
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 to share it freely.
Latest episodes

Nov 19, 2020 • 42min
EP 69 - Burnout, 5x5 or 3x8, Triple Extension Swings, and More
Increasing Your Plank Hold Time - 0:00Work Capacity Training - 03:58Post Hernia Training - 08:42Why Snatch Instead of Clean - 11:24Dealing with Burnout - 13:27Collarbone Pain While Cleaning - 19:09Do Party Tricks Build Strength? - 21:245x5 or 3x8? - 22:42Training Around a Shoulder Injury - 25:16Wrestling and Firefighting - 28:10Triple Extension Swing - 31:21Lat Activation in Pull Ups - 32:57What I Learned from Real Soviets - 36:22Enjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Nov 12, 2020 • 31min
EP 68 - Hinge Angles, Pressing Problems, Bodyweight Easy Strength, and More
0:00 - Kettlebell Hinge Angle2:07 - What Is Hypertrophy Work6:03 - Easy Strength Before MMS8:47 - Pressing Problems13:10 - Mom Training at Home15:10 - Does Biorthem Matter?17:13 - MMS Without Shakes19:20 - Is Eating Meat Ethical?22:00 - Bodyweight Easy Strength24:56 - Training My Son at HomeEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Nov 5, 2020 • 25min
EP 67 - What KBs to Buy, Push Up Challenges, and More
0:00 - Preparing for Mass Made Simple2:24 - What is the next KB I should buy?4:22 - Fat Loss Workout Generator Schedule7:35 - Winning a Push Up Challenge11:00 - Backward Loaded Carries13:21 - Training for Strength and Endurance15:44 - Rotating Exercises in Easy Strength14:50 - Loaded Carry QuestionsEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Oct 29, 2020 • 42min
EP 66 - Off Seasons, Olympic Lifting, Indoor Cardio, and more
0:00 - Training Through Pregnancy4:17 - Cardio with Bad Air Quality7:24 - What to look for in a Personal Trainer11:30 - Should You Add Salt to Your Water14:56 - Strength Training for Parkour17:44 - How I got into Kettlebells21:27 - Training after a Professional Football Career24:33 - Drills for Getting Under the Bar28:56 - Training HR in the 10,000 Swing Challenge32:02 - Grip Affecting Strength Development33:57 - Strength Training for Martial Artists36:27 - What I mean by Off Season39:51 - Are Front Squats Enough?Enjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Oct 22, 2020 • 28min
EP 65 - Fixed Weights, Fasting Before Workouts, and more
0:00 - Glute Activation2:36 - Pull Ups and Hill Sprints4:22 - Starting Pull Up Training7:33 - Loaded Carries on Sand9:32 - Doing Mass Made Simple as a Group11:23 - Not Training Hard Enough Worries13:03 - Fixing Caving Knees14:41 - Qualities of Great Coaches17:34 - Worry about Now What?22:17 - Maintaining Reasonable Strength LevelsEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Oct 15, 2020 • 32min
EP 64 - Fixed Weights, Fasting Before Workouts, and more
0:00 - Training with Fixed Weights3:21 - Do you need to fast before Easy Strength for Fat Loss workouts?6:50 - Healthy Cold Lunches10:14 - Maffetone's Two Week Diet Test Results13:34 - Calories in, calories out for mass building15:57 - Easy Strength for my 72 Year Old Mom?18:21 - Training movements on consecutive days20:21 - Training with only low weights22:42 - Playing with Workout Frequency26:31 - Training for construction workers28" 29 - Using kettlebells to increase your front squatEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Oct 8, 2020 • 32min
EP 63 - Training After Heart Surgery, Off Season Rugby Training, and More
0:00 - Returning to Training after Heart Surgery5:22 - Off Season Rugby Training9:21 - Thoughts on Isometric Training13:51 - Are Muscle Ups Good?15:43 - Training at Different Stages of Life24:10 - Getting Started in Highland Games26:40 - Using the Moutain Climbing Program Year-Round28:17 - Evolution of Easy Strength for Fat LossEnjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Oct 1, 2020 • 35min
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 insights about coaching high school athletes, working out with your child, undoing too much sitting, the best DJU program for hypertrophy, and losing the last bit of fat after being obese.Enjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Sep 24, 2020 • 39min
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, getting through an overhead pressing plateau, meal prepping efficiently, healthy food, training cardio safely, and calculating 1RMs.Enjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Sep 17, 2020 • 43min
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 jerk, socially distanced gym classes, doing the Moutain Climbing program year round, rebuilding an atrophied leg, training around hemorrhoids, getting through a weight loss plateau as a 35 year old woman.Enjoy!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)