Dan John - 40 Years with a Whistle

(#279) Renowned strength coach and multi-book author, Dan John, returns to the podcast to discuss his latest book, 40 Years with a Whistle.

Dan John is one of the top coaches in the industry and a person who has impacted me personally at a very high level, both as an athlete and coach.

His books are some of the most highly-utilized resources in my home library and that says a lot about the value he provides to coaches, trainers, and athletes around the world.

As always, I learn something new and valuable in each conversation. This is a special interview with amazing insights and lessons from his life and his new book.

Here’s what you’ll this week:

• How Dan’s NEW book compares to his previous work
• A quick overview of ALL his great books
• How the idea came together for 40 Year with a Whistle
• An overview and framework of the new book
• How the new book has been “writing itself” since 1972
• The difference between a mentor and a coach
• What is a coach? The surprising answer
• What is the important job of a mentor?
• The best places to find mentors
• How I read Dan’s books
• Why Dan’s books are “un-put-down-able”
• One of Dan’s great lessons about writing great content
• Why Constant Assessment and Constant Upgrading are essential
• What it really means to Work O-U-T
• Why there’s no such thing as a “perfect” anything
• Why “everything works” for about 6 weeks
• Things Dan is working to constantly upgrade
• Goals vs Success
• What is true success?
• The impact and mentorship Tim Anderson
• The story of Connacht Rugby mentored Dan
• Why Dan hates when people think his work is “simple”
• The true secret to coaching (the hardest part of coaching)
• What is snap-a-city?
• Dan’s take on exercise and fat loss
• Who Dan wrote the new book for
• What he hopes readers take away 40 Years
• What Dan says his great coaches did for him
• *The top 3 things that Dan says makes a great coach
• What’s next for Dan after the new book
• Specific training examples that Dan is working on…
• What is the art of re-reading?
• Dan’s closing advice on “making a difference”
• “The hardest workout I know” by Dan John

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