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The Dan John Podcast
Conversations on strength, health, fitness, life, coaching, and anything else that comes up.
Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record.
Dan has written 14 books and has been coaching for over 40 years. He is a wealth of knowledge and is happy…
Episodes
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 136 - Kbs vs. Olympic Lifts, Tabata Swings, Being Mellow, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:30 - KBs vs. Olympic Lifts 5:22 - Double 32kg Standards 10:14 - Swings for Tabata 11:59 - Becoming Mellow 14:37 - Training Raw Beginners 19:29 -…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 135 - Protein, Hungover PRs, Overhead Squats, and More
0:00 - Intro 0:54 - Building Mass Older 5:24 - PRs While Hung Over 9:11 - DeLorme Protocol 14:31 - Group Workouts 17:41 - Hypertrophy or Strength 21:00 -…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 134 - EMOM Programs, Balancing Sport and Lifting, High Rep Work, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:57 - EMOM Programs 6:11 - Working on a Boat 8:30 - Balancing Throws and Lifts 13:59 - Bud Jeffries 17:01 - Program Minimum Feedback 20:04 - High…
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EP 133 - Armor Building, Kids Push Ups, Lower Pecs, and More
0:00 - Intro 2:21 - Upper Body T-Bar Exercises 7:02 - 11 Y.O. Push Ups 11:51 - Bulletproof Knees 15:14 - Hypertrophy in 40s 20:27 - Lower Pec Development 24:39…
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EP 132 - High Rep KB Squats, Natural Movements, Lateral Carries, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:03 - Clean Elbow Position 2:59 - DL Low Back Pain 5:15 - Ladders with Barbells 8:18 - High Rep KB Squats 9:46 - Low Reps for KB Sport 11:14 -…
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EP 131 - What to buy, Preparing for Kbs, Annual Planning, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Which Toys to Buy 5:52 - Learning the Snatch 10:45 - Planning the Year 15:33 - Training with Parkinson's 19:06 - Making 10,000 Swings…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 130 - Archery, Being Single, Hang vs Full Cleans, and More
0:00 - Intro 0:51 - Advice for Myself 9:11 - Having an Eclectic Career 18:48 - Lat and Glute Development 23:09 - Heavy 10,000 Swings 28:13 - Heavy Hands 32:46…
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EP 129 - 48kg KBs, Shift Work, Goals at 65, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:26 - Training with 48kg KB 5:03 - Lose Weight Keep Muscle 9:01 - Training Around Broken Foot 12:24 - Shift Work Training 16:00 - KB Sport…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 128 - Long Limbs, Stress Binging, Hot Yoga, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:37 - Dropping KB Cleans 6:54 - Training with Long Limbs 9:50 - Training with a Baby 14:23 - Stress Binging 21:03 - OLAD for Pressing 23:46 - Big…
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EP 127 - Archery, Being Single, Hang vs Full Cleans, and More
0:00 - Intro 2:19 - 3 Exercise ES 5:51 - Sore Hamstrings 8:05 - Fun or Focused at Gym 11:36 - Veggie Ideas 15:50 - Bench Press and Running 20:34 - Noticing…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 126 - Vertical Push in ES, Fitness for Kids, RKC for Everyone, and More
0:00 - Intro 4:19 - Vertical Push in ES 7:30 - Healthy Fitness for Kids 11:59 - Starting Program for 18 YO 15:06 - RKC for Non-Coaches 20:17 - Hang Cleans at…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 125 - Archery, Being Single, Hang vs Full Cleans, and More
0:00 - Intro 3:59 - Archery Strength 6:46 - Long Term Minimal Programs 11:19 - Single at 30 15:50 - Writing Habits 26:42 - Simple Program at Home 30:05 - Why I…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 124 - Overweight Running, Med Balls for Power, Books for Kids, and More
0:00 - Intro 4:35 - Things I Was Skeptical Of 17:03 - Reps for TRX Exercises 22:09 - 2 Day Training Feedback 27:14 - Straps to Avoid MAPS 29:24 - Load /…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 123 - Overweight Running, Med Balls for Power, Books for Kids, and More
0:00 - Intro 2:33 - Running When Overweight 8:07 - Med Balls for Power 11:16 - Long Kayak Trips 13:54 - Sports Books for Kids 16:29 - Loaded Carry Test 21:23 -…
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EP 121 - Double KBs, Skipping Rope, Beginner O Lifting, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:27 - KBs Without Conditioning 5:30 - Getting Fit to Ski 10:44 - Progressing Squats after Injury 15:41 - Beginner Olympic Lifting 20:53 -…
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EP 122 - Burnout, Easy Strength for Biceps, Young Children, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:32 - Becoming a Fitness Pro 7:59 - Fewer Movements with Life 13:08 - High Blood Pressure Young 20:01 - Training Young Children 22:56 -…
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EP 120 - Back Injuries, Training without Squats, Tumbling, and More
0:00 - Intro 5:37 - Preventing Back Injury 9:35 - Bursitis from TGUs 11:09 - Advancing the Humane Burpee 13:03 - Recovering from Bad Covid 15:05 - Training…
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EP 119 - Olympic Lifting, Mass Questions, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:21 - Olympic Lift Training Frequency 4:18 - Olympic Lift Carryover 5:19 - MMS Ab Work 6:41 - HSPUs for Mass 9:36 - A Power Clean Program 11:03 -…
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EP 118 - Body Comp, Functional Training, Deadlifts, and More
0:00 - Intro 2:14 - Body Comp Measurements 8:10 - Increasing Work Capacity 13:13 - Group Training or Solo 15:41 - Heavy Clubs 21:19 - 3 Day Easy Strength 23:57…
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EP 117 - Body Image, DL Hip Position, Stances for Lifts, and More
0:00 - Intro 5:21 - Body Image for Men 14:17 - Training Throughout the Day 17:56 - High or Low Hips for DL 21:00 - Leg Strength Imbalances 25:05 - Planks as a…
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EP - Chip Conrad | Games, Weightlifting, History, Posture, and More
0:00 - Intro 3:17 - Body Tribe Ideas 6:36 - Tommy Kono 13:38 - MAS Wrestling 18:27 - Playing Games 24:26 - History of Weightlifting 28:09 - Practice Makes…
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EP 116 - Monkey Mind, Weighted Vests, Training After Injuries, and More
0:00 - Intro 4:17 - Stopping Monkey Mind 10:09 - Coaching Performing Arts 14:42 - Weighted Vests 17:20 - Short Ceiling Pressing 18:54 - 200 Snatches in 10…
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EP 115 - Swings and Back Pain, Plateaus at 73, and More
0:00 - Intro 3:39 - Blood Flow Restriction 6:44 - Improving Snatch Test 15:38 - Cleans instead of DL 17:29 - KB Front vs Goblet Squat 19:17 - Plateaus at 73…
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EP 114 - Pull Ups, MAPS, O Lifts, and More
0:00 - Intro 4:32 - Progressing Pull Ups 7:14 - What Causes MAPS 10:35 - Combing O Lifts and Strength 15:05 - Undoing Aero Position 18:15 - Pull Up Hand…
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EP 113 - Mom Getting Up, Behind the Neck Pressing, and More
0:00 - Intro 2:55 - Behind the Neck Pressing 6:22 - Breathing During O Lifts 8:05 - Soldier Commitment to Exercise 15:19 - Exercising Throughout the Day 19:55…
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EP 112 - Sumo or Conventional, Strength or Mass, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Heavy Deadlifts on T-Bar 4:51 - Missing Squats for 3 Months 8:43 - KBs + Yoga 12:45 - Mt. Climbing as Maintenance 15:13 - Sumo and/or…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 111 - MAPS, Bands for ES, Jumping Drills, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Bad Diet on Weekend 4:35 - Programming OH Squats 6:14 - Jumping Drills for Track 8:02 - Back to Pull Ups after MAPS 10:12 - 30 Minute Daily…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 110 - Strength for O Lifts, Ganglions, Goals, and More
0:00 - Intro 3:09 - Strength for Olympic Lifting 8:17 - Ganglion from O Lifting 11:31 - PE Class without Equipment 18:14 - Balancing KB Front Squats 20:55 -…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 109 - 3 Day Easy Strength, Light Dumbbells, Locked Knees, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:53 - 3 Day Easy Strength 3:06 - Light Dumbbells for Strongmen? 5:26 - Ancient Training for Warriors 7:42 - Division 1 to Military Coaching 10:34…
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EP 108 - Off Season Olympic Lifting, Supplements, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Adding Presses to ES4OL 3:29 - My Current Supplements 6:25 - Rucking while Dog Walking 7:25 - Training for Fencing 8:44 - Pike Presses vs…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 107 - Walking Backward, Value of Health, and More
0:00 - Intro 2:36 - Benefits of Backward Walking 6:49 - Training Post Broken Collar Bone 10:34 - Is Health Worth It? 14:41 - Standards for Older Athletes 16:29…
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EP 106 - KB Carryover, Haters, Journaling, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Cardio Suggestions 4:53 - Equipping My Gym 7:52 - How I Journal 13:45 - KB to Barbell Carryover 17:03 - Dealing with Perfectionism 19:21 -…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 105 - Bicep Injuries, Sleep, Skipping Bench, and More
0:00 - Intro 2:38 - Training Around Bicep Injury 7:21 - Training Fast Twitch Muscles 10:00 - Heavy Rucking 13:54 - Distance Running for Rugby 17:20 - Training…
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EP 104 - Action/Reaction, Cyrotherapy, Training with One Arm, and More
0:00 - Intro 3:17 - Is High Intensity Necessary? 5:45 - Weight Lifting with One Arm 8:21 - Action / Reaction 9:53 - Value of Cryo Therapy 12:42 - Cross…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 103 - Lowering Olympic Lifts, Big Bellies from Squats, and More
0:00 - Intro 3:08 - Lowering Olympic Lifts 5:40 - Benching Once per Week 9:35 - Running 3k in 12 minutes 14:20 - My Training Philosophy Changes 18:39 - Deep…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 102 - Dialectical Thinking, Sports of Youngsters, First Pull Up, and More
0:00 - Intro 8:12 - Dialectical Thinking 14:12 - Multiple Sports for 9 Year Old 18:43 - Staying on a Program too Long 22:02 - First Pull Up 23:40 - Only…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 101 - KB Swing Rep Ranges, Training with Spouses, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:59 - Easy Strength and Javelin 5:18 - Elbow Pain with Power Cleans 9:07 - Sprints or Distance Swimming 14:18 - Easy Strength as Supplement 16:59…
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EP 100 - Insights from Injury, Barefoot Training, Eccentrics, and More
0:00 - Intro 9:33 - Insights from Injury 13:50 - Barefoot Training 18:56 - Breaking Up ES4FL 25:20 - KBs for Sprinters 28:12 - Testing Athletes 36:34 - Sled…
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EP 99 - Grief, Hypnosis, Kimchi, and More
0:00 - Intro 3:46 - Getting Through Grief 11:37 - ABC Acculumlation 13:52 - Heart Strength Standards 18:32 - Hypnosis for Sports 23:48 - Losing Significant…
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EP 98 - Home Ownership, The Big 21, Secret Service Test, and More
0:00 - Intro 0:12 - "Put On Some Size" 6:13 - New Homeowner Advice 11:48 - When to Press Heavy 14:23 - Advice before Big 21 21:30 - Secret Service KB Test Prep…
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EP 96 - Litvinovs, Weight Pleateus, Double KB Snatches, and More
0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Litvinovs for BJJ 4:32 - Secret Service KB Test Value 7:47 - Easing Hip Surgery 11:03 - Stuck at the Same Weight 14:18 - Can't Find a…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 96 - Loaded Marches, Too Much Slop, Percentages, and More
0:00 - Intro 0:18 - KB Training for Swimming 2:37 - Loaded Marches 3:19 - Too Much Slop? 7:36 - Original Strength In or After? 10:20 - Training Around Torn…
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EP 95 - Hack Squats, Squat Range of Motion, and More
0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Squat Range of Motion 3:59 - Dancer Body Comp 6:58 - Hack Squats 9:54 - Bodyweight Rep Failure 11:06 - Learning Handstand Push Ups 12:51 -…
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EP 94 - "Normal" Physiques, Starting as a Coach, Jack LaLanne, and More
0:00 - Intro 0:11 - Training With My Son 3:12 - KB Clean for an Hour 5:47 - "Normal" Physique 8:39 - Starting as a Coach 12:47 - Programming Sled Work 16:30 -…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 93 - Swings for Power, Skinny Fat, Random Workouts, and More
0:00 - Intro 0:30 - My Weightlifting Competition 3:50 - Swings for Power 7:39 - Fixing Skinny Fat 11:31 - Youth Basketball Training 16:01 - Too Much Overhead…
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EP 92 - 10,000 Snatches, Core, Grip Strength, and More
0:00 - Intro 0:24 - What's Good Fitness Knowledge? 8:41 - 10,000 Snatch Challenge? 10:14 - Mental State when Injured 14:35 - Somatic Exercises 18:15 - What Is…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 91 - Litviwalks, Benching, Asymmetries, and More
0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Why Bench Is Popular 5:33 - Working Around Bad Elbow 7:13 - Litviwalks 9:09 - Left - Right Asymmetry 11:27 - Losing Weight without Muscle…
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EP 90 - Mentors, Wide Stance Swings, Training Variety, and More
https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohn 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Stretched Ligaments 3:45 - General Fitness Program 6:06 - Imaginary Mentors 10:59 - Heels Only Olympic…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 89 - RDLs, Vertical Jumps, Duck Feet, Rep Schemes, and More
https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohn 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - After Easy Strength 3:12 - Heavy RDLs 5:32 - Vertical Jump Training 9:03 - Duck Feet Corrections 11:39…
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EP 88 - Dinnie Deadlifts, Sots Press, Indian Clubs, and More
https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohn 0:00 - Intro 0:19 - Order of TGU 2:53 - Rowing Strength Program 5:47 - ES Order of Exercises 7:47 - Indian Clubs 9:06 -…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 87 - Olympic Lifting w/o a Bar, Career Advice, and More
https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohn 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Light Weight Easy Strength 2:50 - Paddle Sports 4:24 - Single Leg Training 7:39 - Hypertrophy with…
- The Dan John Podcast
EP 86 - Long Rest Periods, Box Squats, KB Snatch Volume, and More
https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohn 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Police Fitness Test 4:28 - Long Rest Periods 7:10 - Risks of Ankle Weights 9:12 - Improving Your Front…
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EP 85 - Gymnastics, Substance Abuse, Kilts, and More
https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohn 0:00 - Kettlebell Certs 3:33 - Low Responders 6:56 - 3 Day Easy Strength 10:21 - Strength without Mass Loss 13:11 - KBs…
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EP 84 - Couch Stretch, Lifting Belts, Machine Training and More
0:00 - Intro 0:24 - Couch Stretch 3:11 - Machine Based Training 4:57 - Killer Apps for Elderly 6:46 - Programming Bent Presses 9:46 - Truck Driver Fitness…
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EP 83 - Kids, Knee Rehab, Desk Work and More
https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohn 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Keeping Up with the Kids 5:36 - Knee Surgery Rehab 9:52 - Undoing Desk Work 13:54 - Rep Ranges by…
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Special Episode - Taylor Lewis
https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohn Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John…
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EP 82 - Rotator Cuffs, Laziness, Kegels, and More
https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohn 0:00 - Rotator Cuff Work 2:24 - Training for Laziness 5:39 - Kegels? 6:01 - Brain Exercises? 7:05 - Why 2-3-5? 8:45 -…
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EP 81 - Game Day Lifting, Night Shift, Bulgarian Training, and More
0:00 - Getting In Shape After Divorce 3:06 - Do Variations Help My Lift? 6:30 - Working Out Before Game Day 10:02 - Value of Horizontal Rowing 11:20 - Humane…
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EP 80 - Backward Carries, Chi, Falling Asleep, and More
0:00 - Golf Power 2:11 - Falling Asleep 5:55 - Headaches During Squats 8:05 - Is Benching Required? 9:35 - Standards for Girls 11:13 - Chi? 14:05 - Linear…
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EP 79 - New Mic, Standards, Outside Swings, and More
0:00 - Conditioning Programming 3:05 - Strength Standards Programming 5:31 - Strength in Cardio Workouts 8:33 - Zero Calorie Drinks 11:03 - Weighted Step Ups…