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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.
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Now displaying: March, 2023
Mar 30, 2023
This week Joe welcomes back Jill Miller to the Industrial Strength Show! Jill is a fascia expert with 30 years of corrective movement expertise that bridges the gaps between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her signature self-care fitness programs - Yoga TuneUp and The Roll Model - are found at yoga studios, gyms, athletic training facilities, hospitals, and corporations worldwide. On today's show you'll hear Jill discuss a number of topics including: A new, innovative [yet gentle] way to decompress the spine, while simultaneously improving shoulder mobility; The role breathing plays in recovery, and ultimately, performance; The benefits of nasal breathing [and techniques/maneuvers to clear your nasal passages]; The "5 P's" of the parasympathetic nervous system; 3 practices we should all be doing everyday to reduce stress, relieve pain, and improve our overall quality of life; Highlights from her newest book, "Body by Breath"...and Much MORE! *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.
Mar 23, 2023
This week Joe welcomes first-time guest Dan Go to the Industrial Strength Show. Dan is a High-Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs from Toronto, Canada. He's worked with thousands of clients during his 15+ year career, helping them lose over 100,000 combined pounds, while also growing one of the most successful gyms in Toronto. In 2018, Dan left the gym world to help high-achieving entrepreneurs improve their health and build world-class bodies. On today's show, you'll hear Dan speak on a number of different topics including: The biggest mistakes Dan made as he began his transformation from being "skinny-fat & lazy" to fit & healthy; The importance of training your MIND (and not just focussing on "physical" goals); The mistakes entrepreneurs make when looking to transform their bodies & minds; The sustainable approach to nutrition/dieting; Dan's daily "non-negotiables"; The importance of lining up your nutrition with your circadian rhythm, Dan's simple [yet extremely effective] "3-2-1 method" for improving sleep quality; The morning coffee hack that prevents mid-day energy crash...and More! *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps goto www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com
Mar 16, 2023
On this week's episode Joe shares 7 in-house experiments that he conducted from 2000 - 2012. Specific topics discussed include: 1) Contrast Training and its effect on sprint times 2) Optimal sled loading for increasing speed/horizontal force production 3) The effect that static stretching the hip flexors has on vertical jump performance 4) The effect that pre-workout static stretching has on speed, power & overall performance 5) Performing your primary workout on Tuesday vs Monday 6) Partial-range lifts and their effect on full-range strength 7) High Resistance Intervals (HRI) - Are they an effective conditioning method for football players? *For a full list of Show Notes with Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.
Mar 9, 2023
Joe starts today's episode by sharing some of the behind-the-scenes "issues" he's been having with his audio equipment...and he explains why today's show dropped a little later than usual. Joe then gives away some free stuff before answering 4 listener questions. TOPICS INCLUDE: 1) Five pieces of advice for a new gym owner 2) Why Joe turned down an NFL strength coaching opportunity 3) Has Joe changed his views on machine training? 4) How to recover faster from your workouts [while improving your heart health]. *For a full list of Show Notes with Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com
Mar 2, 2023
This week former DeFranco's Gym client & coach Cameron Josse returns to the podcast! This is Cameron's first Industrial Strength Show appearance since leaving DeFranco's and becoming a collegiate strength & conditioning coach. Cam spent the last two football seasons at Indiana University and is currently the assistant strength coach at Auburn University. On today's episode you'll hear Cameron & Joe's first conversation since Cam's arrival at Auburn. Specific topics of discussion include: Cam's transition from the private sector to becoming a college S&C coach; Has the "NIL" changed college culture & player work ethic; Auburn football off-season workout/template; How the Auburn S&C staff currently programs sled training into their workouts; Using hill training to increase speed & power [while sparing the joints]; Cam shares some new/innovative speed training protocols currently being used at Auburn...and much Much MORE! *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps goto www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.
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