#39 Donnie Thompson Talks Strength, Mobility, Fatbells...and his cold, hard "Ex-Wife"!
Joe DeFranco's Industrial Strength Show
Joe DeFranco
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2015
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
In this weeks episode, Joe sits down with the first man to ever total 3000 pounds in the sport of Powerlifting - Donnie Thompson! Besides being one of the strongest men on earth, Donnie is also an innovator and trendsetter in the Strength & Conditioning industry. He's the creator of the Thompson Fatbell (a "kettlebell-like" implement with the handle re-positioned inside the bell), the Thompson FatBar, and the Thompson FatPad. But the "creation" that just may stand out more than all the rest is Donnie's "body tempering" technique. During this interview, you will learn exactly HOW Donnie came up with this technique and WHY it works so well. You will also find out how you can incorporate it into your own training. In addition, Donnie shares his #1 "self care" technique that EVERYONE should be doing for their overall health and longevity - regardless if you're a pro athlete, housewife, 50-year-old executive, or weekend warrior. You will also learn about the many benefits of training with "Fatbells"...and much, Much MORE!
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| 0:00.0 | He started his first gym out of a 500 square foot storage closet. |
| 0:08.0 | Boy, you got it, come up. |
| 0:11.0 | Worked his Arsoft to build a world-renowned brand while becoming a legend in the sports performance industry. |
| 0:17.0 | It took 12 years of working my ass off to turn this little gym into a world-renow place. |
| 0:24.0 | And I'm not going to be satisfied until we are, |
| 0:27.0 | number one in the world, in the country, on this block everywhere. |
| 0:31.0 | Damn! |
| 0:34.0 | I'm not trying to blend with the crown. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm trying to make an impact in this industry. |
| 0:42.0 | And now he's bringing his personality. in this |
| 0:45.0 | powerful |
| 0:42.0 | Power impact in the expertise to you |
| 0:47.0 | through this powerful podcast. |
| 0:50.0 | Welcome to the Industrial Strength Show. |
| 0:53.2 | Here's your host. |
| 0:55.2 | Go to Frinkle! |
| 0:58.2 | Hey guys, welcome to episode number 39 of the Industrial Strength Show. I got a very special guest today. He is the first |
| 1:08.1 | human being ever to total 3,000 pounds in a powerlifting meat with a 1265 pound squat 950 785 pound deadlift damn but the the thing that stands out most about this guy is |
| 1:28.1 | that I met him this past weekend and he's certainly not your average meathead. |
| 1:33.7 | More impressive than his strength is actually his knowledge and his passion for fixing people |
| 1:40.1 | by improving their mobility, obviously their strength, and just helping them get out of pain. |
| 1:47.0 | And speaking of which, after I met him this past weekend at the 2015 Swiss Symposium the thing that really impressed me the most |
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