00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Reducing Injuries As a Firefighter 08:44 - Building Your Arms with Kettlebells 19:39 - Adjusting the Weights For Press-Only Days in ABF 26:24 - Replacing Squats vs. Improving Squat Weakness 31:24 - Training for Front-Line Professionals 36:06 - The Best Exercises For Knee Strengthening 41:49 - 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 ge...
Oct 17, 2024•48 min
00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Lacking Interest in Reading or Writing 09:28 - The Most Carryover Press Exercises 14:09 - Dan John on The Beast Tamer Challenge 19:34 - Morning Workouts And Anaconda Strength 27:07 - Adding Cardio For Easy Strength For Fat Loss 32:34 - 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....
Oct 10, 2024•38 min
00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Dan John on The Chronicles of Narnia Series 06:10 - Replacing Swings With Deadlifts 12:36 - The Value of Kettlebell Windmills 18:05 - Doing Swing Over 24 KG 26:56 - Training With Sandbag 31:18 - Dan John on the Barbell Armor Building Formula Program 34:30 - Dan John on His All Programs 41:40 - Doing LONG Kettlebell Workouts ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in getting coac...
Oct 03, 2024•49 min
00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Working Out While Traveling 09:31 - How to Alternate Vertical and Horizontal 15:38 - Dan John on Kettlebell Dead Clean 19:38 - Pulls For Easy Strength 23:25 - Improving Wrist Mobility 32:21 - Dan John on His Kettlebell Collection 39:08 - Best Workout In 15 Minutes 42:57 - 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 p...
Sep 26, 2024•49 min
00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Dan John on Bulletproof Coffee 05:49 - Does Cardio Affect Strength Gains? 13:17 - Losing Weight Without Losing Muscle 19:51 - Doing Double KB Work Without Buying Doubles 24:39 - Adding Lunges to The Armor Building Complex 29:51 - ABC for Endurance Sports 33:12 - One Lift a Day vs. Easy Strength 35:31 - Using Easy Strength to Hit PRs 42:10 - Dan John on Weight Loss Drugs ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUnivers...
Sep 19, 2024•50 min
00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Working Out With Chronic Diseases 14:52 - Kettlebell Exercises for a BIGGER Neck 21:21 - Making ABC More Sustainable 33:38 - The Reason Behind Why Hypertrophy Is NOT Working For You 43:06 - High on Stress & Low on Time Workout Program 52:16 - Preparing To Be A Throwing Coach 57:59 - Dan John on Longevity Standards 01:05:30 - Encouraging Your Kids for Health & Fitness 01:10:24 - Adjusting Your Loads on Press Onl Days in ABC 01:15:08 - Easy Strength vs. One Lift A Day...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 19 min
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 - Da...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 15 min
00:57 - Rite of Passage Program at 65 08:56 - 10,000 Swing Challenge and Similar Protocols 14:19 - Teaching Youth Athletes to Throw 18:38 - Planning a Strongman-Style Workout for Teenagers 24:03 - Balancing Running and Kettlebell Training 27:22 - Using the 2-3-5-10 Ladder for Hypertrophy 30:35 - Connection Between Physical Fitness and Spiritual Fitness 35:17 - Daily Ab Workouts 45:29 - How to Fix Skinny Fat
Aug 29, 2024•56 min
00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Returning to Training After Injury 10:36 - Strength Training for a High School High Jumper 20:40 - Training for the 2-Minute Bodyweight Farmer's Carry Standard 27:38 - Increasing Pull-Up Reps During Easy Strength 32:28 - Half Snatch vs. Full Snatch for Strength and Conditioning 37:21 - 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 getti...
Aug 22, 2024•42 min
00:00 - Intro 04:40 - Kettlebells vs. Dumbbells for Shoulder Health 09:38 - Horizontal vs. Vertical Pressing in Minimalist Training 14:41 - Building Work Capacity 22:12 - Training for a Law Enforcement Physical Fitness Test 28:40 - Dan John on Legitimacy of Pilates 32:44 - Physics of Weighted Squats: Kettlebell vs. Weight Vest 37:03 - RKC Snatch Test Preparation 40:18 - Dan John’s Pyramid of Success 45:22 - Pantheon of Programs for a Herculean Physique 50:51 - Balancing Fat Loss and General Work...
Aug 15, 2024•57 min
00:00: Intro 01:20: Back Squats in Olympic Weightlifting 13:34: Combining Cleans, Presses, and Front Squats in Southwood Program 17:28: Life After the 10,000 Swing Challenge 20:59: 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 Press 44:30: Handling Missed Workouts and Designing a 4-Week "WTH Exercise's Greatest Hits" Program 48:24: Thoughts on "T-...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min
00:00 Intro 00:43 Layering Armor Building Complex and Humane Burpee Program 06:32 Cold Showers and Muscle Recovery 12:20 Pre-Training Snacks for Olympic Lifters 23:59 Strengthening Lower Back and Hips for Progression 30:50 Home Workout Program for Busy Dad 34:54 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:/...
Aug 01, 2024•42 min
00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Dan John on The 30-Day Kettlebell Complex Challenge 06:08 - Half Kneeling Presses vs. Regular Kettlebell Press 09:40 - Dan John’s Guide to Aging Gracefully Through Lifting 20:33 - Strength and Conditioning for Fighters 28:08 - Double KB Squats vs. Back Squats 32:45 - Adjusting Sleepless In Seattle For Military Press 40:41 - 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...
Jul 25, 2024•58 min
00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Training The Non-Injured Sides After Injury Operations 11:57 - Armor Building Formula for Hypertrophy 18:52 - Timing Training And Meals As An Athlete 26:15 - Dan John on Seasonal Dieting 33:18 - Starting Olympic Lifting At 40+ Years Old 38:01 - 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...
Jul 18, 2024•46 min
00:00 - Intro 02:20 - The Most Important Lift for 50+ Years Old People 09:32 - Programming in HINGE Exercises 18:13 - Feeling SORE After Workouts 23:22 - Lifting Heavy With Sticking Gut 30:37 - 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 a...
Jul 11, 2024•41 min
00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Dan John’s Kettlebell Collection 10:17 - Dan's Mindset When Deciding Between Career Options 22:29 - Dan John on Having Non-Traditional Rhythm Cadences 30:09 - Optimizing Night Shift Workouts to Stay Healthy, Strong, and Mobile 37:17 - Weight Training Around Your Sport 41:43 - The Real Value of Kettlebell Training 48:43 - Dan John’s 4-Week Hypertrophy Program ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► I...
Jul 04, 2024•57 min
00:00 - Intro 01:22 - The Best Way to Improve Shoulder Mobility 06:21 - Training During Fasting Periods 11:42 - Building Emotional Toughness with Exercise 17:53 - The Reasons Why Goblet Squats Are Great 22:15 - Doing the Arnold Challenge 29:15 - The Best Summer Strength Program 32:20 - Dan John on Taking Pre-Workout Supplements 37:43 - Training for 60-Year-Old Dad 42:54 - Weight Training for 60-Year-Old Ex-Athlete 47:50 - Explosive Strength and Speed Training WITHOUT Injuries ► Personalized work...
Jun 27, 2024•57 min
00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Future Successors to Dan John in Coaching 06:45 - Starting Sustainable Fitness and Diet for Older People 19:41 - Racked Squats vs. Goblet Squats 28:55 - Dan John on Arnold Becoming Mr. Universe 39:40 - Training for the USAWA Inman Mile 46:12 - Best Exercises to Create Some Shock Absorption 50:33 - Best Drills for Increased Strength 52:11 - Substituting Squats in Mass Made Simple 55:31 - The Best Exercises for Athleticism ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, abili...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 3 min
00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Ideal Training Paths for General Fitness 11:47 - The Best Technique for Maximum Kettlebell Snatches 20:39 - Adding 2-3 Sets of The ABC Complex Before Your Routine Workouts for Burning Fat 24:24 - Difference Between Barbell And Kettlebell Complexes, ABC with Barbells 29:11 - The Best Program for Maxing Out Conditioning for Health 32:12 - Dan John on Pulling Exercises in Easy Strength 36:59 - Creating a Versatile Training Program Inspired by Decathletes 42:27 - Gaining Muscle...
Jun 13, 2024•54 min
00:00 - Intro 02:12 - Restarting Strength Training After Traumas 13:26 - The Best Warm-Ups Before The ABC Program 23:07 - Mass Made Simple For Older People 29:22 - Helping Athletes Struggling with Intensity 38:27 - Dan John on Lenten Practice: Only Potatoes And Squat Snatches 43:25 - Learning Overhead Squats And Improving Mobility for Beginners 47:03 - Strength Standard For The KB See-Saw Press 48:53 - Kettlebell Work For Home Alongside Olympic Lifting 52:47 - Dan John on Regular DOMS (Delayed O...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 6 min
00:00 - Intro 01:11 - The Best Grip and Duration for Hanging Pull-ups 07:14 - Losing Weight with Easy Strength 17:03 - Using Easy Strength for Strongman Competition 22:48 - Working Out First Thing in the Morning 27:17 - Dan John on the 10K Swing Challenge Progress 30:49 - Dan John on Excessive Training for Young People 36:39 - Greasing the Groove vs. Regular Workouts 40:11 - Starting Strength Training ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJ...
May 30, 2024•47 min
00:00 - Intro 00:57 - Rep Schemes or Movements in Armor Building Complex 10:37 - Kettlebell Certification in Utah 13:05 - Increasing the Kettlebell Weight 22:48 - Improving ABC with KBs and The Role of This As A Finisher in RKC 30:01 - Cardio/Conditioning Standards 36:02 - Easy Strength As A Getting Back Into Training Program? 38:45 - Balancing Strength Training with Conditioning for Athletes 43:08 - Improving Mobility for Getting Under the Bar in Snatches and Cleans 46:25 - One-Arm Barbell Hing...
May 23, 2024•50 min
00:00 - Intro 01:18 - The Best Quickness Program for Basketball 11:06 - Next Steps After A Bodybuilding Program 20:19 - The Best Lifting Program for Cyclists 26:21 - Improving Performance for Senior Thrower at Big Meets 32:54 - Adding More to the Perfect Workout 38:07 - Dan John on Unhealthy Behaviors Blamed on Evolutionary "Hardwiring" 43:55 - The Best Hypertrophy Exercises and Squatting for Those with Low Back Injuries ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment opti...
May 16, 2024•54 min
00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Pull-ups for Older People 06:33 - Best Program for RKC 12:37 - Buying 20 Kg Kettlebell vs. 28 Kg Kettlebell 14:34 - Ideal Squat Depth and Squat Variations 20:08 - Best Warm-Up Routine Before 2x5 23:36 - Ideal Rest Time During Sets 25:33 - Best Beginner Program for FAST Gains 32:24 - Gaining Strength & Hypertrophy Using Kettlebells ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUniversity.com. ► If you're interested in g...
May 09, 2024•38 min
00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Combining Hip Thrusts With Chin-Up Rows for Cardio 09:31 - Training Effectively for Frisbee/Disc Sports 16:12 - Benefits of the Kettlebell Swing 21:11 - Balancing Kickbox Training with Strength and Muscle Gain 27:19 - Dan John on Kettlebell Halos 30:38 - Dan John on Bottoms Up Goblet Squat Curls 34:13 - Best Exercises for General Fitness 41:22 - Dan John on Rings Training ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment options. http://www.DanJohnUnive...
May 02, 2024•48 min
00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Integrating the Reverse Hyper Machine into the Easy Strength Program 06:48 - Strength Training Program with Kettlebells 11:59 - Managing Work, School, and Training with Limited Sleep 20:49 - Rotating ABC Into Your Workouts 24:55 - Dan John on General Physical Preparedness 28:54 - Dan John on Maximalist Training 37:13 - 3-Day Easy Strength Program 42:26 - Preparing to Compete Against Younger Competitors ► Personalized workouts based on your schedule, ability, and equipment o...
Apr 25, 2024•48 min
00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Impact of WTH Effect With Kettlebell Swings on Swimmers 16:01 - The Reasons Why Traditional Strength Programs Don't Work 25:47 - Returning to Workout After Shoulder Injuries 30:34 - Dan John on Mike Mentzer's Training Approach for Regular Guys 41:41 - Adding Humane Burpees to The Easy Strength 44:39 - Comparing ES And Ladder-Based Approaches for Pressing Goals 49:07 - Transitioning Between Training Programs Effectively 54:14 - Turkish Get-Ups in Easy Strength 56:10 - Making...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 3 min
00:00 - Intro 00:57 - The Best Starting Books for Dan John's Fitness Philosophy 08:36 - Dan John on Weight Loss Drugs 18:55 - Loaded Carry Challange 25:48 - Dan John’s Top 3 Books 32:19 - Using Swings As A Finisher 35:19 - Beginning Coaching Using The Hardstyle Method for Clients New to Kettlebells 42:03 - Pull-ups for Easy Strength 46:19 - Adding Barbells to Kettlebell Training 50:16 - Ideal Weights for ‘Heavy Hands’ 53:30 - The Resilience of Deadlifts to Body Weight and Age Changes Compared to...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min
00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Increasing Your Military Press 08:19 - Dan John on Combining Simple & Sinister And The Rite of Passage 16:58 - Losing Body Fat Efficiently 31:25 - Aiming New Strength Standards With Armor Building Complex 37:16 - Prioritizing Your Fitness Goals 52:48 - Training by Seasons 58:33 - Dan John on Essential Kettlebell Exercises 01:01:15 - Clean & Press vs. Clean & Jerk 01:03:35 - Two-A-Day Easy Strength Protocol 01:07:46 - Dan John on Using Straps When Deadlifting ► P...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 14 min
00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Adjusting ES4FL for the Other Sports Schedule 09:57 - Straight Sets vs. Circuit for Mass Made Simple 17:58 - Adding a Fourth Set to De Lorme Protocol 28:11 - Balancing Reps in Pullups + Pushups + Squats Bodyweight Workout 32:53 - Dan John on Height Changes And Aging 37:02 - How Coaching Experience Shapes Dan John's View of Sports 44:07 - Uphill And Downhill Loaded Carries to Build Your Legs 47:40 - Increasing Double KB Strength 52:12 - Dan John on The Rite of Passage Protoc...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min
