Published: May 20, 2019, midnight
In this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin talk with world-renowned strength and conditioning Joe DeFranco.
- The moment he knew he was meant to help people. (6:25)
- How his \u2018tunnel-focused\u2019 mentality jump-started his career early on. (8:12)
- How did the relationship with Onnit happen? Fall out? (11:30)
- His process of scaling himself out of the day to day gym owner duties. (23:40)
- His biggest problems with CrossFit. (28:29)
- The evolution of his training methodology. (44:24)
- Are there different protocols of how he assesses the average person compared to an athlete? (50:05)
- How does he assess a \u2018freak\u2019 athlete? (52:42)
- The amazing story of working with Miles Austin: From \u2018no-name\u2019 athlete to NFL star. (54:24)
- How the \u2018gym family\u2019 is a REAL thing. (1:03:42)
- What surprised him the most about the \u2018politics\u2019 in pro sports? (1:06:21)
- Why studies don\u2019t tell the whole story: The importance of context. (1:09:47)
- His take on social media: The good, the bad & the ugly. (1:17:18)
- How the more you learn, the more you go back and progress. (1:26:45)
- How does he incorporate \u2018new\u2019 technologies into his life? Clients? (1:28:50)
- Why the more you know, the more the answer is \u201cit depends on A, B, C, D\u2026\u201d (1:34:15)
- Has he ruffled any feathers in the world of academia? A \u2018conscious competence\u2019 rant on sled pulling/pushing. (1:35:22)
- What makes his certification different/stand out from the others out in the space? (1:44:52)
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