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 1, 2020 • 17min
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[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 30, 2020 • 22min
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 with deadlifting. It's fairly short, but there are some good questions. I hope you enjoy.---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 27, 2020 • 31min
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 podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 23, 2020 • 1h 12min
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 pounds to your deadlift, my faith tradition, jumping from program to program, and a lot more. I hope you enjoy it.---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 20, 2020 • 26min
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 equipment, how often you should do the 10,000 swing challenge, rep ranges for cross country skiers, training for baseball at home, and my thoughts on band training systems.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 16, 2020 • 26min
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, and a program that only increases weight on the bar but switches exercises.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 14, 2020 • 28min
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 bodyweight workouts, and makes a case for round back lifting.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 9, 2020 • 31min
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 week they include topics like shift work, what to do after Mass Made Simple, how pushups affect the HKC+3, doing easy strength without deadlifts, changing the squat weight during MMS, and preparing for an isometric fitness test.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Apr 2, 2020 • 49min
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 Workshop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCi_zry5JCc), lat activation, my experiences with my hip replacements, my primary assessment tool, the proper deadlift bar height, how coaches should transition to online training, my favorite exercise, my thoughts on single leg training, recovery, and my favorite non-fiction books. I hope you enjoy it!As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
Mar 30, 2020 • 42min
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 questions. This week they cover hot and cold therapies, building lean body mass, bodyweight training for athletes, press variations that help with overhead pressing, off season training for wrestlers, whether a degree is valuable to strength coaches, situps, and an overhead pressing program template. I hope you enjoy.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)
