Joe DeFranco's Industrial Strength Show

#588 The Strength Training Retirement Plan (Plus Q&A)

This week, Joe explains why strength training should be viewed as a "retirement plan for your body" and breaks down the "Strength Training Snowball Effect" — eight positi

#587 Has Full Range of Motion Training Gone TOO FAR?

Has full range of motion training gone too far? This week, Joe questions whether the fitness industry pendulum has swung too far — from half reps and poor mobility to for

#586 The Fitness Industry's Biggest Coaching Scam

In this episode, Joe exposes what he considers one of the fitness industry's biggest coaching scams: influencers who train a celebrity or pro athlete ONE TIME, film the w

#585 Strength Training Shouldn't Look Like Your Sport (+ Full Q&A)

In this week's Q&A episode, Joe answers three listener questions covering sport-specific strength training, how to train someone who hates working out, and the ultimate p

#584 My 6-Month Obsession: The Full Story Behind "Lean Bastard"

It took Joe six months to create a program that only lasts nine weeks. In this episode, he explains why. Joe pulls back the curtain on the creation of Lean Bastard, shari

#583 Don't Get Blood Work Before Listening To This!

Joe is back from vacation and he's got a lot of catching up to do...but he's only got an hour to do it! He kicks off this fast-paced "return episode" with a vacation reca

#582 I Rated EVERY Piece of Equipment in My Garage Gym

After receiving many requests, Joe finally opens the garage doors and gives listeners a complete rundown of the equipment in his home gym. But this isn't just another gar

#581 How Training In My 100-Degree Garage Changed My Body (And My Workouts)

After training in his 100-degree garage gym for weeks, Joe decided to do something he hadn't done in over 25 years — join a commercial gym. What happened next completely

#580 Critiquing MY OWN Advice From 20+ Years Ago

A longtime listener recently dug through his collection of Joe's old Ask Joe Q&A's, T Nation articles, and EliteFTS posts from over 20 years ago… and he challenged Joe to

#579 Why Your Warm-Up Sets Are Making You Weaker...And Other Costly Training Mistakes!

In this episode, Joe D. explains why one of the most common warm-up mistakes is actually making lifters weaker before their work sets even begin. He shares a smarter appr

#578 - I'm Turning 51 This Week: Here's 15 Things I Believe NOW More Than Ever...

This week, Joe celebrates his 51st birthday by sharing 15 lessons, principles, and beliefs that have stood the test of time throughout his life and 30-year coaching caree

#577 Sleep Deprived? Don't Skip Your Workout...Change THIS Instead!

We've all been there… You slept like crap, you're exhausted, and you've got a workout scheduled. So what should you do? Skip the workout? Push through as planned? Or modi

#576 - If I Could Give You Only ONE Training Tip Per Body Part...

What if you could get 30 years of coaching experience condensed into one training tip per body part? This week, Joe takes on a unique challenge from a listener: Give the

#575 An Ordinary Guy Who Did Something EXTRAORDINARY...

On this week's episode Joe & Smitty introduce the world to Derek Medeiros, aka, this year's SB911 GRAND CHAMPION! Highlights from this conversation include: Derek's minds

#574 I DISMANTLED a Fitness Influencer's TERRIBLE Program...And Showed How To Fix It

On this week's show a listener asks Joe to review a workout that his son got from a popular "fitness influencer"...and Joe does NOT hold back with his critique! After dis

#573 Bedtime Snacks That'll Get Ya JACKED (+ Bodyweight-Only Arm/Delt Training & More!)

On this week's show Joe covers 4 topics: 1) How to kill your nighttime cravings WITHOUT killing your gains (Joe shares 4 of his favorite high protein, easy-to-prepare bed

#572 Training To Failure vs 0 RIR: The Difference MATTERS (+ Summer Shred Lies EXPOSED)

Joe kicks off this week's show with 3 big announcements regarding the Iron Business Blueprint, this month's "MuscleUp" supplement sale & NEW MERCH! He then answers 3 list

#571 How Quality-Obsessed Coaches Scale Their Gym Business (Without Selling Out)

On this week's show Joe D. & Chris Tutela shatter some of the most common myths & misconceptions surrounding gym ownership. More specifically: 1) You can't scale without

#570 3 "Training Rules" I Break Every Week (+ Vegas/Wrestlemania Stories!)

Joe is back from Vegas and on this week's podcast he's sharing all the behind-the-scenes stories from his trip! Other topics discussed include "the 2-exercise warm-up tha

#569 Most Chin-up Advice is WRONG...Here's What WORKS (Yet Nobody Teaches!)

Most chin-up advice you'll find online is either incomplete or complete bullsh*t! In this week's episode, Joe breaks down what actually works (based on his 30 years of re