#569 Most Chin-up Advice is WRONG...Here's What WORKS (Yet Nobody Teaches!)
Joe DeFranco's Industrial Strength Show
Joe DeFranco
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
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 real-world results.) Whether you can't do a single rep or you've been stuck at the same number of reps - Joe explains exactly how to break through your plateau! First, he lays out his proven 4-phase progression to help you get your very first chin-up (without wasting time on ineffective fluff). Then, he reveals his "chin-up cluster ladder" - a simple but powerful method to rapidly increase your strength and reps. You'll also learn the biggest mistake people make with band-assisted chin-ups...and how to fix it so they actually carry over to the real thing! If you're serious about improving your chin-ups, this episode will change the way you train overnight! *For a full list of Show Notes + Timestamps visit www.IndustrialStrengthShow.com.
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| 0:00.0 | He started his first gym out of a 500 square foot storage closet. |
| 0:07.0 | Push, we got it, come. |
| 0:10.0 | I worked his ass off to build a world-renowned brand while becoming a legend in the sports performance industry. |
| 0:16.0 | It took 12 years of working my off to turn this little gym into a world-renowned place. |
| 0:24.2 | And I'm not going to be satisfied until we are, |
| 0:26.9 | number one in the world, in the country on this block everywhere. |
| 0:32.0 | Damn! |
| 0:34.5 | I'm not trying to blend with the crowd. |
| 0:38.3 | I'm trying to make an impact in this industry. |
| 0:41.9 | And now he's bringing his personality, passion, and expertise to you through this powerful podcast. |
| 0:49.6 | Welcome to the Industrial Strength Show. |
| 0:53.3 | Here's your host. Joe to Freiko. |
| 0:57.6 | Surprise, surprise. |
| 0:59.7 | And welcome to episode number 569 of the Industrial Strength Show. |
| 1:06.4 | It is your boy, Joe D. |
| 1:09.2 | Present day, Joe D. |
| 1:11.9 | By the way, not me from 10 years ago, which was the original plan for this week's show. |
| 1:18.2 | But after discussing my five relative strength standards two weeks ago and then getting a bunch of follow-up questions, most notably |
| 1:30.1 | on how to improve chin-up strength. That was the test that most people tend to struggle with |
| 1:38.7 | when Smitty and I mentioned it and then I posted those five tests on my Instagram. |
| 1:45.4 | So I then followed up on that specific topic this past Monday on my Instagram where I made a post featuring WWE superstar Liv Morgan with a guest appearance from my daughter, Adriana, by the way, who I was very |
| 2:03.5 | proud of for her chin-up demos. But anyway, I shared the system that I used with them and hundreds of |
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