EP 300 - Interview + Combining Strength & Endurance, Getting Stronger, ABF, Loaded Carries

00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Best Way to Add Suitcase Carries to ABF Without Overdoing It
10:40 - Dan John on the Evolutionary "Why" of Muscle Hypertrophy
18:06 - Best Way to Build Muscle Without Compromising Daily Energy
22:25 - Combining Strength & Endurance for 50-Year-Olds
26:52 - Things Dan Misses About Pre-Internet Lifting Culture
37:51 - Interview with Brian Intro
39:40 - What Did Dan Learn About Himself After 300 Episodes?
46:50 - How Does Dan Stop People from Quitting?
51:29 - How Did Dan Teach Himself to Act Patient?
01:00:17 - Dan John’s Origin Story
01:06:59 - Dan’s Perspective on Why Does Fitness Matter?
01:12:05 - Dan John on The Pressure to Chase Extreme Lifting Results?
01:18:47 - Do Heavy Workouts Still Give Dan a Buzz?
01:21:10 - How Does Getting Stronger Change People?
01:27:52 - Why Is Strongman More Meaningful Than Bodybuilding?
01:32:13 - How Does Dan Set Goals?
01:36:51 - Which Non-Fitness Book Shaped Dan’s Coaching Most?

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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.

• No. of episodes: 319
• Latest episode: 2025-07-31
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