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Joe trains a wide array of athletes from professional
to high school. We've provided some shots to see Joe
and these athletes in action.
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Amateur boxing sensation, Duchant Johnson, works on his knockout power by finishing his workout with some sledgehammer tire chopping! |
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Dallas Cowboys fullback, Deon Anderson, knows the importance of a powerful lower body – he is pictured above box squatting 545 lbs. for 3 reps! (He holds the gym record with a 635 lb. max box squat.) |
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English rugby player, Dean Miller, improves his power endurance by performing high-rep log clean & presses! |
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Reverse band bench + 80lbs. of chain |
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Dallas Cowboys fullback, Deon Anderson, shows how he built his “bullfrog-like” neck! He is pictured above performing high-rep dumbbell shrugs with the 150’s! |
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Former University of Buffalo tight end, Chad Upshaw, shows great relative strength for a big man by performing Blast strap scarecrows. |
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Band suspended kettlebell single leg squats |
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Barbell floor press |
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Farmers Walks (202 lbs. each hand) |
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600 lb. tire flip |
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English rugby player, Craig Miller, locks out the heavy log during our 2007 Strongman Competition. |
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Rotational med ball slams |
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Hand-over-hand car pull |
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Zercher walks w/ cambered bar |
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Super Yoke walks |
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Hand-over-hand heavy sled pull |
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High-rep “Torpedo” deadlifts |
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600 lb. tire flip
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Prowler sprints |
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N.Y. Giants O-lineman, Dave Diehl, shows off his traps…and his new ink! He is pictured above finishing off his upper body workout with some barbell shrugs! |
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Atlanta Thrashers defenseman, Mark Popovic, takes 405 lbs. for a backward sled drag through the tough terrain of our back parking lot! |
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Monmouth University’s Miles Austin re-writes the DeFranco’s record board in the College Athlete Division (under 220 lbs.) He is seen above vertical jumping an amazing 43 inches and bench-pressing 225 lbs. 23 times! |
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Virginia Tech safety, Justin Hamilton, finishes his upper body workout with 100-rep BLUE band pushdowns! J. Ham completely transformed his physique & his speed during his 5-week stay at DeFranco’s. The 6’03”, 215 lb. safety was clocked at 4.41-seconds in the 40-yard dash while training at DeFranco’s. |
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Toronto Blue Jays 1st baseman, Vito Chiaravalloti, completes an impressive 3 reps with 340 lbs. with the awkward cambered squat bar! |
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Duke defensive end, Phil Alexander, displays the ultimate combination of speed & strength. The lean & mean 270-pounder is pictured above blasting a sprint on the resisted TredSled & crushing 405 lbs. (plus 80 lbs. of chain) for 2 reps in the box squat! |
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GOT MUSCLE?
Virginia Tech safety, Justin Hamilton (left), & Duke defensive end, Phil Alexander (right), show off some impressive muscle after an upper body workout at DeFranco’s. |
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Temple offensive lineman, Stan Primus, makes easy work of 495 lbs. in the reverse green band press and then teams up with Phil Alexander to finish off his massive triceps! Stan has run an official 4.9-second 40-yard dash at a bodyweight of 320 lbs.! |
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Former Notre Dame star & current Arizona Cardinal, Carlyle Holiday, executes a perfect 40-yard dash. |
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Pictured above is 1st Team All-Atlantic 10 offensive tackle, Ryan Gibbons of Northeastern, finishing a recent workout with Ironmind’s Blockbuster pinch grip blocks. The 6’06”, 320-pounder has been improving his grip strength for his future in the NFL! |
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Kent State linebacker/defensive end, Justin Parrish, improves his upper body strength & power by performing dumbell floor presses with 100 lb. dumbells. |
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Cleveland Indians 3rd round draft pick, Carlton Smith, strengthens his legs & improves his balance by performing suspended chain single leg squats. This dreaded exercise helped add some speed to the pitcher’s (already fast) fast ball! |
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Virginia defensive tackle, Kwakou Robinson, strengthens his upper back and grip by attacking a set of lat pulldowns with the 36” Pro-Style thick lat pulldown bar. |
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| N.Y.
Giants guard, Dave Diehl, gets his weekly P.N.F.stretching
routine at DeFranco’s. Dave
comes in once a week during the season to stay
flexible and remain as pain-free as possible.
Joe DeFranco is pictured above performing the
hip flexor stretch, as well as some light traction
on Dave’s hip. |
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| University of
Massachusetts fullback, Rich Demers, destroys
480 lbs. in the bench press.
After this easy rep, he went on to complete 40
reps with 225lbs! |
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| Former Murray
State Tight End, Jimmy St. Louis, box squatted
500 lbs. and ran a 4.57-second 40-yard
dash, weighing 261 lbs., for NFL scouts.
Not a bad combination of strength & speed
for a 6’06” guy. He is currently with
the Tennessee Titans. |
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| Jacksonville
Jaguars linebacker, Jamar Enzor, hits 345 lbs.
for 5 reps in the close-grip bench press. |
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| Ex-Notre Dame
star and current Arizona Cardinal, Carlyle Holiday,
proves that quarterbacks/wide receivers can lift
heavy weights too! He is seen here box
squatting 405 lbs. + 80 lbs. of chain. |
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| New Orleans Saints
wide receiver, Keron Henry, works on improving
his upper body strength for the upcoming season.
He completed 5 reps with 315 lbs. in the close-grip
bench press in the above photo. |
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| Former University
of Miami 1st baseman and current New York Met,
Jim Burt Jr., completes a 50-yard farmer’s
walk with 225 lbs. in each hand! (This
picture was taken at 10:00a.m. on December 3rd
and it was 35-degrees outside!) |
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| Cleveland Indians’
1st round draft pick, Corey Smith, works on improving
his forearm and grip strength by using the BNS
wrist roller strap. Corey is seen here
completing his 2nd rep with 100 lbs.! |
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| Edgar Puzio,
who started every football game for 4 years at
the University of Rhode Island, hits a massive
600lb. reverse band bench! |
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| Corey Smith
strengthens his forearms, fingers and hands from
yet another angle. He is seen here finishing his
workout with Ironmind’s “Twist
Yo' Wrist” wrist roller. |
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| Former University
of Miami baseball captain, Jim Burt, executes
a textbook rep of barbell reverse lunges, front foot elevated. Jim possesses
the strength of a football player with the flexibility
of a gymnast. |
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| William Paterson
University catcher, Jeremy Winter, strengthens
his posterior chain, quads and forearms by performing trap bar deadlifts. Jeremy is
in the process of making a complete transformation
for this baseball season. |
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| New York Mets
draftee, Jim Burt, tries to hold on for a couple
more seconds in the 50-pound plate pinch
grip. |
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| Carolina Panthers
linebacker, Brandon Short, attacks a set of dumbell
floor presses during one of his off-season
upper body workouts with Joe DeFranco. |
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N.Y. Giants guard,
David Diehl, drives up his final rep in the 3-board
press. Dave completed 3 reps with
405 lbs. using a 14" grip. (Look out defensive
lineman!) |
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| Cory Smith of
the Cleveland Indians gets primed for spring training.
Corey had a great off-season of training with
Coach DeFranco. He has improved upon his strength,
flexibility and conditioning. He is seen here
working on his hip flexor flexibility. |
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| Boston College
offensive lineman, Augie Hoffmann, tries to relax
as Joe DeFranco increases his hip flexibility with some advanced stretching techniques. |
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Boston College
graduate, Augie Hoffmann, performing dynamic
box squats in preparation for his NFL
Pro Day. Augie is seen here using 315 lbs. of
bar weight with an added 280lbs. of chain and
band tension.
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| N.Y. Giants
linebacker and special teams standout, Kevin Lewis,
executing a perfect rep in the reverse
hyperextension. There is no other exercise
that works pure hip extension like the reverse
hyper. This exercise should be a staple in every
athlete's program. |
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| Carolina Panthers
linebacker, Vinny Ciurciu, gets ready to perform
his final set of barbell step-ups.
This was one of the exercises that helped Vinny
run a 4.43-second 40-yard dash, weighing 240 lbs.,
at his NFL Pro Day at Boston College. |
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| Philadelphia
Eagles linebacker, Dhani Jones, in the bottom
position of a barbell reverse lunge.
This exercise is a very athletic movement that
works strength, balance, flexibility and conditioning
all at once. |
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| Dhani Jones gets
ready to perform his 8th set of dynamic
box squats with chains. He routinely
completes 2 reps in under 2.5-seconds with this
weight (320 lbs. at the top). Now that’s
explosive power! |
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| San Diego Chargers
defensive tackle, Eric Downing, destroys 5 reps
in the chain bench press under
the watchful eye of his performance coach, Joe
DeFranco. |
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| New York Jets
signee, Jay Nerys, strengthens his triceps by
performing barbell triceps extensions
with chains. Jay was a 1st team All-American
guard for I-AA national champion University of
Delaware. |
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| Vinny Ciurciu
of the Carolina Panthers displays his strength,
power and incredible conditioning during one of
coach DeFranco’s “strongman”
conditioning workouts. Vinny is pictured
here flipping a 500-pound tire for 5 reps and
then performing a 30-yard backward sled drag through
some uncut grass! |
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| Big Dave Diehl
of the New York Giants starts his leisurely stroll
through a 50-yard farmers walk obstacle course. (It shouldn’t look this
easy!) |
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| Philadelphia
Eagles linebacker, Dhani Jones, explodes through
a 500 lb. tractor tire
flip during a recent conditioning workout
with coach DeFranco. |
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