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Joe DeFranco's Industrial Strength Show

#539 Principle-Based Programming & Pain-Free Gains w/ Dr. John Rusin

Joe DeFranco's Industrial Strength Show

Joe DeFranco

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

After a 7-year hiatus, Dr. John Rusin (Founder & CEO of Pain-Free Performance Certifications & author of "Pain-Free Performance") returns to the Industrial Strength Show...and he does NOT disappoint! This episode is jam-packed with wisdom, helpful tips, and actionable advice. Highlights from Joe & John's conversation include: What has changed in John's training (since he last spoke with Joe 7+ years ago?); What does John believe the "barrier for entry" should be to become a [professional] personal trainer?; Top 3 traits of great personal trainers; Top 2 mistakes made by new/inexperienced trainers [CLIENTS BEWARE]; Is there such a thing as a "bad exercise"?; The exercises with the highest ROI; What does a PROPER warm-up consist of?; The nuances of weight vest training [HINT: It ain't all sunshine & rainbows]; "PAIN-FREE PERFORMANCE" - WHO did John write this book for and what does he hope they take away from it...And Much MORE! *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com

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0:00.0

Hey guys, welcome to episode number 539 of the Industrial Strength Show.

0:04.3

I am fired up right now because for the second week in a row,

0:10.8

I have another phenomenal guest for you guys.

0:15.3

Last week, we had an awesome conversation with Josh Bryant.

0:20.1

And now this week, we are keeping the momentum going with Dr. John Russon.

0:27.6

Now, in case you weren't around seven and a half years ago when John made his industrial

0:35.0

strength show debut, and in case you have been living under a rock and you're not familiar with John and his work,

0:44.0

he is the founder and CEO of Pain Free Performance Certifications.

0:49.1

He's also the author of the brand new book, Pain Free Performance, Unlock Your Bodies Full Potential

0:56.7

and Train Pain Free for Life. But what led to those things were just two decades of experience

1:06.6

in the industry, in the trenches, as both a physical therapist and a personal trainer.

1:14.0

John, in my opinion, John is one of the best in the business at bridging the gap between

1:20.1

injury prevention and high performance training because of his unique background in both the physical therapy world and the

1:29.9

high performance sports world, you're not going to find many people with John's level of

1:39.6

expertise and experience.

1:41.7

There's a reason men's health magazine named John one of the top 50 fitness experts in the world.

1:48.7

That is a well-deserved title.

1:51.5

And you will quickly realize why they gave him that title as you listen to this conversation.

1:59.0

It is jam-packed from start to finish.

2:02.6

This is just jam-packed with wisdom, experience,

2:08.1

just helpful, actionable information.

2:11.9

Everything John says is something you want to write down

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