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Joe DeFranco's Industrial Strength Show

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.

#468 Is Walking Considered Exercise, The Honest Truth About Turning 40 & More!

78 hours 54 mins; April 18, 2024

#467 Why You Should/Shouldn't Train if You're Still Sore, How To Prevent Groin Pulls & More!

69 hours 41 mins; April 11, 2024

#466 Orlando Tells All! [Intro Music Backstory, Working w/ Joe D, Does He Even Lift & More!]

108 hours 24 mins; April 03, 2024

#465 Why "Evidence-Based" is Overrated, How To Get Pro Athletes as Clients & More w/ Mike Stella

120 hours 34 mins; March 28, 2024

#464 What I Learned About "Imbalances" From Tennis Players, My Must-Try Pre-Workout "Slop" & More!

80 hours 44 mins; March 21, 2024

#463 Programming MasterClass: An In-Depth Look Into The Creation of Joe D. & Smitty's Newest Program

120 hours 40 mins; March 14, 2024

#462 The Truth About Fasting, The Biggest Mistake in Creating Multiple Revenue Streams & More!

64 hours 21 mins; March 07, 2024

#461 The Simplest Way To Determine If You're Training Properly [DON'T Ignore This!]

57 mins; February 28, 2024

#460 7 Fat Loss "Hacks" That'll Blow Your Mind, How To Get Jacked in Half the Time & More!

74 hours 59 mins; February 22, 2024

#459 How To Get More Clients, Earn Their Trust & Make More Money in the Fitness Industry!

88 hours 17 mins; February 15, 2024

#458 Rating The Most Important Training Variables [for Building Muscle], Exercises That Give Me Anxiety & More!

79 hours 31 mins; February 08, 2024

#457 Exercise Sequencing for Achy Joints, Programming High vs Low Reps & Brutally Honest Review #2!

84 hours 1 min; February 01, 2024

#456 Why You Should/Shouldn't Sprint in Sand, NEW SEGMENT [Joe D. Gets Brutally Honest] & More!

75 hours 50 mins; January 25, 2024

#455 How To Create a World-Class Gym/Business Culture, Improving Speed After The Age of 40 & More w/ Luka Hocevar

87 hours 13 mins; January 18, 2024

#454 How To Get Strong AF Lifting Sub-Maximal Weights, The Single Best Way To Do Face Pulls & More!

58 mins; January 10, 2024

#453 BONUS SHOW: 7 "Bare Minimum" Fitness/Longevity Standards I Will Try To Maintain...FOREVER!

48 mins; January 04, 2024

#452 - How To Make The Best Gains of Your Life in 2024 [Avoid These 7 Mistakes!]

58 mins; December 28, 2023

#451 "Santa Joe D." Solves His Audiences' Biggest Training & Nutrition Problems - PART 2!

79 hours 29 mins; December 21, 2023

#450 Joe D. Solves His Audiences' Biggest Training & Nutrition Problems [while fighting laryngitis]

79 hours 22 mins; December 14, 2023

#449 The Most Underrated Longevity Supplement, Overcoming Left-to-Right Imbalances & More!

86 hours 25 mins; December 07, 2023

#448 How Muscle Mass Affects Longevity, Pro Tips for Programming Supersets & More!

69 hours 16 mins; November 30, 2023

#447 Giving the Gift of Gainz, Top 6 Most Useful Pieces of Home Gym Equipment & More!

71 hours 15 mins; November 23, 2023

#446 ROUND 3 WITH BEN BRUNO: Training, Business, Online Confrontations & More!

118 hours 1 min; November 16, 2023

#445 The Top 7 Exercises for Maintaining Function As We Age, Defining "Longevity Training" & More!

71 hours 28 mins; November 09, 2023

#444 The TRUTH About "Time Under Tension" & Hypertrophy, Westside for Skinny Bastards History Lesson & More!

68 hours 28 mins; November 02, 2023

#442 How Aerobic Training Helps Power/Speed Athletes, Craziest Feats of Strength at DeFranco's Gym & More!

93 hours 48 mins; October 26, 2023

#441 How To Develop a Strong Aerobic System, Increasing Your Life Expectancy & More w/ Joel Jamieson

83 hours 0 mins; October 19, 2023

#440 My Thoughts on Loaded Stretching, How To Prevent Weight Training Injuries & More!

78 hours 26 mins; October 12, 2023

#439 The "Key Ingredient" to Improving Speed/Power [at any age], 1000lb Sled Push Programming Insight & More!

72 hours 15 mins; October 05, 2023

#438 "The Iron Business Blueprint" - How To Run A Massively Profitable Results-Driven Gym!

75 hours 7 mins; September 28, 2023

#437 How Important is Training to Failure for Strength & Hypertrophy Gains?

77 hours 46 mins; September 21, 2023

#436 My Experience w/ Free Weights vs Machines: What's Better for Strength, Hypertrophy & Performance?!

83 hours 7 mins; September 14, 2023

#435 The WORST Way To Warm Up, How To "PR" on Every Set, Programming Drop-sets & More!

89 hours 34 mins; September 07, 2023

#434 JERSEY MUSCLE: Anthony Monetti & Joe D. Discuss Training/Competing After 40, Kevin Hart's Injury & More!

97 hours 1 min; August 31, 2023

#433 Dr. Andrew Lock Talks Knee Health, Posture, Understanding Low Back Pain & More!

87 hours 3 mins; August 24, 2023

#432 A Day in the Life of Joe D. [2023 edition], The "Anti-Morning Routine" & More

93 hours 38 mins; August 17, 2023

#431 Sneaky Tricks for Mobilizing Tight Hips [without stretching], Benefits of Bilateral vs Unilateral Exercises & More!

75 hours 50 mins; August 10, 2023

#430 Results From My 30-Day Band Pull-Apart Experiment, Vacation Stories & More!

93 hours 21 mins; August 03, 2023

#429 The 3 Exercises I Plan on Doing Forever + My Opinion on Sissy Squats, Sprinting Year-Round & Foam Rolling!

93 hours 11 mins; July 20, 2023

#428 Jason Brown & Joe D. Talk Aerobic Conditioning, Training Variability, Traits of a Great Coach & More!

95 hours 11 mins; July 13, 2023

#427 The WORST Program I've Ever Done, Two Non-Surgical Ways To Relieve Meniscus Pain & More!

77 hours 1 min; July 06, 2023

#426 10 YEARS STRONG: Ashley & Joe discuss Marriage, Relationships, Hormonal Changes, Training & More!

96 hours 9 mins; June 29, 2023

#425 48 Muscle-Building, Injury-Preventing, Longevity-Boosting Tips On My 48th Birthday!

111 hours 45 mins; June 22, 2023

#424 Muscle Building Research for Dummies, "HardCORE" Farmer's Walk Variations You Gotta Try & More!

81 hours 8 mins; June 15, 2023

#423 How To Bulk Without Becoming a Fat Bastard, Can Stress Affect Your Body Composition & More!

81 hours 43 mins; June 08, 2023

#422 The Optimal Training Volume for Building Muscle, Should Filming Be Allowed in Public Gyms & More!

94 hours 58 mins; June 01, 2023

#421 Why So Many Athletes Lose Speed/Power in College [And What To Do About It!]

87 hours 22 mins; May 24, 2023

#420 Why Most Diets & Workout Programs Fail [And What YOU Can Do To Change That] w/ Adam Bornstein

83 hours 28 mins; May 18, 2023

#419 My Thoughts on Eating Raw Liver, Fasted Morning Cardio, How To Do 60 Push-ups in a Row & More!

82 hours 11 mins; May 11, 2023

#418 How To Drop Body Fat Without Losing Muscle, Why I Bench on a BOSU Ball & More!

98 hours 55 mins; May 04, 2023

#417 Strength & Conditioning in the XFL, FrEaKiEsT Athletes in the WWE & More w/ Sean Hayes!

91 hours 46 mins; April 26, 2023

#416 How To Reduce Your Risk of Dying by 50%, When To Train for Mobility vs Stability & More!

77 hours 4 mins; April 20, 2023

#415 BRAIN GAINS: How To Prevent Cognitive Decline As We Age, The Truth About Ice Baths & More!

81 hours 53 mins; April 13, 2023

#414 How To Make Push-ups GREAT Again, 3 Must-Try Lateral Raise Variations & More!

93 hours 18 mins; April 06, 2023

#413 Using Breathwork to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility & Increase Performance w/ Jill Miller

89 hours 51 mins; March 30, 2023

#412 How To Drastically Improve Sleep Quality, The Morning Coffee Hack You Must Try & More w/ Dan Go!

73 hours 27 mins; March 22, 2023

#411 The Lost Training Files: Sharing In-House Research That I Conducted From 2000 - 2012!

100 hours 47 mins; March 16, 2023

#410 How To Recover Faster [While Improving Heart Health], 5 Pieces of Advice for New Gym Owners & More!

77 hours 33 mins; March 09, 2023

#409 Cam Josse On His Transition from the Private Sector to Collegiate Coaching, Sled/Hill Training & More!

83 hours 48 mins; March 02, 2023

#408 The Perfect Age to Start Strength Training, 3 Keys to Becoming a Great Communicator & More!

72 hours 37 mins; February 23, 2023

#407 The Most UNDERRATED Exercises for Longevity, Top 3 Worst Mistakes Most Lifters Make & More!

81 hours 1 min; February 16, 2023

#406 Body Type Specific Strength & Conditioning [How To Maximize Results & Reduce Injury w/ Lee Boyce]

74 hours 23 mins; February 09, 2023

#405 How To Read Supplement Labels [Buyer Beware], The Most Common Nutritional Deficiencies & More!

84 hours 53 mins; February 02, 2023

#404 Should Obesity Be Recognized/Treated as a "Disease"? [My reaction to 60 MINUTES interview]

52 mins; January 26, 2023

#403 How Chris Bartl Got Off PED's, Beat Depression & Became The Strongest Version of Himself!

76 hours 17 mins; January 19, 2023

#402 How I've MAINTAINED Sub-12% Body Fat [in my 40's] After Losing 30lbs Six Years Ago

84 hours 45 mins; January 12, 2023

#401 The Best Way To Program Cardio for Fat Loss, The Secrets to Preventing Tennis/Golfer's Elbow & More!

69 hours 58 mins; January 05, 2023

#400 23 Life-Changing Habits for 2023, $400 Merch/Supplement Giveaway & More!

101 hours 18 mins; December 29, 2022

#399 25 Coaching Lessons from 25 Years in the Gym Business

82 hours 8 mins; December 22, 2022

#398 Nutrition Talk w/ Jason Phillips: Macros, Muscle-Building, Mistakes & More!

82 hours 15 mins; December 15, 2022

#397 Best Barbell Squat Alternatives for Washed-Up Meatheads, Reacting to Liver King's Apology & More!

77 hours 26 mins; December 08, 2022

#396 Predicting Liver King's Future, Soccer Training Discussion & More!

72 hours 41 mins; December 01, 2022

#395 Happy Thanksgiving & F*ck Prostate Cancer! [The Return of George DeFranco!]

76 hours 1 min; November 23, 2022

#394 Are "Fast-Twitch" Freak Athletes More Injury Prone, How To Become UNF*CKWITHABLE & More!

82 hours 37 mins; November 17, 2022

#393 How To Stay Strong, Explosive and Fit AF Into Your 50's & Beyond [w/ Joe McAuliffe]

95 hours 8 mins; November 10, 2022

#392 "Progressive Overload 2.0" (A Multifaceted Approach to Making GAINS), SWIS Seminar Recap & More!

83 hours 1 min; November 03, 2022

#391 How To Make The Fitness Industry Instantly Better, The "Magic" of Med Ball Slams & More!

81 hours 13 mins; October 20, 2022

#390 How To Improve Technique While Still Lifting Heavy Ass Weights, Shopping Cart Shaming & More!

80 hours 16 mins; October 13, 2022

#389 Max Schmarzo On Training for Power, Programming Isometrics [and other interesting/random stuff!]

105 hours 13 mins; October 06, 2022

#388 Returning To My Roots: Full Football Training Q&A!

88 hours 52 mins; September 29, 2022

#387 Joe D's Longevity Cheat Code

62 hours 58 mins; September 22, 2022

#386 Dave Tate Talks Max-Effort Training for Washed-Up Meatheads, Dealing w/ Internet Stupidity & More!

75 hours 13 mins; September 15, 2022

#385 My Top 11 Hacks for Gettin' JACKED!

82 hours 42 mins; September 08, 2022

#384 Workout Advice for Chronic Low Back Pain Sufferers, Factors Affecting Training Frequency & More!

83 hours 28 mins; September 01, 2022

#383 How/Why/When To Use Chains, Joe Verbally Eviscerates a Disrespectful Listener & More!

75 hours 45 mins; August 25, 2022

#382 Sharing My Latest Blood Work [Things Most Doctors WON'T Tell You But Everyone Should Know!]

79 hours 53 mins; August 18, 2022

#381 Programming Compound Sets to Pack on Muscle, Following a "Non-Ingredient-Based" Diet & More!

92 hours 35 mins; August 11, 2022

#380 The 10 Laws of Training Longevity [Revised]... Plus BIG NEWS!!

106 hours 33 mins; August 04, 2022

#379 Why You Should Replace Your Morning Coffee w/ "Tyrofeine" [BIG NEWS], Hotel Training Advice & More!

87 hours 51 mins; July 28, 2022

#378 Why Your Heart Needs More Than Strength Training & HIIT, Joe D's Health Scare & More!

86 hours 24 mins; July 14, 2022

#377 Why I Changed My View on Aerobic Training for Power Athletes [Critiquing an article I wrote in 2004!]

67 hours 50 mins; July 07, 2022

#376 How To Set Your Child Up For Athletic Success, Sneaky Tricks to Prevent Overeating & More!

67 hours 39 mins; June 30, 2022

#375 The 3 Most Overvalued Aspects of Training [Don't Be Mislead!]

89 hours 48 mins; June 23, 2022

#374 David Weck On BOSU Ball Bashing, Head-Over-Foot Sprint Technique & More!

102 hours 26 mins; June 16, 2022

#373 The "Power" of Sled Relay Races, Fixing Tight/Tender Adductors & More!

88 hours 23 mins; June 09, 2022

#372 MindPump Co-Host Justin Andrews Talks High School Football Training w/ Joe D!

89 hours 7 mins; June 02, 2022

#371 The Truth About Rounded Back Deadlifts, How Much Protein Can Your Body Really Absorb & More!

82 hours 17 mins; May 26, 2022

#370 How Unathletic People Become Great Athletes, Hamstring Pull Prevention 101 & More!

78 hours 14 mins; May 19, 2022

#369 High Performance vs Longevity Training, Using Caffeine as an Ergogenic Aid & More!

85 hours 28 mins; May 12, 2022

#368 Muscle-Building/Mouth-Watering Overnight Oats Recipes, 8wk Sprint Progression [for Meatheads] & More!

96 hours 27 mins; May 05, 2022

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