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The Dan John Podcast

Author: Dan John

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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.
283 Episodes
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00:00 - Intro01:09 - Working Out As A New Parent with NO Time & Sleep10:44 - Dan John on Recovery Showers17:08 - Easy Strength for Agility/Plyometrics 25:36 - Dan John on Autoregulation32:30 - Training for Quadrant 2 And Chasing Too Many Rabbits At The Same Time46:15 - Including Barbell Pullovers in Your Program54:13 - Not Increasing Weight In Training01:03:35 - Doing Cleans in ABF Program 3 ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:57 - Programming Sprint Training07:45 - Auxiliary Work for Armor Building Formula11:43 - Getting Rid Of Loose Saggy Skin After Weight Loss16:46 - Dan John on Opening Your Own Training Facility20:58 - Varying Exercises24:44 - Training For The Secret Service Snatch Test 34:46 - Building An Intimidating Look For "Skinny Fat" Beginners36:46 - Who Can Get Value Out Of Armor Building Formula?39:57 - Dan John on Loaded Walking46:21 -  What To Do After Easy Strength?49:00 - Using The One-Arm Kettlebell Push Press In Minimalist Training52:16 - Dan John on Valarie Allman55:34 - Benefits Of Keeping A Training Log59:05 - Learning Discus Throwing ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:49 - Replacing Walks After Workout07:35 - The Best Alternatives To Kettlebell Swings12:58 - Alternating Armor Building Formula With Easy Strength17:45 - Getting in Shape For Beginners22:16 - The Value Of Dead-Stop Bench Pressing25:26 - Flexibility And Mobility Standards28:15 - Dan John on Hyrox With Kettlebells36:44 - Increase The Weights While Doing Easy Strength41:01 - Isometric Hangs, Pull-Ups, And Dips After Posterior Chain Training? ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:57 - Progressing in Easy Strength06:45 - Dan John on Working Out With Chains13:26 - Programming ES4FL And ABF Together20:11 - Doing Overhead Squats in Easy Strength24:18 - Integrating Turkish Get-Ups Into Your Program31:34 - Dan John on Split Snatch and Clean34:12 - Getting Stronger with Kettlebells36:47 - ABC Without Clean?38:28 - Chasing 2 Rabbits vs. Balanced Training41:33 - KB Strength Work - Cardio Ratio ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro01:02 - Dan John on The Big 21 Program As a Challenge07:04 - Value of Different Olympic Lifting Exercise Variations10:52 - WTH Effect: Getting Better at Lifts Without Doing Them17:16 - The Perfect Kettlebell Swing Form20:36 - Adding Run, Sprint, or Walk For Burning Fat 22:53 - Feeling Great After Workout27:12 - Dan John on Increasing Testosterone37:00 - Adaptive Strength Training for People With Limited Mobility ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:58 - Reducing Injuries As a Firefighter08:44 -  Building Your Arms with Kettlebells19:39 - Adjusting the Weights For Press-Only Days in ABF26:24 - Replacing Squats vs. Improving Squat Weakness31:24 - Training for Front-Line Professionals36:06 - The Best Exercises For Knee Strengthening41:49 - Balancing Work, Sleep, Sport And Exercise ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:51 - Lacking Interest in Reading or Writing09:28 -  The Most Carryover Press Exercises14:09 - Dan John on The Beast Tamer Challenge19:34 - Morning Workouts And Anaconda Strength27:07 - Adding Cardio For Easy Strength For Fat Loss32:34 - Armor Building Complex For Running ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:45 - Dan John on The Chronicles of Narnia Series06:10 - Replacing Swings With Deadlifts12:36 - The Value of Kettlebell Windmills18:05 - Doing Swing Over 24 KG26:56 - Training With Sandbag31:18 - Dan John on the Barbell Armor Building Formula Program34:30 - Dan John on His All Programs41:40 - Doing LONG Kettlebell Workouts► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:54 - Working Out While Traveling09:31 -  How to Alternate Vertical and Horizontal15:38 - Dan John on Kettlebell Dead Clean19:38 - Pulls For Easy Strength23:25 - Improving Wrist Mobility 32:21 - Dan John on His Kettlebell Collection39:08 - Best Workout In 15 Minutes42:57 - How to do Kettlebell Movements Correctly ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:44 - Dan John on Bulletproof Coffee05:49 - Does Cardio Affect Strength Gains?13:17 - Losing Weight Without Losing Muscle19:51 - Doing Double KB Work Without Buying Doubles24:39 - Adding Lunges to The Armor Building Complex29:51 - ABC for Endurance Sports33:12 - One Lift a Day vs. Easy Strength35:31 - Using Easy Strength to Hit PRs42:10 - Dan John on Weight Loss Drugs ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro01:01 - Working Out With Chronic Diseases14:52 - Kettlebell Exercises for a BIGGER Neck21:21 - Making ABC More Sustainable33:38 - The Reason Behind Why Hypertrophy Is NOT Working For You43:06 - High on Stress & Low on Time Workout Program 52:16 - Preparing To Be A Throwing Coach57:59 - Dan John on Longevity Standards01:05:30 - Encouraging Your Kids for Health & Fitness01:10:24 - Adjusting Your Loads on Press Onl Days in ABC01:15:08 - Easy Strength vs. One Lift A Day► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro 02:07 - After Big Goals: Is "Goal-Less" Training Valuable? 16:22 - Adding Barndoors to ABC Before Press: Benefit or Overkill? 21:39 - Programming Squats During Easy Strength: Milestones & Progression 28:45 - Dan John Programming Manifesto 38:57 - Developing a Power Athlete's Physique Without the Sport 44:57 - Rites of Passage into Manhood through Fitness 53:15 - Programming for Longevity for 60+ Year Olds 01:02:58 - Have you ever considered competing in Strongman?01:05:12 - Dan John’s Best Strength Books of All Time
00:57 - Rite of Passage Program at 6508:56 - 10,000 Swing Challenge and Similar Protocols14:19 - Teaching Youth Athletes to Throw18:38 - Planning a Strongman-Style Workout for Teenagers24:03 - Balancing Running and Kettlebell Training27:22 - Using the 2-3-5-10 Ladder for Hypertrophy30:35 - Connection Between Physical Fitness and Spiritual Fitness35:17 - Daily Ab Workouts45:29 - How to Fix Skinny Fat
00:00 - Intro00:59 - Returning to Training After Injury10:36 - Strength Training for a High School High Jumper20:40 - Training for the 2-Minute Bodyweight Farmer's Carry Standard27:38 - Increasing Pull-Up Reps During Easy Strength32:28 - Half Snatch vs. Full Snatch for Strength and Conditioning37:21 - Vertical Lift Exercise for Strength Endurance► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro04:40 - Kettlebells vs. Dumbbells for Shoulder Health09:38 - Horizontal vs. Vertical Pressing in Minimalist Training14:41 - Building Work Capacity22:12 - Training for a Law Enforcement Physical Fitness Test28:40 - Dan John on Legitimacy of Pilates 32:44 - Physics of Weighted Squats: Kettlebell vs. Weight Vest37:03 - RKC Snatch Test Preparation40:18 - Dan John’s Pyramid of Success45:22 - Pantheon of Programs for a Herculean Physique50:51 - Balancing Fat Loss and General Workouts► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00: Intro01:20: Back Squats in Olympic Weightlifting13:34: Combining Cleans, Presses, and Front Squats in Southwood Program17:28: Life After the 10,000 Swing Challenge20:59: Thoughts on the Kettlebell Workout from "The 4-Hour Body"28:57: Weekend-Only Training Program 35:23: Training Around Chronic Pain (Endometriosis)38:34: Improving Overhead Mobility for Kettlebell Press44:30: Handling Missed Workouts and Designing a 4-Week "WTH Exercise's Greatest Hits" Program48:24: Thoughts on "T-Rex Swings"49:35: Bulgarian Goat Bag Swing for 10,000 Swing Challenge:52:07: How to Build Snatch Strength56:02: Pull-Ups and Hypertrophy Training► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 Intro00:43 Layering Armor Building Complex and Humane Burpee Program06:32 Cold Showers and Muscle Recovery12:20 Pre-Training Snacks for Olympic Lifters23:59 Strengthening Lower Back and Hips for Progression30:50 Home Workout Program for Busy Dad34:54 Easy Strength and Bodybuilding Workouts and Aging► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to EasyStrengthOmnibook.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:44 - Dan John on The 30-Day Kettlebell Complex Challenge06:08 - Half Kneeling Presses vs. Regular Kettlebell Press09:40 - Dan John’s Guide to Aging Gracefully Through Lifting20:33 - Strength and Conditioning for Fighters28:08 - Double KB Squats vs. Back Squats 32:45 - Adjusting Sleepless In Seattle For Military Press40:41 - The Best Reading Order For Dan John’s Books For Beginners 50:56 - Train To Achieve 50 Barbell Squats With Bodyweight?52:45 - Modifying Programs to Suit Your Needs ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro00:55 - Training The Non-Injured Sides After Injury Operations11:57 - Armor Building Formula for Hypertrophy18:52 - Timing Training And Meals As An Athlete26:15 - Dan John on Seasonal Dieting33:18 - Starting Olympic Lifting At 40+ Years Old38:01 - Boosting Overhead Strength With Rite Of Passage ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
00:00 - Intro02:20 - The Most Important Lift for 50+ Years Old People09:32 - Programming in HINGE Exercises18:13 -  Feeling SORE After Workouts23:22 - Lifting Heavy With Sticking Gut30:37 -  Doing the ABC With A Barbell?32:52 - Increasing VOLUME for Hypertrophy and Muscle Growth? ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coached by Dan personally, go to http://DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group. ► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
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