The Dan John Podcast
Dan John
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 to share it freely.
Episodes
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May 23, 2022 • 46min
EP 144 - Tracking Metrics, Graduate Studies, Waking Up at 300lbs and More
0:00 - Intro1:40 - How Much Strength vs Walking6:20 - Would I Be a Good Coach?8:10 - RDLs and Stiff Leg DLs14:35 - What Metrics to Track22:13 - Two Goal System29:02 - Value of Graduate Studies33:37 - Helping Mom Lift36:05 - Females Gaining Muscle39:01 - Waking Up at 300lbs41:26 - Good Morning Squatshttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
May 12, 2022 • 41min
EP 143 - Family Time, Throwing, Round Back Training, and More
0:00 - Intro4:17 - Training Around Family Time10:48 - Throwing for Lifters13:51 - Goblet vs Back Squats17:06 - Round Back Training21:53 - Carry and Connect24:18 - Staying QII as a Teacher30:21 - Proportions for Back Squats33:44 - Finding Starting Weightshttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
May 5, 2022 • 41min
EP 142 - Eating for Strength, Distractions, Catching Cleans, and More
0:00 - Intro1:20 - Eating for Strength13:01 - High Volume Mass Program17:58 - Distractions During Competition20:15 - Training for Lots of Standing25:59 - Training for Special Operations31:04 - Volume for the Young and Motivated34:47 - Counter to Loaded Carries?36:56 - How to Catch the Cleanhttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 28, 2022 • 37min
EP 141 - Peasant Strength, ES Conditioning, People Throwing, and More
0:00 - Intro2:07 - Peasant Strength5:22 - Easy Strength Conditioning?10:37 - Intensity or Volume First12:12 - Throwing a Person16:13 - Getting to 25 Pull Ups21:11 - Finding an O Lift Coach23:15 - Arm Strength Imbalance27:16 - Scapular Winging31:26 - Building Muscle 65+https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 21, 2022 • 37min
EP 140 - Carrying Kbs, Strength and Weight Loss, Biome Breaks, and More
0:00 - Intro1:22 - Carrying KBs for an Hour6:03 - Losing Weight and Strength11:05 - Biome Break Details20:00 - ROP Long Term Approach22:16 - Westside Barbell Thoughts28:13 - Training for Physical Jobs32:20 - Avoiding Shoulder Injurieshttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 14, 2022 • 35min
EP 139 - Milk Before Bed, Creatine for Teens, Weight over Bar, and More
0:00 - Intro0:55 - No Weight In Season Training5:48 - Creatine for Teens?9:26 - Lateral Movement Training13:53 - Milk Before Bed?19:54 - Sore after Short Break22:26 - Losing Weight at 280lbs25:52 - Weight Over Bar33:40 - Boys Basketball Recommendationshttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 7, 2022 • 30min
EP 138 - Creatine, Milk before Bed, Losing Weight, and More
0:00 - Intro0:54 - No Weight In Season Training4:44 - Creatine for Teens?9:11 - Lateral Movement Training12:17 - Milk Before Bed?18:19 - Sore after Short Break22:05 - Losing Weight at 280lbs23:55 - Weight Over Bar26:15 - Boys Basketball Recommendationshttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Mar 31, 2022 • 50min
EP 137 - Youth Hypertrophy, Irish Heritage, Daylight Savings, and More
0:00 - Intro3:10 - Hypertrophy for Youngsters7:36 - Weights for Easy Strength13:58 - Learning Irish Heritage21: 38 - Ballistics for Non-Athletes25:28 - Priorities for Late Beginners27:26 - Strength Training for Fat Loss32:48 - Best Advice I Received40:12 - Stretching Advice43:41 - KB Snatches Enough?46:20 - Dealing with DSThttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Mar 24, 2022 • 46min
EP 136 - Kbs vs. Olympic Lifts, Tabata Swings, Being Mellow, and More
0:00 - Intro1:30 - KBs vs. Olympic Lifts5:22 - Double 32kg Standards10:14 - Swings for Tabata11:59 - Becoming Mellow14:37 - Training Raw Beginners19:29 - Modifying Transformation Program22:49 - Hook Grip Pain25:53 - Buying a Mattress29:59 - First Child Advice34:09 - Recovery for Runners36:31 - Narrow KB Technique38:19 - Does BMI Matter?https://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Mar 17, 2022 • 40min
EP 135 - Protein, Hungover PRs, Overhead Squats, and More
0:00 - Intro0:54 - Building Mass Older5:24 - PRs While Hung Over9:11 - DeLorme Protocol14:31 - Group Workouts17:41 - Hypertrophy or Strength21:00 - Clumsiness from Training?24:37 - Overspeed Eccentrics27:11 - Overhead Squats29:57 - Protein Intakehttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com
