#496 How To Fix a "Clicking" Shoulder, Circuit Training That DOESN'T Suck & More!

·1 hr 18 min·5 clips

Joe DeFranco reveals a simple kettlebell floor press trick that can stop your shoulder from clicking during bench presses.

Joe DeFranco opens episode 496 with personal updates, including a stressful week due to his dog One-Eyed Willie's surgery and his daughters' upcoming private school placement test. He announces a 10% discount on DeFranco brand supplements with code 'muscle up November' and teases a winter merch drop. The main segment addresses four listener questions. First, he advises on fixing a clicking shoulder, recommending a kettlebell floor press exercise to centralize the joint and outlining the 'big three' for shoulder health: thoracic spine mobility, scapula function, and glenohumeral joint balance. Second, he discusses staying relevant online for 20+ years by creating impactful content, engaging with followers, and speaking in his own voice. Third, he explains why a tactical athlete circuit training workout is more cardiovascularly demanding than it appears, emphasizing its benefits for strength, hypertrophy, and fitness. Fourth, he details contrast training or post-activation potentiation, providing guidelines for load, rest intervals between heavy and explosive movements, and work-to-rest ratios. The episode concludes with a reminder about the supplement sale.

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A practical shoulder-health segment anchors a broad episode on training, branding, and conditioning.

Joe DeFranco's episode works best when it settles into the practical details of shoulder health. The conversation gives listeners a usable frame: improve thoracic spine mobility, let the scapula move, make push-ups more intentional with protraction and retraction, and pair pec…

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Want a clicking-shoulder reset that still leaves room for circuits, contrast training, and business talk?

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