This week's show starts off with a few important announcements followed by Sean Hayes' 4th Industrial Strength Show appearance. Sean - who is currently the Director of Player Performance for the XFL - discusses a variety of topics during today's show. Highlights include: The mixed emotions Sean felt when he left the WWE Performance Center for the XFL; The biggest difference between working w/ pro wrestlers vs pro football players; The new training technology that was used to evaluate all incoming XFL players; The specific tests & performance indicators that were measured during the evaluation process; In-season training; Potential development of a "Football Combine version 2.0"; Freakiest athletes in the WWE; Macho Man, Stone Cold & Ric Flair impersonations...And More! *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com

• IMPORTANT LINKS
• NEW DeFranco Tees! [Order by 4/29!]
• CPPS L1 NJ - June 10 [*Use code: JOED20]
• Sean Hayes (@fla_hayes)
• Sol Ruca's "Flip + Pistol Squat"!
• Ice Barrel [*Use code: JOED20]

Joe kicks off this week's show with a "NEW MERCH" announcement! He then answers 4 listener questions. TOPICS INCLUDE: 1) How to get the most out of 3 hours of exercise per week 2) Determining when to focus on stability vs mobility 3) Joe shares his first "cold plunge experience" in years! 4) DIY weight vest ideas for weighted push-ups...And More! *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.

• IMPORTANT LINKS
• DeFranco's "Essential AF" stack [$20 OFF!]
• Team Forever Strong
• Shoulder Pain? The Solution & Prevention by John M. Kirsch, MD
• Caldera + Lab [*Use code: JOED]

This week Joe answers 2 listener questions and then concludes the show with a "special request" overrated/underrated segment. The main topic you'll hear Joe discuss today is "How To Make Push-ups Great Again". Joe explains why he feels it's a major mistake to drop push-ups from your program once you feel you're "too advanced" for the exercise. He then reveals his Top 7 ways to modify the push-up (in order to increase the difficulty), while sharing his favorite advanced push-up variations. The second topic Joe discusses on today's show is the Lateral Raise. Joe describes how to execute the exercise for maximal medial delt recruitment and minimal joint stress. He then shares his 3 favorite lateral raise variations with the audience. Today's show concludes with a "mini" overrated/underrated segment on the following 3 topics: Neck Training for the General Pop Client, Fasted Strength Training, and "Finishers". *For a full list of Show Notes with Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com

• IMPORTANT LINKS
• DeFranco's Nutritional Supplements [*Use code: MuscleUpApril]
• Team Forever Strong
• CPPS certification [*Use code: JOED20]
• Joe D's Instagram
• Rogue Plate Carrier 
• Business of Strength Spring Symposium