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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Aug 19, 2021 • 42min
EP 105 - Bicep Injuries, Sleep, Skipping Bench, and More
0:00 - Intro2:38 - Training Around Bicep Injury7:21 - Training Fast Twitch Muscles10:00 - Heavy Rucking13:54 - Distance Running for Rugby17:20 - Training for Police23:41 - In-Season Training26:36 - Training in the Morning29:50 - Can't Double Clean 32s32:19 - Skipping Bench Press34:42 - Value of Sleephttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Aug 12, 2021 • 41min
EP 104 - Action/Reaction, Cyrotherapy, Training with One Arm, and More
0:00 - Intro3:17 - Is High Intensity Necessary?5:45 - Weight Lifting with One Arm8:21 - Action / Reaction9:53 - Value of Cryo Therapy12:42 - Cross Training for Ultra-Marathon15:45 - 4 Week Strongman Prep20:40 - Goat Bag Swing as Corrective23:27 - Overtraining Hangs?25:23 - Lifetime Warrior Workout28:34 - Squat Even If It's Not Perfect?31:55 - Balance Exercises33:02 - The Different Throwshttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Aug 5, 2021 • 47min
EP 103 - Lowering Olympic Lifts, Big Bellies from Squats, and More
0:00 - Intro3:08 - Lowering Olympic Lifts5:40 - Benching Once per Week9:35 - Running 3k in 12 minutes14:20 - My Training Philosophy Changes18:39 - Deep Squats After THR20:43 - Big Belly from Squats23:59 - Focus on Strengths or Weaknesses26:12 - Building Muscle 60+31:54 - Is Fitness Going Online?36:26 - Variations Becoming Main Lifts39:08 - Back Going Out Randomly41:50 - Run Before or After ES43:10 - Training with a Physical Jobhttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Jul 29, 2021 • 47min
EP 102 - Dialectical Thinking, Sports of Youngsters, First Pull Up, and More
0:00 - Intro8:12 - Dialectical Thinking14:12 - Multiple Sports for 9 Year Old18:43 - Staying on a Program too Long22:02 - First Pull Up23:40 - Only Rucking for Fat Loss27:22 - The Week Before The Meet32:28 - Hotel Training36:48 - Is Real Yoga Good?41:15 - In Season Traininghttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Jul 22, 2021 • 41min
EP 101 - KB Swing Rep Ranges, Training with Spouses, and More
0:00 - Intro1:59 - Easy Strength and Javelin5:18 - Elbow Pain with Power Cleans9:07 - Sprints or Distance Swimming14:18 - Easy Strength as Supplement16:59 - KB Swing Rep Ranges18:53 - Staying Asleep25:52 - Stretching Mt. Climbing Program27:44 - Wedding Prep32:52 - Meat, Leaves, and Berries36:46 - Training with Spouseshttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Jul 15, 2021 • 51min
EP 100 - Insights from Injury, Barefoot Training, Eccentrics, and More
0:00 - Intro9:33 - Insights from Injury13:50 - Barefoot Training18:56 - Breaking Up ES4FL25:20 - KBs for Sprinters28:12 - Testing Athletes36:34 - Sled Push Volume38:03 - Beginning Strongman Training41:44 - Hamstring Soreness43:57 - Eccentric Training46:43 - Perpetual Easy Strengthhttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Jul 8, 2021 • 51min
EP 99 - Grief, Hypnosis, Kimchi, and More
0:00 - Intro3:46 - Getting Through Grief11:37 - ABC Acculumlation13:52 - Heart Strength Standards18:32 - Hypnosis for Sports23:48 - Losing Significant Weight31:21 - Dealing with Toxic Mom36:43 - How I Eat Kimchi41:04 - Throwing 10lb Med Ball44:15 - Eating Veggies Daily47:17 - Volume Training and Deadliftshttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Jul 1, 2021 • 40min
EP 98 - Home Ownership, The Big 21, Secret Service Test, and More
0:00 - Intro0:12 - "Put On Some Size"6:13 - New Homeowner Advice11:48 - When to Press Heavy14:23 - Advice before Big 2121:30 - Secret Service KB Test Prep23:34 - Keeping Weight Off30:05 - Leg Together Squats32:30 - Shot Put Record34:37 - Helpful Jiu Jitsu Exercises36:44 - Making Dad Strongerhttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Jun 24, 2021 • 30min
EP 96 - Litvinovs, Weight Pleateus, Double KB Snatches, and More
0:00 - Intro0:22 - Litvinovs for BJJ4:32 - Secret Service KB Test Value7:47 - Easing Hip Surgery11:03 - Stuck at the Same Weight14:18 - Can't Find a Mentor16:33 - Double KB Snatches18:44 - Tracking Loaded Carries22:54 - First Responder Program25:58 - Training After Pregnancyhttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Jun 17, 2021 • 19min
EP 96 - Loaded Marches, Too Much Slop, Percentages, and More
0:00 - Intro0:18 - KB Training for Swimming2:37 - Loaded Marches3:19 - Too Much Slop?7:36 - Original Strength In or After?10:20 - Training Around Torn Calluses11:13 - Extra Wide KB Cleans13:21 - Gauging Load without Percents16:57 - Sandbag Complexeshttps://www.patreon.com/coachdanjohnEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
