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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
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EP 78 - Shoveling Gravel, Fan Bikes, and More
0:00 - Progressing Rucking 4:02 - Shoveling Gravel? 7:00 - Fan Bikes 9:21 - Finding a Good Surgeon 12:17 - MMS vs. Evolutionary Training 15:13 - Becoming a KB…
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EP 77 - Challenges, Parent Coach Relationships, and More
0:00 - Strength Training Scientific Research 3:49 - From Dad, To Grad Updates 4:59 - Other Challenges 7:22 - German Volume Training 9:07 - What's After 10,000…
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EP 76 - Weighted Chin Ups, Surfing, Deadlifting with 10,00 Swings, and More
0:00 - Empty Get Ups 2:33 - Maintaining Strength without a Heavy Bar 7:17 - Weighted Chin Ups 9:05 - Easy Strength Calories 11:24 - Humane Burpee for Rounds…
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EP 75 - One Arm Push Ups, Golf, Strength Endurance, and More
0:00 - A Little Rant 4:47 - One Arm Push Ups 6:00 - 400lb Back Squat with KBs? 9:39 - Off Season Golf Training 14:49 - Is the Deadlift Worth It? 18:27 -…
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EP 74 - Programming, Progressing Swings, Injuries, and More
00:00 - Easy Strength Squats 04:22 - Varied Lifts in Easy Strength 06:39 - Training with Leg Injuries 09:52 - Yearly Programming 11:33 - Training Affecting Hip…
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EP 73 - Training Mom, Squats, Motivation, and More
0:00 - Why Don't Squats Work? 03:43 - When to Train 2 Times per Week 06:36 - Fixing Posture 07:40 - Dealing with Motivation 09:57 - Physical Training / Mental…
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EP 72 - Program Reviews, Kettlebell Types, Belts, and More
00:00 - Thoughts on Binary Questions 07:26 - What Type of Kettlebell? 10:13 - Leg Length Discrepancies 13:00 - Pressing Bodyweight 18:41 - Belts for Squats…
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EP 71 - Posture, Post Laziness Training, FBI Fitness Test, and More
0:00 - Hip Imbalances in Squats 2:24 - Starting Again after Laziness 4:17 - Vertical Jump and Dunking 7:36 - Training Challenges 11:12 - Training for Posture…
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EP 70 - Helping Mom, Training after Covid, BGBSs and More
0:00 - Training Priorities 4:58 - Does My Daughter Need to Olympic Lift 6:37 - Training After Covid 9:40 - Olympic and Power Lifts 11:34 - Teaching My Mom KBs…
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EP 69 - Burnout, 5x5 or 3x8, Triple Extension Swings, and More
Increasing Your Plank Hold Time - 0:00 Work Capacity Training - 03:58 Post Hernia Training - 08:42 Why Snatch Instead of Clean - 11:24 Dealing with Burnout -…
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EP 68 - Hinge Angles, Pressing Problems, Bodyweight Easy Strength, and More
0:00 - Kettlebell Hinge Angle 2:07 - What Is Hypertrophy Work 6:03 - Easy Strength Before MMS 8:47 - Pressing Problems 13:10 - Mom Training at Home 15:10 -…
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EP 67 - What KBs to Buy, Push Up Challenges, and More
0:00 - Preparing for Mass Made Simple 2:24 - What is the next KB I should buy? 4:22 - Fat Loss Workout Generator Schedule 7:35 - Winning a Push Up Challenge…
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EP 66 - Off Seasons, Olympic Lifting, Indoor Cardio, and more
0:00 - Training Through Pregnancy 4:17 - Cardio with Bad Air Quality 7:24 - What to look for in a Personal Trainer 11:30 - Should You Add Salt to Your Water…
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EP 65 - Fixed Weights, Fasting Before Workouts, and more
0:00 - Glute Activation 2:36 - Pull Ups and Hill Sprints 4:22 - Starting Pull Up Training 7:33 - Loaded Carries on Sand 9:32 - Doing Mass Made Simple as a…
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EP 64 - Fixed Weights, Fasting Before Workouts, and more
0:00 - Training with Fixed Weights 3:21 - Do you need to fast before Easy Strength for Fat Loss workouts? 6:50 - Healthy Cold Lunches 10:14 - Maffetone's Two…
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EP 63 - Training After Heart Surgery, Off Season Rugby Training, and More
0:00 - Returning to Training after Heart Surgery 5:22 - Off Season Rugby Training 9:21 - Thoughts on Isometric Training 13:51 - Are Muscle Ups Good? 15:43 -…
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EP 62 - Undoing Sitting, KB Snatch Tricks, High School Insights, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses a KB program for softball and baseball players, kettlebell snatch coaching cues, lifting during throwing season, some in depth…
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EP 61 - Coaching High School, Preparing for Surgery, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses some of his lessons from teaching high school lifters, tips on avoiding ACL injuries, low rep training after a heart attack…
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EP 60 - Mark Twight, When to Buy a Barbell, Atrophy, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses how to exhaust the use of a kettlebell, what he learned from Mark Twight, when to invest in a barbell, tips on learning the…
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EP 59 - Presses, Mantathalons, At Home Workouts, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses increasing your press with poor shoulder mobility, training for a mantathalon, 30 minute at home workouts, making substitutions…
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EP 58 - Going Lighter to Get Stronger, 3 Day Easy Strength, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses doing Easy Strength 3 days per week, getting started as a coach, going lighter to get stronger, a kettlebell focused hypertrophy…
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EP 57 - Turkish Get Ups, Easy Strength for Fat Loss Update, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses heavy Turkish get ups, an update to the Easy Strength for fat loss program, headaches after pressing, big KB weight jumps, extra…
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EP 56 - Deadlifts, Easy Strength, Team Training, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses a question from an 11 year old martial artist, building core strength for beginners, building your back using Easy Strength, how…
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Special Episode - Fat Loss and Nutrition
We have a special episode for you this week! Instead of the normal question and answer format, we uploaded the audio from a recent workshop that was very…
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EP 55 - Plyometrics, Cold Weather, Weight Loss Update, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses doing plyometrics in your 60s, a 2-day high school program, what to do for a 14 year old, how to train in cold weather, changing…
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EP 54 - Gut Health, Grip Strength, Hip Health, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses getting value from workshops, using the push press in Easy Strength, breathing during exercise, his thoughts on supplements…
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EP 53 - Grief, Mass Made Simple for Older Lifters, Pole Vault, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses 5/3/1 versus Easy Strength, the concepts of bow and arrow and hammer and stone, double kettlebell movements, going through…
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EP 52 - Teaching Online, High School Boys, Tranquil Mind, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses strength goals for life, packing the shoulders, transverse plane training, developing a tranquil mind, high school boys in the…
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EP 51 - Deadlifts or Squats, Complex Weight, and More
In this episode, Dan covers 50+ mobility work, 70+ hypertrophy work, adding cardio to Mass Made Simple, deadlifts or squats for athletes, increasing…
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EP 50 - Training on the Road, Easy Strength Questions, and More
In this episode, Dan answers a few Easy Strength questions, discusses a dumbbell one lift a day variation, kb swing technique, using kbs for rugby prep, doing…
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EP 49 - Fasting After Training, Learning to Overhead Squat, and More
Dan discusses convincing a father to change, how long muscle mass lasts, dumbbell only programs, fasting after training, kettlebells that don't fit, learning…
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EP 48 - Strongman Program, Writing Books, Racing to 315 Deadlift and More
In this episode, Dan discusses a 3-day strongman program, balancing pushing and pulling strength, writing books, getting to a 315 deadlift as soon as possible…
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EP 47 - Raising Children, Advice for Myself, and More
In this episode, Dan discusses adding pull ups to the Southwood program, what advice Dan would give his younger self, advice on raising children, the best…
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Special Episode - Dick Notmeyer Workshop
This is the audio recording of the [Dick Notmeyer Workshop](https://youtu.be/TxGk6Un0TlM) on YouTube. --- Have a question? Send it to…
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EP 46 - Big Lifts with 10,000 Swings, Percentages for Women, and Rep Ranges
In this Episode, Dan discusses adding big lifts to the 10,000 Swing Challenge, feedback on using the Big 21 program as a beginner program, percentages for…
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EP 45 - Developing Young Atheletes, Squatting Deeply, Leaning Out and More
Topics include changing waist size, dealing with kb rips, warm up tips, finding a good coach, a one workout per week program, preparing for rugby season…
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Special Episode - Dardik, Maffetone, and DeVany Workshop
This is the audio recording of the [Lesser Known Pioneers in Strength Training Workshop](https://youtu.be/efbHdoJWzKc) on YouTube. --- Have a question? Send it…
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EP 44 - Developing Young Atheletes, Squatting Deeply, Leaning Out and More
In this episode, Dan discusses adding missing pieces to programs, blood flow restricted training, buliding overhead squat mobility, developing young athletes…
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EP 43 - Deloading, Cycling Programs, Making Sandbags, and More
We received several interesting questions this week! How to do 5/3/1 without a squat rack, extending the 10,000 swing challenge to 8 weeks, using alternative…
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Special Episode - How to Learn Workshop
This is the audio recording of the [How to Learn Workshop](https://youtu.be/I-g_tqYe_MA) on YouTube. --- Have a question? Send it to…
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EP 42 - Decisions, Loaded Stretching, Easy Strength Cardio and More
We have a bunch of questions this week! Thank you for sending them all in! Topics this week: loaded stretching, cardio with Easy Strength, family resistance…
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Special Episode - Recovery Workshop
This is the audio recording of the [Recovery Workshop](https://youtu.be/imjJBQF3TcQ) on YouTube. --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com…
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EP 41 - High Rep Pull Ups, Olympic Lifting, and MAPS
This episode has topics that range from paralysis by analysis, high rep pull ups, Olympic lifting, middle aged pull up syndrome, and sleeplessness associated…
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Special Episode - Easy Strength Workshop
This is the audio recording of the [Easy Strength Workshop](https://youtu.be/sdfHcrHIv8k) on YouTube. --- Have a question? Send it to…
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EP 40 - Meal Timing, Lifting Standards, and A Lot More
There were a bunch of questions this week. I get right to it and it still took me over an hour to get to them all. They range from meal timing, adding 15…
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EP 39 - KB Easy Strength, Homemade Equipment, and Band Training
This episode is a little shorter than usual, but I wanted to put out two this week anyway. I cover your questions on KB Easy Strength, my favorite homemade…
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EP 38 - Old Time Strongmen, Loaded Carries, and More
In this episode, I cover topics on old time strongmen, what makes loaded carries effective, how I teach tumbling, whether you need weightlifting shoes or not…
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EP 37 - Giving Presentations, What's Missing from Calisthenics, and More
In this episode, Dan gives his guide to creating presentations, discusses a program involving dips, pull ups, and swings, talks about what's missing from…
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EP 36 - Shift Work, After Mass Made Simple, Easy Strength without Deadlifts
At the start of this episode, I announce my latest workshop on YouTube called Don't Be Binary. I hope you enjoy it. After that, I get into your questions. This…
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EP 35 - Single Leg Training, Deadlift Bar Height, My Favorite Exercise, and More
This episode took a little extra work on the backend, but we got it done! In this episode, I discuss the 10,000 Swing Challenge, my new [Resource…
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EP 34 - Cold Therapy, Lean Body Mass, Bodyweight Training, and More
We're starting to see some silver linings come out of this crisis we are all in. I discuss those briefly at the start of this podcast and then get into your…
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EP 33 - Deprivation Increases Capacity, Developing Speed, Hand Care, and More
Well, my coffee maker broke this morning. It got me thinking about how deprivation often increases capacity. I also answer your questions about developing…
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EP 32 - Another Coronavirus Update, Your Questions, and Feedback
I start this episode with a few more thoughts about the coronavirus and the long and short-term lessons we can learn from it. We also added a special discount…
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EP 31 - Coronavirus Update, Your Questions, and Feedback
This is a special Coronavirus addition. I start the episode with a few comments and things to think about with this global pandemic. We hope everyone is able…
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EP 30 - Keys to Success, Squats for Runners, Knee Tucks, and More
I start this episode off with a discussion on my keys to success. It's really important and I hope you'll at least listen to those 10 minutes or so. After…
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EP 29 - Coaching Feedback, Isolation Exercises, Milo, and Nutrient Timing
Sorry for the delay this week, folks! We had a little technical difficulty this week. This one is a short one, but there's some really valuable information in…
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EP 28 - Asymmetrical Risks, More Turkish Get Ups, Bands and Chains, and More
This episode begins with a fundamental piece of my coaching philosophy and that's asymmetrical risks. In short, asking what's the worst that can happen. Then I…
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EP 27 - Strength Decreasing as Performance Increases, Doing Easy Strength Twice, Training Girls and More
Another bonus episode for you this week! In this episode, we cover questions about leaning out before Mass Made Simple, if you should do Easy Strength twice…
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EP 26 - Binary Thinking, 10,000 Swings for Lent, Farmer's Swings, Kettlebell Standards, and More
This was an especially fun episode because I give you a little preview of the upcoming course called The Art of Coaching at danjohnuniversity.com. This preview…
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EP 25 - Training Explosiveness, Training Post Pregnancy, The Art of Coaching, and More
This was a fun episode with lots of Daniels and Davids asking questions, which makes me extra happy. I start the episode with a teaser about The Art of…