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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. Now, spend the rest of your da...

Dan John Wandering Weights

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 8

Ah, the New Year’s resolutions are tumbling down around us like leaves in autumn. It’s a rare year that I don’t get asked a hundred questions about training and diet j...

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Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 7

This newsletter is beginning to get some traction. I had a nice email from one of our readers, Gregory Solomons, who added a sweet little reading on this idea of thinking double, o...

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Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 6

Last Friday I refereed the annual Union Christmas Weightlifting meet. I had a minor surgery on Thursday, an umbilical hernia operation, and it was nice to get out and see some...

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Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 5

Bowl Season is starting, so I will be a drooling mess in front of the TV for a few days. I love college football. Forgive me, but I do.   Before the drooling begins, let me take...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 4

I’m down at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, where I heard a phrase that deserves its own website: “Don’t trade inches for angles.” The idea here is, i...

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Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 3

If you're an American football fan, you’ve probably been spending a lot of time lately watching the game. I understand completely; it’s one of my favorite addictions. Yo...

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Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 2

First, let’s look back…WAAAAAAAY back to 1959. I just love the Old Olympic lifters (Ye Olde O Lifterzzz), but watching the struggle is just amazing. No juice in these guys ...

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Dan John’s Wandering Weights: Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 1

My travel schedule has to ease up soon. I’m losing my mind. Now, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Every Wednesday, and I have been doing this for two decades, I&n...

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Dan John’s Wandering Weights

Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy Sometimes you miss the most interesting training-related articles of the week. Let’s fix that. Sometimes the ideas in the most talked-abo...

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