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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 24 - Special Announcement, Minimalist Programs, Agility, Veggie Consumption, and More
We have a very special episode today! First off, it's an extra one because you all have been asking so many great questions. Second, we've changed the name of…
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EP 23 - Hurdlers, Dunking, Program Design, Good Strength Books, and More
Thanks for checking out Episode 23 of The Dan John Podcast. In this episode, I answer your questions about training hurdlers, keeping your training at 20…
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EP 22 - Plateaus, Training Barefoot, Developing Speed, and More
These questions just keep pouring in, so we're going to be doing more frequent, shorter episodes for a while and see what you all think. In this episode, I…
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EP 21 - Following the Plan, Isometrics, Training Young Adults, and More
I have another episode filled with questions for you. We have lots of good questions this week touching on topics like being an overweight personal trainer…
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EP 20 - Middle Age Fat Loss, Cycling, Ab Exercises, and More
We dive right into the questions this episode and answer a bunch of them! We have questions ranging from cycling, discus world records, the best ab exercises…
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EP 19 - Asymmetrical Risks, Alternatives to O Lifting, Learning Beach Volleyball, and More
This was a fun episode because Brian was here in Utah to help me shoot it and a bunch of other videos that will be coming to my YouTube channel soon. In this…
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EP 18 - Coaching 101, Process Resolutions, Heavy Swings, Bench Press Arching, and More
As the new year comes along, I'm always reminded about resolutions and how much I prefer process goals to outcome goals. After discussing that and Coaching…
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EP 17 - My Current Training, Website Updates, and Lots of Your Questions
I start this episode with a quick review of my upcoming training and review a big update Brian made on the site. After that, I answer questions about what you…
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EP 16 - The Value of Smoking, Deadlifts with MMS, Carries on One Lift a Day, and More
I gave a talk last week and had a good question about smoking that got me thinking about the value of smoking. Don't worry, I still don't want you smoking for…
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EP 15 - Responding to Last Week's Controversy, Sprinting in Your 50s, and More
I had fun with this episode. I start it off with a response to the controversy I started last week about my comments on Turkish getups and then move on to some…
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EP 14 - "Bounce," "Rest a little," Get Ups, Making Weight, Mobility and Agility and More
This was a long one, but had a bunch of great questions. Thank you for sending them in! I introduce a topic I'm incorporating into my new workshops about…
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EP 13 - Ideal Body Fat Percentages, Lean Made Simple, Blood Work, and More
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This is a special holiday for me and I'm grateful for each and every one of you. I really enjoyed the questions this week. They…
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EP 12 - Modern Easy Strength, Training for Climbers, Motivation and Habits, and More
We had some really interesting questions this week that touch on strength training for climbers, dealing (or not) with boredom, finding the motivation to…
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EP 11 - History of Circuit Training, Scheduling Programs, Training While Fasting, and More
Well folks, I'm back in the United States and quickly recovering from the jet lag of a long flight. I answer a bunch of questions this week and discuss topics…
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EP 10 - Squat Depth, Neck Training, Coaching Cues, and More
My last podcast on the road for a while! I'm heading back to the US this week, but I wanted to get another episode in to answer questions on neck training…
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EP 9 - Good Neighbors, Fun Workouts for Kids, Overtraining, Forgiveness, and More
Sorry for the slightly worse audio quality in this episode. We recorded it on the road with less than ideal internet. I still wanted to give you lots of value…
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EP 8 - Mass Gain + Cardio, Training Children, and What Makes a Good Gym
This is a quick episode because I recorded it just before a big overseas. In this episode, I answer questions about training small children, what makes a good…
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EP 7 - Goal Setting, Hip Replacements, Runners, Time Management, and Tension
Lots of great questions in this episode. I cover how I started training again after my hip replacements. I also answer lots of questions about strength…
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Ep 6 - Nutrition Recommendations, Training for Half Marathon Without Running, Supplements, and Accumulation-Intensification-Transformation
I start this episode off with breaking down nutrition recommendations in as simple of a format as I can. Then I get into your questions and touch on topics…
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Ep 5 - Park Bench Generator Tour, Preparing for 10,000 Swings, Percentages to Increase Strength, and More
There is a ton of content in this episode. First, I go over how the Park Bench Generator on the [website](www.danjohnworkouts.com) works. (It's one of the…
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Ep 4 - Mild and Wild Changes, Deload Weeks, Park Bench Workouts for O Lifters and More
In this episode, Dan goes over mild and wild changes in your workout programs and life as well as answers questions about Park Bench programs for Olympic…
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Ep 3 - Training Injured, Sticking to the Plan, Hero's Callings, and More
In this episode, Dan answers your questions about sticking to the schedule when completing a training program, training around injuries, what it means to be a…
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Ep 2 - More on Rituals, Bus Bench Substitutions, Competing Hungover, and More
Dan covers a lot in this episode. He starts with a more in depth explanation of rituals after some further discussion on the [Facebook…
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Ep 1 - Stories and Q&A
In this episode, we discuss the inspiration for the podcast, Dan tells stories about not knowing what he didn't know, staying humble, and how our environment…