Joe DeFranco: The legendary fitness coach and educator on how you can live stronger for longer

As the old adage goes, from little acorns grow mighty oaks.

DeFranco’s Training Systems began life in a 500 square foot storage closet, and has grown into one of the most successful and highly regarded brands in the fitness and sports performance industry.

Spear-headed by Joe DeFranco, a world-renowned personal trainer and educator with more than a quarter of a century’s experience in the fitness and sports performance arena, with a client list a who’s who of household names, including players from all 32NFL teams, WWE wrestlers and UFC fighters.

In our full and frank conversation with Unfiltered’s contributing editor Dr Jonny Rees, PhD, DeFranco, a refreshingly straight-talking New Jersey native, explains how what seemed like a disaster at the time - his own career-ending injury - helped make him the world-renowned coach he is  ...