Dan John – A Systems Approach to Coaching & Training

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In this disc, Dan clears up many of the myths and misunderstandings about training, and presents his clear, logical principles for training. When you finish this lecture, you’ll be far better equipped to write training programs that get results.

Here’s what Dan covered (including transcript page references)—

• The best example of a good system. pg.1
• Dan John’s three basic rules about systems—use this to judge your training and coaching programs. pg.2-3
• How American football has changed over the years. pg.3
• Why diets like Paleo are so popular. pg.3
• Dan’s coaching principles for track and field athletes. pg.4
• The two basic kettlebell movements Dan teaches first. pg.4
• The one word missing from the fitness field today. pg.4
• The simple idea that Ralph Maughan and L. Jay Sylvester thought of to make the discus go farther that ended up changing the world of discus. pg.5
• The five truths that apply to any training system. pg.6-9
• The one piece of advice Dick Notmeyer gave to Dan that helped him go from 162 pounds to 202 pounds in four months. pg.7
• The problem with four- and six-week training programs. pg.8
• The difference between a training program and a training system. pg.8-9
• A method Dan likes to use to train some of his athletes to ensure that they’re ready for competition day—and which sports SHOULDN’T be trained using this method. pg.10
• One thing athletes need to learn to control if they want to succeed in competition, and how strength coaches can teach this in weight room. pg.11
• The exact language Dan John uses with his athletes in training to make sure they’re peaking on game day. pg.12
• Dan John’s five principles of strength coaching. pg.13
• How World War II helped weight training reach the mainstream. pg.14
• A little known fact about Vladimir Janda, the person who came up with the idea of tonic and phasic muscles. pg.15
• The muscles that shrink as you get older—most people mistakenly target these muscles in their training, making themselves look older more quickly. pg.15
• Which muscles to train if you want to fight the aging process. pg.15
• The five fundamental human movements that should be a part of all training programs. pg.16
• The medical intervention that helped Dan lose four inches off his waistline in 2 weeks. pg.17
• The two movements missing from most people’s training programs—they make the most difference when added. pg.18
• Strength standards for high school boys and girls who want to play varsity. pg.19
• How much a woman should be able to deadlift, regardless of shape, size or height. pg.19
• Dan John’s Turkish getup standard—no kettlebells needed. pg.19
• The two easiest things to improve in an athlete. pg.20
• How to cheat on the sit and reach test and go farther. pg.20
• The only two kinds of workouts in the world, and which you should pick, when. pg.21
• The warrior versus the kingly approach to dieting: which to use with your workouts depending on your goals, such as preparing for a sports competition, or getting in shape for a reunion. pg.22
• How Dan helped his bodybuilder friends train in preparation for a contest. pg.23
• Dan John’s ‘easy’ method of getting stronger. pg.25-26
• Dan John’s cradle-to-the-grave approach to strength training, conditioning and coaching. pg.27-28
• The difference between training elite athletes and other types of clients. pg.28-30
• The relationship between goals and assessments. pg.31
• The problem with the fitness industry, according to Dan John. pg.32
• The difference between managing compromises and managing options: which you need to pick, and why. pg.32-33
• How to make decisions less overwhelming. pg.33
• A simple tool Dan insists on using with fat-loss clients. pg.34
• What your clients do NOT want you do to. pg.34-35
• What clients want that’s often missing from most fitness programs and gyms. pg.35
• What ‘fitness’ actually is, and how to be truly fit. pg.35
• The only piece of financial advice you’ll ever hear from Dan John. pg.36-37
• The important thing you’ll forget if you start believing your own hype. pg.37
• What you need to do whenever a client refers someone to you—this can really change your career. pg.37
• The only thing Dan asks for in return when coaching track-and-field athletes for free. pg.37

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