Posts in "Wandering Weights"
Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 20
I just finished my “secret workshop” here in Murray, Utah, where I did a two-day event covering the material from my upcoming worksho...
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 should be “about the same&rdquo...
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 it’s hard not to...
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 as there's nothing harder to f...
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 stood out: 1. Most of &ldqu...
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 “Here today, gone tomorrow&rd...
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 basically some stand-up comedy and...
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 played 13 seasons in the NFL...
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 whatever the Super Bowl halftime h...
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 season. Alas. So, we look forwar...
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?” I won’t say, “Hey...