Dan John Olympic Lifting for Beginners DVD
In part three of the four DVDs from the Utah workshop weekend, we get a taste of Dan John’s instruction for beginning Olympic weightlifting.
Our original idea was this would be primarily for adults who’ve never lifted Olympic-style, and it’s certainly that, however one of the attendees is a competitive Olympic lifter, who told me a couple of Dan’s tips changed her lifting forever. I’m now thinking anyone interested in Olympic lifting will get something out of this one.
I pulled a couple of clips from the dvd to give you a taste of what went on during our time with Dan. First, let’s look at his take on pulling through the heels.
In this 80-minute DVD, Dan taught:
- Olympic lifting overview
- Snatch positions
- Push jerk
- Split jerk
- The Jerk
- Overhead squat
- Goblet squat
- Shoulder mobility
- Putting weights overhead
- Hamstring lengthening
- Romanian deadlift stretch
- Wrist flexibility
Now here’s one of value to everyone, even those without interest specifically in Olympic lifting: How to get wrist flexibility.


Michael Boyle
Gray Cook
Dave Draper
Dan John
Glenn Pendlay
Stella Post
Mark Reifkind
Tracy Reifkind
Dick Tyler
Dave Whitley