Episode notes
In this episode, Dan and I chat about his career as an athlete and a strength coach, and what insights this gives him about coaching and training. In the next episode, we will focus specifically on goals, motivation, feedback and evaluation and performance
Episode timeline
| Time | Specific content markers |
| 4:39 | Dan talks about the US college sport system |
| 6:55 – 12:30 | 6:55 – 12:30 Dan talks about culture in sport |
| 12:52 | Dan talks about highland games as a form of deliberate play in how to train for his main event of discus training |
| 16:40 | Dan talks about being the first full time strength coach – to some extent in response to the overnight influence of Arnold Schwartzenegger and Jane Fonda on how exercise was perceived |
| 19:07 | Dan talks about stenosymbols and strength training |
| 22:29 – 25:07 | We chat here about Lockdown, visiting Melbourne, Percy Cerutty, the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, before getting back to Dan’s career |
| 27:11 | Dan talks about compressing work, cueing and coaching |
| 36:26 | 1. Embracing the obvious |
| 37:39 | 2. Taking care of asymmetrical risks |
| 40:17 | 3. Respect the process |
| 41:17 | Keys to academic success: Respect the proces: show up, do your work, get things in on time, don’t flit away opportunities; or Show up, Don’t quit, Ask questions |
| 46:53 | Dan chats a little bit about how to talk with elite athletes |