks off this episode with a huge announcement regarding the future of the Industrial Strength Show podcast. He then gets into today’s training topic – Should Women Train Differently Than Men?   SHOW #TIMESTAMPS 00:01:20 – Joe recognizes his listeners who left the best iTunes reviews this week 00:09:00 – Joe makes a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT regarding the…

In this weeks episode, Joe clears up any confusion regarding the true meaning of the word periodization. He also gives a straightforward, understandable overview of both “Linear” & “Conjugate” periodization models. He then explains the benefits and drawbacks of each, along with some common misconceptions. He provides real-world examples of when each model can be…

In this weeks episode, Joe reveals the thought-process that goes into each and every program he designs… For the first time ever, he shares his “Top 6 Principles of Writing an Effective Program“. Hearing [and learning] these principles will give you a much better understanding as to what goes on “inside Joe’s head” and why…