Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 19

I’ve been working hard this last week trying to teach a better way to balance the push, pull and squat work for most people. The numbers shou...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 18

As I type this, I'm sitting in Dublin Airport getting set to return home. There's something magical about Ireland. I’m not the first to notice this, but ...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 17

I've had a busy few days. It was Finals Week, and I always fear some last-minute issues with my students. I check my phone and email far too often a...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 16

I like to declutter. No matter how good I am about keeping a lid on things, stuff piles up. I took a course years ago on organization and two things sto...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 15

The Oscars were last night. I was reminded of a good lesson as I watched: I'd put Lady Gaga aside as just another pop star in a long line of “...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 14

I find it hard to believe that Saturday Night Live is forty years old. I watched the first episode because George Carlin was on it. The first show was b...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 13

If you want to coach or if you want to be an elite athlete, you must learn through the mistakes—and successes—of others. My buddy Grey&...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 12

Well, the Super Bowl was worthy of the name and I enjoyed watching the game. The commercials were good, but a bunch of them were downers. Halftime was w...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 11

I almost didn’t get to this. I was in my garage checking the amount of air in my footballs. Speaking of football, we don’t have many games left this se...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 10

Playoffs! As I type this, I'm going to ask nicely, “Do you all understand that the field goal is three points closer to losing?” ...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 9

Wow, football season is almost over. I really enjoy the game. For off-season training, I think you should watch this. http://www.youtube.com/wat...