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Dec 2020
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234: Dan John on The Art of Letting Go, ...

Joel Smith, Just-Fly-Sports.com
About this episode
Our guest today is Dan John who is a strength coach, track coach, master’s track athlete, best-selling author, and all around sage of wisdom on all-things strength training for athletics and life itself. More show notes at just-fly-sports.com/podcast-234-dan-john/ Dan’s work has been profoundly impactful on my coaching, and training practice.  The olde ... Show More
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