Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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 Kettlebell Snatches Do It All?
► 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 DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group.
► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
Follow Dan Online Here:
Instagram: instagram.com/coachdanjohn
Facebook: facebook.com/CoachDanJohn1
Website: danjohnuniversity.com
Medium: medium.com/@danjohn84123
Podcast: spreaker.com/show/the-dan-john-podcast
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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 spends his work life blending weekly strength training workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London.
His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored “Fat Loss Happens on Monday.”
Dan is one of the original practitioners of the "Kettlebell Swing" in the US and is widely renowned to be the inventor of the "Kettlebell Goblet Squat". He is the host of the weekly Dan John Podcast; discussing all things strength, kettlebells, Olympic weightlifting and athletic performance as well as doing live workshops, coaching and online personal training.
#danjohn #strengthtraining #nutrition #onlinepersonaltraining #danjohnpodcast #kettlebell #powerlifting #kettlebelltraining
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 Kettlebell Snatches Do It All?
► 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 DanJohnInnerCircle.com to apply for his private coaching group.
► Go to ArmorBuildingFormula.com to get Dan's latest book.
Follow Dan Online Here:
Instagram: instagram.com/coachdanjohn
Facebook: facebook.com/CoachDanJohn1
Website: danjohnuniversity.com
Medium: medium.com/@danjohn84123
Podcast: spreaker.com/show/the-dan-john-podcast
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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 spends his work life blending weekly strength training workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London.
His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored “Fat Loss Happens on Monday.”
Dan is one of the original practitioners of the "Kettlebell Swing" in the US and is widely renowned to be the inventor of the "Kettlebell Goblet Squat". He is the host of the weekly Dan John Podcast; discussing all things strength, kettlebells, Olympic weightlifting and athletic performance as well as doing live workshops, coaching and online personal training.
#danjohn #strengthtraining #nutrition #onlinepersonaltraining #danjohnpodcast #kettlebell #powerlifting #kettlebelltraining
