Joe DeFranco's Industrial Strength Show

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#454 How To Get Strong AF Lifting Sub-Maximal Weights, The Single Best Way To Do Face Pulls & More! Jan 11, 2024

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Joe kicks off the episode by introducing this week's sponsor and reading a winning iTunes review. He then answers 3 listener questions. SPECIFIC TOPICS INCLUDE: 1) Is it possible to get "Strong AF" lifting sub-maximal weights? 2) What is the single best way to perform Face Pulls? 3) Why Joe believes that his original WS4SB Lower Body strength template is STILL the best template for young athletes looking to improve their strength & speed. *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.

IMPORTANT LINKS
Manukora Honey
Joe D. Double BW Bench Press (425lbs) on his 42nd Bday!
Joe D's Instagram
Westside for Skinny Bastards
Team Forever Strong

#453 BONUS SHOW: 7 "Bare Minimum" Fitness/Longevity Standards I Will Try To Maintain...FOREVER! Jan 04, 2024

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Surprise! Surprise! After telling his audience that he'd be taking the week off [to rest his voice] Joe D. hops on the mic for this "bonus" edition of the Industrial Strength Show! He spends the first 10 minutes of the podcast updating the audience on the doctor's diagnosis of his "mystery laryngitis", along with the results of his recent skin biopsy. He then reads the first winning iTunes review of 2024 before getting into this week's main show topic: The 7 "Bare Minimum" Fitness/Longevity Standards That Joe Is Going To Try To Maintain...FOREVER! *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps goto www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.

IMPORTANT LINKS
ReBuilt 2.0
Joe D's Instagram
DeFranco's Nutritional Supplements [*Use coupon: MuscleUpJanuary]

#452 - How To Make The Best Gains of Your Life in 2024 [Avoid These 7 Mistakes!] Dec 28, 2023

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Joe kicks off the final show of 2023 by updating the audience on his mystery/chronic laryngitis... He then reads the best iTunes review of the year and announces January's [extended] "MuscleUp" supplement sale before getting into this week's main show topic: How To Make The Best Gains of Your Life in 2024 [Avoid These 7 Mistakes!] *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com. Happy New Year, everyone!

IMPORTANT LINKS
Team Forever Strong [ONLY $149/year!]
DeFrancosGymNJ.com
DeFranco's Nutritional Supplements [*Use coupon: MuscleUpJanuary]

#451 "Santa Joe D." Solves His Audiences' Biggest Training & Nutrition Problems - PART 2! Dec 21, 2023

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Joe D. is still fighting laryngitis but he refused to miss this week's pre-Christmas show! He opens the show by announcing the 5 winners of his "Gift of Gainz Giveaway" on Instagram. He then fills the audience in on the new program that he's starting Christmas Day. After revealing some details of the new program - he picks up where he left off last week - solving his audiences' biggest training & nutrition problems. Specific topics include: 1) Figuring out your optimal volume for strength & hypertrophy goals 2) How/When to test indicator exercises 3) How to program warm-up sets when the end goal is hypertrophy vs strength 4) How to get a sufficiently challenging leg workout when you're working around previous back injuries 5) Should you change your diet up during a deload week? *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com

IMPORTANT LINKS
Team Forever Strong app [*Use coupon: STRONG150]
Joe's Instagram (@defrancosgym)
DeFranco's PUMP-N-PRIME

#450 Joe D. Solves His Audiences' Biggest Training & Nutrition Problems [while fighting laryngitis] Dec 14, 2023

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After contemplating cancelling this week's show [due to "laryngitis"], Joe decides to suck it up, grab the mic, and help solve his audiences' biggest training & nutrition problems! Specific topics include: 1) How NOT to 'fly off the rails' nutritionally during "holiday party season" 2) How to replace heavy Reverse Hypers [when your gym doesn't have a Reverse Hyper machine] & How to perform "vertical pulling" exercises [when your gym doesn't have a Chin-up bar or Lat Pulldown] 3) Unilateral exercise execution - Is it better to do all one side then the other, or alternate arms/legs? 4) How to design 2 consecutive days of Full Body workouts without overlapping movements or patterns? 5) How to warm up your entire body in 6 minutes or less... And More! *For a full list of Show Notes with Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.

#449 The Most Underrated Longevity Supplement, Overcoming Left-to-Right Imbalances & More! Dec 07, 2023

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Joe opens the show by announcing this month's "MuscleUpDecember" supplement sale. He then answers 4 listener questions. TOPICS INCLUDE: 1) Joe's 3 favorite [insanely effective] coaching cues for teaching the box squat, bench press and deadlift 2) The most underrated longevity supplement 3) The best way to overcome left-to-right imbalances 4) The 3 areas of Nutrition that Joe has changed his mind on during the past 5 years. *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps goto www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.

IMPORTANT LINKS
DeFranco-brand supplements [*Use code: MuscleUpDecember]
CPPS courses [*Use code: XMAS40]
Joe D's instagram (@defrancosgym)

#448 How Muscle Mass Affects Longevity, Pro Tips for Programming Supersets & More! Nov 30, 2023

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This week Joe answers 3 listener questions. TOPICS INCLUDE: 1) Joe's thoughts on David Goggins training Tony Ferguson for his upcoming UFC fight 2) If muscle is "the organ of longevity" why do so many heavily-muscled individuals die young? 3) Why does Joe incorporate supersets into so many of his programs? [BONUS: Pro Tip for programming supersets] *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.

#447 Giving the Gift of Gainz, Top 6 Most Useful Pieces of Home Gym Equipment & More! Nov 23, 2023

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On this week's Thanksgiving edition of the Industrial Strength Show, Joe gives his audience the "gift of gainz"! He spends the first 20 minutes of the podcast revealing all the special "Black Friday" deals he's offering on his programs, courses, supplements and merch! The remainder of the show is dedicated to answering 2 listener questions. Topics include: #1) The Top 6 Most Useful Pieces of Home Gym Equipment #2) The Hardest Types of Clients for Joe to Train. *For a full list of Show Notes & Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.

IMPORTANT LINKS
Team Forever Strong [*Use code: FUN150]
DeFranco's Nutritional Supplements [*Use code: holiday10]
CPPS certification courses [*Use code: XMAS40]
Iron Business Blueprint
NEW DeFranco Merch!

#446 ROUND 3 WITH BEN BRUNO: Training, Business, Online Confrontations & More! Nov 16, 2023

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This week Joe welcomes Ben Bruno back to the show - and like his previous 2 appearances - Ben does NOT disappoint! Highlights from their conversation include: Do you need to lift in order to become a great trainer; Have celebrity clients ever had a problem training in Ben's small (12' x 15') garage?; The not-so-great golf debate; Is stretching a waste of time?; The TRUTH about Full ROM strength training; Sled training performance factors that nobody talks about; How do you know what to charge as a personal trainer?; How to keep clients long-term; Ben's GO-TO push, pull, hinge & squat variations; Ben's favorite lateral lunge variations; What does a typical workout look like for Ben's clients?; How to get the 95% of the population [that's sedentary] to start moving?; How to speak "client"; Ben's issue w/ Mike Israetel's critique of his training...and MORE! *For a full list of Show Notes with Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.

#445 The Top 7 Exercises for Maintaining Function As We Age, Defining "Longevity Training" & More! Nov 09, 2023

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This week Joe covers 2 main topics. First he explains his definition of "longevity training". [He also distinguishes the difference between his "longevity-based muscle building" workouts versus most "mainstream" hypertrophy programs.] Then, Joe shares his "Top 7 exercises for maintaining/gaining function as we age". He explains exactly WHY each of the exercises made his list and HOW they can be easily programmed for maximal results! *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.

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