The Dan John Podcast

00:00 - Intro
00:31 - How Do You Stay Consistent With Training When You Travel?
11:09 - Warm-Up Sets: How Many Do You Really Need?
14:06 - Can High-Rep Squats Get You Ready for Any Sport?
25:46 - What Are Dan John’s Favorite Training Books?
42:28 - Which Type of Strength Training Is Best for Baseball?
48:34 - Why Finishing Your Program Matters More Than Picking the Perfect One
51:28 - How Do You Prevent Injuries From One-Sided Sports?

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00:00 - Intro
00:42 - What's the Best Way to Break Through a Press Plateau?
08:54 - Why Should You Try Thick Bar Deadlifts?
14:07 - Can Working Out Too Hard Hurt Your Fat Loss?
23:42 - Is the Russian Squat Program Worth the Pain?
28:25 - Where Does Dan John Stand on GLP-1 Drugs?
35:20 - What Did 50 Years of Journals Teach Dan John?

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00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Why Is the Bench Press the Most Dangerous Lift There Is?
06:40 - How Do You Coach a Sport You Know Nothing About?
13:06 - Adding Sandbag Training to Your Kettlebell Program
17:43 - How Do You Train for a Sport That's Wiping You Out?
23:56 - The 280-Pound Former NFL Lineman Who Set a Running PR Without Running
28:01 - What Are "Bumpers" and How Do You Use Them for Fat Loss?
40:59 - How Light Should You Start When Coming Back From a Layoff?
44:44 - What Questions Does Dan John Wish People Asked...

00:00 - Intro 
00:47 - Does Lifting Weights Actually Hurt Your Mobility?
06:57 - What's the Best Recovery Strategy for an Aging Lifter?
15:53 - Is Rotating Two Similar Programs Actually Good for You?
24:05 - Do You Really Need a Dedicated Mobility Day?
30:41 - How Do You Train Hard With a Bad Joint?

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00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Dan John's Take on the Odyssey and Western Morality
15:43 - What Are Dan John's Three Core Values?
28:33 - What's the Biggest Training Mistake Dan John Ever Made?
37:07 - How Do You Know If You're Overtraining Without Realising It?
42:19 - When to Change Your Sets and Reps

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00:00 - Intro
00:50 - What's the Best Weekly Plan for Sprinting, Running, and Lifting?
13:13 - What Books Actually Changed Dan John's Life?
23:35 - How Do You Find a Good Kettlebell Coach?
29:18 - How Long Does Strength Actually Take to Fade?
36:00 - What Actually Matters for a Long, Healthy Life?

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00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Where Should a Beginner Actually Start With Fitness?
13:21 - Can You Simulate a Kettlebell Workout With Resistance Bands Alone?
21:22 - How Dan John Trained During His Busiest Years
27:06 - The Eight-Week Rotation Dan John Recommends to Everyone

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00:00 - Intro 
00:50 - How to Make Training Feel Like a Game
08:02 - Should Strength Training Be Sport-Specific?
13:58 - Dan John on Why His "Get Back Up" Drill Matters More As You Age
15:53 - Can You Still Make Progress Training Only Once a Week?
19:50 - How to Find a Coach Who Actually Fits You?
29:13 - What's the Real Risk of Overtraining as You Get Older?

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00:00 - Intro 
00:50 - How to Make Training Feel Like a Game
08:02 - Should Strength Training Be Sport-Specific?
13:58 - Dan John on Why His "Get Back Up" Drill Matters More As You Age
15:53 - Can You Still Make Progress Training Only Once a Week?
19:50 - How to Find a Coach Who Actually Fits You?
29:13 - What's the Real Risk of Overtraining as You Get Older?

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00:00 - Intro
00:37 - What's the Right Way to Breathe While Lifting?
07:19 - The Exercises That Are Nearly Impossible to Get Hurt On
12:04 - Why Is "Don't Chase Hunger" the Golden Rule of Fat Loss?
19:21 - Why the Hardest Part of Training Is Learning to Stop
30:47 - Hanging Leg Raises vs. Dip-Bar Raises: Which Is Better?
34:17 - What Would a Full Year of Training Actually Look Like?

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00:00 - Intro 
00:35 - How Would Dan John Rebuild CrossFit From Scratch? 
12:29 - How Do You Keep Training With a Newborn at Home? 
18:58 - Blending Strength and Skill Work for Better Sport Results 
25:01 - What's the Right Intensity for Post-Workout Cardio? 
30:41 - Best Exercises for Shoulder Pain 
38:09 - How to Balance Running and Strength Training 
43:38 - Dan's Favorite Hike Spots on the West Coast


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00:00 - Intro 
00:37 - Are Two Programs Enough to Train for Years? 
08:02 - How to Clean the Double 32s 
16:44 - How Do You Build Rotational Strength?
26:14 - The Best Way to Get Your Family Exercising
29:36 - Dan John's Hardest Loaded Carry Workout

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00:00 - Intro
00:33 - What Is the Goblet Squat Heartbeat?
05:47 - What Does Progress Look Like After 50?
16:44 - Dan John's Take on the Barbell Landmine 
22:44 - Kettlebell vs. Barbell Armor Building Complex
27:47 - Building Muscle With Light Weights

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00:00 - Intro 
00:51 - How Dan John Would Learn Fitness If He Started Over
19:32 - Does “Grease the Groove” Work With a Kettlebell Complex?
23:27 - Introducing Your Kids to Strength Training Safely
30:14 - How to Keep Your Strength Training Serving Your Sport
34:35 - Why Is Consistency the Key to Any Diet?
42:18 - How to Strength Coach a Team

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00:00 - Intro
00:48 - How Long Can You Run a Two-Lift Program?
06:35 - How Deep Should You Actually Squat?
12:52 - Training Kettlebells Around Your Sport
16:33 - Training Around Limited Equipment
20:47 - How Should You Chase a Bench PR After 55?
26:40 - Improving Your Posture With Kettlebells
29:49 - What Makes Complexes and Loaded Carries So Effective?
33:06 - How Do You Keep Getting Stronger Without Getting Hurt?
39:26 - The Best Way to Train for the Military

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00:00 - Intro 
00:33 - How to Bridge the Gap to the Next Kettlebell Size
05:18 - What to Do When You Can't Squat
10:45 - Full-Body or a Split: How to Train After 55
18:09 - How to Break Through a Strength Plateau
24:18 - Minimalist Way of Adding Pull-ups to Your Program
28:11 - When Should You Change Up Your Training?
35:32 - What Does Dan John Wear to Train?
38:51 - How Do You Keep Your Training Balanced?

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00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Adding Deadlifts to the Armor Building Complex
05:38 - How Does Dan John Actually Build a Program?
19:03 - Staying Athletic and Competitive After 60
22:51 - Why You Can't Chase Every Goal at Once
28:44 - The Safest Way to Press Around a Bad Shoulder


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00:00 - Intro
00:45 - How Often Should You Actually Change Your Program?
07:52 - How to Build a Strong Back for Real Life Strength?
15:27 - How to Rotate Between Barbell and Kettlebell ABF?
18:48 - Dan John's Take on Renegade Rows & KB Windmills
24:54 - Dan John on Faith, Christianity, and How He Trains
32:03 - Which Exercises Are Best for "Greasing the Groove"?
35:32 - Which Weight Should You Start With on the Armor Building Formula?
38:34 - What to Do When You Can't Jump to the Next KB Weight?
41:25  - How Long Should You Stick to E...

00:00 - Intro 
00:45 - The Best Strength Program for Runners 
09:06 - What to Do When You Hit Your Program Goals Early?
15:50 - Building Pull-Up Strength Without Adding Mass 
21:08 - What's the Best Squat Substitute for a Bad Back?
26:03 - Dan John's Take on Hindu Squats and Pushups 
30:56 - How to Train With Just One Kettlebell 
34:55 - When Adding Weight Too Fast Backfires?
39:32 - Getting Stronger Again After a Long Break from Training


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00:00 - Intro
00:27 - How to Clean and Press Your Bodyweight?
08:43 - Combining Heavy Running With the Armor Building Formula
13:57 - Dan John's Honest Opinion on Lifting Belts and Straps
17:00 - How to Break Through a Press Plateau
22:34 - Training for a Hyrox Competition.
26:22 - What Does Auto-Regulation Actually Look Like in Practice?


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00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Can You Build Muscle and Lose Fat at the Same Time?
10:30 - A 20-Minute Minimalist Program for Busy Dads
17:23 - Is Single-Leg Work Overrated for Endurance Athletes?
23:34 - Training Your Glutes Without Loading Your Spine
29:58 - Strength Standards for the Armor Building Formula Press Day
34:15 - Combining Easy Strength With the Armor Building Formula
36:26 - Running Mass Made Simple Without a Squat Rack
40:28 - Dan John’s Current Workout Program
54:50 - Building Muscle with a Physically Demanding Job

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00:00 - Intro
04:03 - How to Structure Armor Building Complexes for Maximum Fat Loss
10:57 - Can You Run Easy Strength All Year Without Burning Out?
15:44 - The Movement Framework Beyond Push, Pull, Hinge, Squat, and Carry
18:05 - What Does "The Practice of Strength" Actually Mean After 60?
22:48 - Dan John on Why Harder Workouts Can Wreck Your Fat Loss
27:36 - How to Use a Heart Rate Monitor to Fix Your Kettlebell Training
33:15 - Dan John’s Take on "Grease the Groove"

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00:00 - Intro
00:43 - The One Lift a Day Concept in Easy Strength
08:18 - How to Get Your Training Back on Track After an Illness
14:07 - How to Train as a New Busy Dad
18:47 - Dan John on His One Lift a Day Program
22:45 - How Do You Get Healthier in Your 60s Than You Were in Your 50s?
40:04 - Can You Run Easy Strength With Only Kettlebells?
41:50 - How Dan John Fixed His Diastasis Recti With One Breathing Tweak
46:09 - How to Make Progress without Increasing the Weight
51:57 - Dan John's...

00:00 - Intro
00:38 - How to Train Around a Recurring Injury
09:57 - Dan John's 4-Day Plan to Hit 1,000 Swings a Week
16:55 - How to Introduce Strength Training to Kids at Every Age
24:58 - How to Apply Easy Strength Around a Busy Sport Schedule
27:52 - Can Stronger Glutes Actually Fix Knee Pain?
32:25 - How to Break a Pressing Plateau in the ABF?
37:43 - Can You Run the Weekend Warrior Program for a Full Year?

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00:00 - Intro
00:41 - The Best Training Plan for a High-Mileage Body
17:46 - Dan John’s Simple Fix for Feeling Stiff and Tight
21:34 - How to Rotate Strength, Endurance, and Hypertrophy Training?
25:30 - Can You Build Bigger Arms With Kettlebells Alone?
30:06 - Do Olympic Lifters Get Injured Most Often?
34:37 - How to Fix Low Back Pain From Kettlebell Swings
38:42 - The Strength Training Blueprint for Young Athletes

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00:00 - Intro
00:36 - How to Train Smarter When Life Gets Busier
06:36 - The Best Dan John Books for Lifters Over 60 
09:18 - How to Peak for the Eagle Kettlebell Challenge in 8 Weeks
16:52 - Can Calisthenics Alone Produce “What the Heck Effect”
20:04 - Dan John on The Velocity Diet
29:50 - How to Stay Strong, Balanced, and Fit Into Retirement
35:12 - Is It Better to Start Kettlebell Training Young or Later in Life?
43:31 - How to Adapt Easy Strength for Lifters Over 55
48:22 - How to Rotate 15 Big Lifts Without Losing Progress
56:13 - Can Heavy...

00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Dan John's Personal Reading List You Need to Know
06:33 - Are High-Rep Kettlebell Jerks Too Risky?
14:09 - Single Kettlebell Training for Strength, Fat Loss, and Mobility
18:43 - How to Run the Armor Building Formula With Dumbbells
23:43 - Fixing Squats as the Limiting Factor in the Armor Building Formula
27:57 - Building “Dad Armor” with Kettlebells

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00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Are Punishment Workouts a Good Coaching Tool?
07:20 - Elevation vs Distance for Walking
13:51 - Can You Build Muscle With Easy Strength?
18:55 - The Hidden Upper-Back Benefits of Kettlebell Snatches
23:01 - Completing the 10,000 Swing Challenge

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00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Can You Use Mass Made Simple for Olympic Lifting?
06:12 - The Best Way to Structure One Lift a Day Training
10:35 - Dan John’s Top Must-Read Books
28:57 - The Best Kettlebell Program for Busy Adults Over 40
32:43 - The Best Workout Approach for New Parents
38:33 - How to Introduce Kids to Strength Training
44:20 - Should You Walk Before or After a Workout?

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00:00 - Intro
00:49 - How to Combine Strength Training and Running
09:19 - 10,000 Kettlebell Snatch Challenge
17:15 - Can You Build Strength With Light Weights?
22:21 - Dan John’s Take on Microplates
27:19 - How to Prepare for Mass Made Simple
31:16 - The Best 45 Minute Fat Loss Program
36:46 - The Smart Way to Return to Training After Injury

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00:00 - Intro
00:39 - The Best Way to Start Loaded Carries
05:04 - How to Set Up a Training Journal?
17:54 - Deadlifts vs. Hinges in Easy Strength
26:36 - The Real-Life Benefits of Physical Training
34:59 - How to Program Snatches in Easy Strength
39:02 - Dan John’s Travel Tips
44:13 - Easy Strength for Busy Schedules
48:02 - How to Combine Power and Hypertrophy Work
50:51 - Dan John on Why Should You Learn Olympic Lifting?
56:30 - What to Do After the Armor Building Formula
59:17 - How to Build Core Strength as a Beginner
01:02:09...

00:00 - Intro
00:47 - How to Train for Multi-Event Strength Competitions
10:04 - What Books Should Every Man Read?
23:56 - Should You Change a Program That’s Already Working?
32:08 - Double Kettlebell Front Squats for Hypertrophy
35:07 - Dan John on Strength Standards as You Get Older
43:58 - Should You Build Strength or Muscle First?
46:31 - Next Steps After the Armor Building Formula

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00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Are Barbell Complexes Good Warm-Ups?
06:42 - Training Priorities for Aging Athlete Clients
16:45 - Dan John on Barbell Training Without a Squat Rack
21:35 - How to Stay Motivated to Train at Home?
30:13 - Single-Kettlebell Variations of the Running Back Complex
35:14 - How to Run the Armor Building Formula During Ramadan?
39:49 - Progressive Resistance Beyond Adding Weight
44:29 - Do You Really Need the Kettlebell Snatch?

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00:00 - Intro
00:44 - "Strong Enough" Standards for Lifelong Lifting
14:52 - How to Raise Active and Strong Kids?
26:15 - Autoregulation in Easy Strength
29:30 - Dan John on Uneven Strength Across Lifts 
32:20 - Training Priorities After 50
39:29 - Minimalist Strength Training for Your Mid-30s
46:30 - How to Start Learning Olympic Lifts?

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00:00 - Intro
00:35 - How to Maintain Press Strength All Year?
06:45 - Barbell Row Strength Standards 
11:47 - How to Progress in Armor Building Through Density
14:41 - Can Kettlebell Deadlifts Bulletproof Your Lower Back?
21:25 - Building Mass As a Middle-Aged Lifter
30:54 - Armor Building Formula Strength Standards
36:43 - Training Your Chest Without Bench Press
42:47 - Loaded Carries as a Measure of Strength

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00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Strength Training After 70
05:58 - Sandbag Carries and Anaconda Strength
12:17 - Joint-Friendly Ways to Stay Active
15:58 - Dan John’s Honest Take on Fasting
27:29 - Why Does My Overhead Press Stall?
31:59 - The Value of Learning Olympic Lifts After 40
36:16 - How Do You Get Stronger Without Gaining Weight?

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00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Smart Exercise Selection for Long-Term Training
13:49 - Single-Arm Strength Work for Longevity
21:40 - Dumbbells in Armor Building and Easy Strength
30:58 - Barbell Armor Building Formula Standards
35:16 - The Real Value of Lunges in Sport Training
44:16 - The Ultimate Team for All-Around Physical Competition
52:00 - Dan John on Split Clean and Split Snatch

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00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Armor Building Variations for a Weak Press
05:47 - Spreading Strength Training Throughout the Day
14:22 - Minimalist Training Program with Two Lifts
18:33 - Dan John on Great Writers in Strength, Health, and Athletics
26:37 - Adjusting Training Volume After 30
32:59 - Mobility Limits and Smart Exercise Choices
34:59 - Reaching Your Athletic Potential 


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00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Dan John’s Favorite Books Lately
03:14 - Single vs Double Kettlebells for Long-Term Training
14:23 - Kettlebell Swings for Strength, Grip, and Posture
21:13 - How to Fix a Military Press Imbalance
26:53 - Dan John on Food, Stress, and Fat Loss
41:19 - Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports

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