#145 Joe DeFranco | World Renowned Coach, Industrial Strength Show, CPPS
Dave Tate's Table Talk
Dave Tate
4.9 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2022
⏱️ 106 minutes
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In this 145th podcast episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk, Joe DeFranco takes a seat.
Joe DeFranco is a world-renowned strength & conditioning coach and the owner of DeFranco's Gym. His resume includes NFL players from all 32 teams, MLB & NBA players, WWE superstars, UFC fighters, Olympic athletes, high school, and college All-Americans.
Before Joe started his business, it was thought that you needed a large, multi-million dollar facility to succeed. But – after turning his original 500 square foot storage closet into an athletic performance mecca – it suddenly became "in vogue" to own a small garage/warehouse gym. Joe's "gym blueprint" is now the industry standard, and DeFranco's is a globally recognized brand.
Joe is currently focused on educating and inspiring other trainers and gym owners worldwide. He hosts the Industrial Strength Show – a top-ranked weekly podcast dedicated to training for peak performance, mindset, and living your passion. He is also the co-creator of the Certified Physical Preparation Specialist (CPPS) certification course – one of the most respected credentials in the personal training industry today.
Joe's IG: https://www.instagram.com/defrancosgym/
Joe's Website: https://www.defrancostraining.com/
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Joe's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/joedefranco
ABOUT THE HOST
Dave Tate is the founder and co-owner of elitefts.com. He is the author of twenty books and has logged more than 40,000 hours of training and consulting. Dave is married to elitefts co-owner Traci Arnold-Tate, and they reside in London, Ohio, with their two sons. Personal Credo: Live, Learn, Pass on™.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is brought you by EliteFTS.com, founded in 1998 with the primary aim to live, learn, and pass on. |
| 0:08.2 | Please help EliteFTS support this mission by smashing the like button, leaving a comment, sharing with a friend, and thinking of us for your training needs. |
| 0:16.0 | If you can put it in a gym bag or load weights on it, Elite FTS has it. |
| 0:20.2 | What's going on? I'm Dave Tate. We are broadcasting |
| 0:22.5 | from the middle of the elite FTS weight room where the underground still thrives and you're part of the |
| 0:27.1 | crew. It's time to sit down, keep it real, and cut the bullshit. Welcome to Table Talk. |
| 0:41.7 | So today my guest is Joe DeFranco. |
| 0:45.4 | I have known Joe for longer than I probably want to say. |
| 0:46.8 | Let me just put it this way. |
| 0:48.3 | I was thinking about it earlier today. |
| 0:56.1 | I've known Joe since before he had his training center and I even had a lead FTS. That's how far back this goes. |
| 0:57.8 | Wow, that's right. |
| 0:58.8 | Yes. |
| 0:59.8 | Because when I first came down, you know, to meet with Bill, it was about what direction |
| 1:04.5 | I was going to go because I was still working as a trainer. |
| 1:07.4 | That's right. |
| 1:08.4 | Right. |
| 1:09.4 | And I didn't know exactly how or what direction to go into. So I came |
| 1:12.8 | out to meet him just to kind of toss some ideas around. And that's when I met you and Martin. |
| 1:19.1 | And when I was thinking the other day, I'm like, fuck. That's crazy. Because you started Elite in |
| 1:23.3 | 1998, right? That was like 97. That's when I started at Preeces. Wow. I didn't, I knew it, |
| 1:30.1 | but I never thought about it. No, I didn't even just until later. I'm like, holy shit. It's like, |
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