02.18.05
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Below I
have posted some of the feedback that I received after
posting my Hate Mail from 1/07/05 in the Ask Joe section
of this site. The responses to that email were overwhelming
and I thought that the readers of this website would
find some of them entertaining. Enjoy!
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Joe, keep doing what
you’re doing, because you and your athletes
are BMF (Bad Mother Fuckers). Don't let some jackass
hating on you get under your skin. Not so silent Bob
is just jealous cause he is fat and weak. People like
that piss me off beyond reason!!!!
P.S. I wish I could
have known about you when I was still playing college
football, maybe I would still be playing? But now
I am just a powerlifter who wishes he was in the NFL.
You can call this Fan
Mail!
STITES
3:16
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Joe - keep up the kick ass work man!
You have motivated me as a strength coach and in the
business sense - I also get hate mail, ha ha, and
I only train guys out of my dungeon garage - when
I was a teen bodybuilder I was also accused of being
on roids, problem is too many people have no clue
what intensity or dedication is - and so their results
are crap as you know all too well....
Anyway man, keep up the great work w/all
your clients - you guys are the original wrecking
crew and I am not ashamed to say you have been a huge
motivation for me!
Kick ass in 2005 brudda!!
Zach Even - Esh :)
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Hi Joe. I'm from Denmark,
so first I want to apologise if my spelling is not
correct.
I don't have any question, just a comment.
The guy that is accusing you and your students of
those stupid things don't no what the hell he's talking
about, and need to shut his fu**** piehole (1-07-05).
After I switch to your program (Westside
for skinny bastards) My strength gains has exploded,
and I guess as a side effect my hypertrophy gains
as well.
It's because of people like you, who
are honest, hardworking and have the ability to explain
to ordinary guys like me how strength training works
that I am where I'm today, else I would probably still
be doing some stupid Flex routine.
So I just want to say thank you and
keep up the good..... no excellent work.
Ronni
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Joe,
This is in response to the not-so-silent
Bob comment that you posted. I hope that you post
some part of this to let those that have the belief
that any part of his comments is true. Cowards truly
like to hide behind their unjustified comments, he
will never show up. I grew up a block from you and
although we weren't ever the closest of friends, we
always had a competitive respect for each other through
our desire to be winners. True winners automatically
get put on a high pedestal. Those who never achieved
anything have to convince themselves that other people’s
success must be from cheating. They never realize
that there is a level of work and effort that makes
certain things achievable. Not-so-silent Bob never
worked that hard and never will.
The part that pissed me off the most
is the dig on your father. I personally witnessed
that you being raised by such a good family made you
an over achiever from the time we were playing pee-wee
sports on the playground. I honor your father for
his service to the State as a Trooper and his service
to this country in the Army. You don't have to be
told to keep up what you’re doing, you’re
rather self motivated and you always were. I congratulate
your parents on raising a winner, something this guy
won't ever be. Sorry I felt that I needed to put out
a defense on this, but I was raised to take care of
my own. I don't want you to beat the shit out of this
clown. In my growing age I have mellowed slightly
and I haven't had to fuck someone up in some time.
So for your time that you took to give me advice,
I will destroy this mother fucker. Give him my e-mail,
place of business, whatever need be, I will supply
any info.
Semper Fi,
Patrick Quinn
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Thanks to everyone for
your support! I will continue to try and provide the
most cutting-edge training information in the most
understandable & entertaining way possible. -
Joe D.
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Q: Mr. DeFranco, I just received
your Combine video and I must say I was glued to the
TV for the entire video. Man, you know your stuff
regarding those tests!! My question is who are you
training for the combine this year? I really enjoy
reading about the athletes that you train because
you always produce such great results. And the pictures
of your athletes motivate me everyday to train my
butt off!!
Keep up the great work coach.
Jason S.
A: Jason,
I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
We’ve gotten nothing but rave reviews about
it. It was the first video ever created on how to
master the Combine tests and I think we delivered
some top-notch information. I’m sure you will
see a lot of copycat videos being released in the
near future, but nothing can beat the original.
Believe it or not, I was going to take
this year off from preparing guys for the NFL Combine
and their Pro Days. I’m absolutely swamped right
now running the business and preparing for our new
mega-facility. To make a long story short, I was overwhelmed
at how many agents contacted me regarding my Combine
preparation program. In the end, I just couldn’t
stay away for a whole year. Although I’m working
non-stop, 7 days a week, I ended up taking on 15 prospects
from 4 different NFL agencies. Unfortunately, we had
to turn a lot of prospects away, but we have a great
crop of “blue-collar” kids who are working
their asses off. Most of these kids aren’t household
names, but they will open up some eyes after the Combine
and/or their Pro Days. These kids are a bunch of tough,
overachieving, SOB’s who are destined to succeed.
Here’s a sneak peak at a couple kids from our
2005 class.
Diamond Ferri, Safety, Syracuse
University
Diamond may have had the best overall
individual performance of the college football season.
He started at both running back and safety this year
against Boston College. He rushed for 141 yards and
2 TD’s on offense and had a 44-yard interception
return for a TD to go along with his 6 tackles on
defense.
Look for this confident safety to shock some people
with his speed at the NFL Combine. (Last week he performed
8 incline glute-ham raises with a mini band wrapped
around his neck and holding a 25 lb. plate!)
Jamar Enzor, Middle Linebacker,
University of Cincinnati
Jamar has vertical jumped 39 ½”
and ran a 4.59-second 40-yard dash in training. This
was with a deep thigh bruise that he suffered in the
Gridiron Classic All-Star football game. Jamar will
be 100% at the NFL Combine. At 245 lbs., a 4.4-second
40-yard dash will not be out of the question!
Carlyle Holiday, Wide Receiver
/ Quarterback, Notre Dame University
Carlyle may be one of the best overall
athletes in the country. He is running his 40-yard
dash in the 4.4’s and he’s bench-pressed
225 lbs. 17 times in training! He’s pictured
above box-squatting 405 lbs. with an added 80 lbs.
of chain. Not bad for a QB/wide receiver, huh?
Jimmy St. Louis, Tight End,
Murray State University
The 6’05” tight end is
up to 270 lbs. and running consistently in the low
4.6’s in the 40-yard dash! He has also vertical
jumped 34” in training. Look for him to shoot
up the draft boards after his NFL workouts. He is
pictured above box-squatting 500 lbs.
Brian Markowski, Offensive
Lineman, University of Connecticut
Last Tuesday, Brian vertical jumped
32 inches. On Thursday, he bench-pressed 225 lbs.
28 times. On Friday, he ran a 4.83-second 40-yard
dash (weighing 293 lbs.). On Saturday, he box squatted
625 lbs. Not a bad week of training!
Rich Demers, Fullback, University of Massachusetts
Rich is a freak of nature. The 6’0”
255 lb. fullback has bench-pressed 225 lbs. 40 times
in training (yes, I said 40) and he has run a 4.59-second
40-yard dash. He is pictured above benching 480 lbs.!
Grant Adams, Wide Receiver, Boston College
Grant has simultaneously transformed
his body while increasing his speed. He has begun
to master the agility tests, clocking in at 3.9 in
the 20-yard shuttle and an amazing 6.3 in the 3-Cone
drill.
Keron Henry, Wide Receiver,
University of Connecticut
This 6’02” 222lb. explosive
wide receiver has vertical jumped 39 ½ inches
and broad jumped 10 feet in training already. He has
mastered his 40-yard dash start and he’ll run
his first full 40 this week. He is pictured above
close grip bench-pressing 315 lbs. for 4 reps.
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