Daniel John

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, he has competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games, and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record. John blends workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. His books on weightlifting include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple, Easy Strength written with Pavel Tsatsouline, as well as From Dad to Grad.