Dan John
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.
Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.danjohnuniversity.com
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Dan John
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Latest episode
Oct 29, 2026
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Episodes
EP 78 - Shoveling Gravel, Fan Bikes, and More 28.01.2021 21:46
0:00 - Progressing Rucking 4:02 - Shoveling Gravel? 7:00 - Fan Bikes 9:21 - Finding a Good Surgeon 12:17 - MMS vs. Evolutionary Training 15:13 - Becoming a KB Instructor Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John University]( https://www.danjohnuniversity.com )
EP 77 - Challenges, Parent Coach Relationships, and More 21.01.2021 19:22
0:00 - Strength Training Scientific Research 3:49 - From Dad, To Grad Updates 4:59 - Other Challenges 7:22 - German Volume Training 9:07 - What's After 10,000 Swings? 13:21 - Parent / Coach Relationships Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John University]( https://www.danjohnuniversity.com )
EP 76 - Weighted Chin Ups, Surfing, Deadlifting with 10,00 Swings, and More 14.01.2021 31:07
0:00 - Empty Get Ups 2:33 - Maintaining Strength without a Heavy Bar 7:17 - Weighted Chin Ups 9:05 - Easy Strength Calories 11:24 - Humane Burpee for Rounds 15:05 - Surfing and Grappling 17:23 - Mt. Climbing Program Feedback 21:37 - Breathing During Kb Swings 24:54 - Deadlift with 10,000 Swings 26:46 - Working around Shift Work Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [...
EP 75 - One Arm Push Ups, Golf, Strength Endurance, and More 07.01.2021 35:22
0:00 - A Little Rant 4:47 - One Arm Push Ups 6:00 - 400lb Back Squat with KBs? 9:39 - Off Season Golf Training 14:49 - Is the Deadlift Worth It? 18:27 - Recovering from Covid 22:33 - Maintaining Strength Endurance 27:07 - Improving T-Spine Mobility 30:09 - Finger Popping Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John University]( https://www.danjohnuniversity.com )
EP 74 - Programming, Progressing Swings, Injuries, and More 31.12.2020 32:00
00:00 - Easy Strength Squats 04:22 - Varied Lifts in Easy Strength 06:39 - Training with Leg Injuries 09:52 - Yearly Programming 11:33 - Training Affecting Hip Replacements 14:24 - How to Test 1RM 17:06 - Programming Metcons 19:54 - Beyond 1,000 Swings per Day 22:16 - Training for Longevity 25:57 - Power Curls as Pulling 27:01 - Progressing Swing 29:06 - Strength after Easy Strength Enjoy! --- Hav...
EP 73 - Training Mom, Squats, Motivation, and More 24.12.2020 30:07
0:00 - Why Don't Squats Work? 03:43 - When to Train 2 Times per Week 06:36 - Fixing Posture 07:40 - Dealing with Motivation 09:57 - Physical Training / Mental Development 14:03 - Strength for Ultra-Running 16:48 - How Do I Add Mass? 19:09 - Testing Clients 22:33 - Training Mom 24:07 - 6x1 with KBs 26:18 - Percentages or Easy Strength? Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversit...
EP 72 - Program Reviews, Kettlebell Types, Belts, and More 17.12.2020 38:54
00:00 - Thoughts on Binary Questions 07:26 - What Type of Kettlebell? 10:13 - Leg Length Discrepancies 13:00 - Pressing Bodyweight 18:41 - Belts for Squats 20:20 - Beast Tamer Challenge 22:48 - Highland Games Later in Life 26:40 - Thoughts on the Conjugate System 29:35 - Olympic Lifting without a Coach 30:51 - Getting Strong after Back Injury 34:58 - Teaching Anaconda Strength 37:00 - Natural Fund...
EP 71 - Posture, Post Laziness Training, FBI Fitness Test, and More 10.12.2020 30:46
0:00 - Hip Imbalances in Squats 2:24 - Starting Again after Laziness 4:17 - Vertical Jump and Dunking 7:36 - Training Challenges 11:12 - Training for Posture 16:23 - Easy Strength with 10 Reps 18:39 - One Arm Swing Capacity 21:07 - FBI Fitness Test 24:54 - Strongman One Lift per Day 26:33 - Boxing at 60 Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John University]( htt...
EP 70 - Helping Mom, Training after Covid, BGBSs and More 28.11.2020 31:09
0:00 - Training Priorities 4:58 - Does My Daughter Need to Olympic Lift 6:37 - Training After Covid 9:40 - Olympic and Power Lifts 11:34 - Teaching My Mom KBs 13:55 - Teaching Mom to Squat 16:05 - Hip Thrusts and BGBSs 19:47 - KB Overhead Squats 21:53 - Warm Ups for Lifting Competition 25:30 - Learning Olympic Lifts as an Adult 27:21 - Updates to Strength Standards Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send...
EP 69 - Burnout, 5x5 or 3x8, Triple Extension Swings, and More 19.11.2020 41:57
Increasing Your Plank Hold Time - 0:00 Work Capacity Training - 03:58 Post Hernia Training - 08:42 Why Snatch Instead of Clean - 11:24 Dealing with Burnout - 13:27 Collarbone Pain While Cleaning - 19:09 Do Party Tricks Build Strength? - 21:24 5x5 or 3x8? - 22:42 Training Around a Shoulder Injury - 25:16 Wrestling and Firefighting - 28:10 Triple Extension Swing - 31:21 Lat Activation in Pull Ups -...
EP 68 - Hinge Angles, Pressing Problems, Bodyweight Easy Strength, and More 12.11.2020 30:59
0:00 - Kettlebell Hinge Angle 2:07 - What Is Hypertrophy Work 6:03 - Easy Strength Before MMS 8:47 - Pressing Problems 13:10 - Mom Training at Home 15:10 - Does Biorthem Matter? 17:13 - MMS Without Shakes 19:20 - Is Eating Meat Ethical? 22:00 - Bodyweight Easy Strength 24:56 - Training My Son at Home Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John University]( https:...
EP 67 - What KBs to Buy, Push Up Challenges, and More 05.11.2020 25:09
0:00 - Preparing for Mass Made Simple 2:24 - What is the next KB I should buy? 4:22 - Fat Loss Workout Generator Schedule 7:35 - Winning a Push Up Challenge 11:00 - Backward Loaded Carries 13:21 - Training for Strength and Endurance 15:44 - Rotating Exercises in Easy Strength 14:50 - Loaded Carry Questions Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John University](...
EP 66 - Off Seasons, Olympic Lifting, Indoor Cardio, and more 29.10.2020 41:37
0:00 - Training Through Pregnancy 4:17 - Cardio with Bad Air Quality 7:24 - What to look for in a Personal Trainer 11:30 - Should You Add Salt to Your Water 14:56 - Strength Training for Parkour 17:44 - How I got into Kettlebells 21:27 - Training after a Professional Football Career 24:33 - Drills for Getting Under the Bar 28:56 - Training HR in the 10,000 Swing Challenge 32:02 - Grip Affecting St...
EP 65 - Fixed Weights, Fasting Before Workouts, and more 22.10.2020 28:21
0:00 - Glute Activation 2:36 - Pull Ups and Hill Sprints 4:22 - Starting Pull Up Training 7:33 - Loaded Carries on Sand 9:32 - Doing Mass Made Simple as a Group 11:23 - Not Training Hard Enough Worries 13:03 - Fixing Caving Knees 14:41 - Qualities of Great Coaches 17:34 - Worry about Now What? 22:17 - Maintaining Reasonable Strength Levels Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniv...
EP 64 - Fixed Weights, Fasting Before Workouts, and more 15.10.2020 32:28
0:00 - Training with Fixed Weights 3:21 - Do you need to fast before Easy Strength for Fat Loss workouts? 6:50 - Healthy Cold Lunches 10:14 - Maffetone's Two Week Diet Test Results 13:34 - Calories in, calories out for mass building 15:57 - Easy Strength for my 72 Year Old Mom? 18:21 - Training movements on consecutive days 20:21 - Training with only low weights 22:42 - Playing with Workout Freque...
EP 63 - Training After Heart Surgery, Off Season Rugby Training, and More 08.10.2020 32:20
0:00 - Returning to Training after Heart Surgery 5:22 - Off Season Rugby Training 9:21 - Thoughts on Isometric Training 13:51 - Are Muscle Ups Good? 15:43 - Training at Different Stages of Life 24:10 - Getting Started in Highland Games 26:40 - Using the Moutain Climbing Program Year-Round 28:17 - Evolution of Easy Strength for Fat Loss Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversi...
EP 62 - Undoing Sitting, KB Snatch Tricks, High School Insights, and More 01.10.2020 34:36
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@danjoh...
EP 61 - Coaching High School, Preparing for Surgery, and More 24.09.2020 39:19
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.danjohn...
EP 60 - Mark Twight, When to Buy a Barbell, Atrophy, and More 17.09.2020 42:39
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 p...
EP 59 - Presses, Mantathalons, At Home Workouts, and More 10.09.2020 21:32
In this episode, Dan discusses increasing your press with poor shoulder mobility, training for a mantathalon, 30 minute at home workouts, making substitutions in Mass Made Simple, circuit training versus normal training, and excessive sweating. Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John University]( https://www.danjohnuniversity.com )
EP 58 - Going Lighter to Get Stronger, 3 Day Easy Strength, and More 03.09.2020 35:42
In this episode, Dan discusses doing Easy Strength 3 days per week, getting started as a coach, going lighter to get stronger, a kettlebell focused hypertrophy program, pressing the 48kg kettlebell, doing Mass Made Simple twice, strength training for tennis, kayak strength training, and feedback from the Southwood program and Velocity Diet. Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuni...
EP 57 - Turkish Get Ups, Easy Strength for Fat Loss Update, and More 27.08.2020 44:02
In this episode, Dan discusses heavy Turkish get ups, an update to the Easy Strength for fat loss program, headaches after pressing, big KB weight jumps, extra heavy Mass Made Simple, improving sprint speed, increasing your back squat, strength differences between Americans and others, building muscle and losing fat, becoming a coach later in life, improving striking power, sumo and conventional d...
EP 56 - Deadlifts, Easy Strength, Team Training, and More 20.08.2020 39:02
In this episode, Dan discusses a question from an 11 year old martial artist, building core strength for beginners, building your back using Easy Strength, how heavy you should KB snatch, how to increase your deadlift without doing heavy deadlifts, using ladders to build strength, specific strength loss, training a team using social distancing, and using the contrarian approach for the shot put. E...
Special Episode - Fat Loss and Nutrition 13.08.2020 42:27
We have a special episode for you this week! Instead of the normal question and answer format, we uploaded the audio from a recent workshop that was very popular on YouTube. You can see the slides that go along with the workshop there. Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John University]( https://www.danjohnuniversity.com )
EP 55 - Plyometrics, Cold Weather, Weight Loss Update, and More 06.08.2020 28:03
In this episode, Dan discusses doing plyometrics in your 60s, a 2-day high school program, what to do for a 14 year old, how to train in cold weather, changing your progressions on easy days, books on the history of strength, doing the Olympic lifts with power lifts, and Tim's weight loss journey update. Enjoy! --- Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com [Dan John University]( ht...
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