The Single Thing That Makes the Squat the Most Effective Exercise for Strength w/ Dan John, Anders Varner, and Doug Larson, and Travis Mash - Barbell Shrugged- #482

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 spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary's University, Twickenham, London.

His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored "Fat Loss Happens on Monday."

In 2015, Dan wrote Can You Go? on his approach to assessments and basic training. In addition, Before We Go, another compilation akin to Never Let Go became an Amazon Bestseller.

In early 2017, Dan's book, Now What?, his approach to Performance and dealing with "life," became a Bestseller on Amazon. Hardstyle Kettlebell Challenge became available in September 2017, too.

In today's episode the crew discusses:

Simplifying complex systems for strength

The importance of gymnastics and tumbling for adults

Throwers, Special Operations, and Olympic Lifting

The importance of writing books for strength and conditioning

What separates the squat from every other exercise

The importance of the hands in maximal strength

And more…

Anders Varner on Instagram

Doug Larson on Instagram

Coach Travis Mash on Instagram

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