Dan John has spent more than sixty years lifting heavy things and trying to figure out why people make fitness so complicated. A former All-American discus thrower, Highland Games athlete, and Olympic lifter, Dan somehow turned throwing stuff and picking up iron into a career as a coach, teacher, and author.Insert Dan [...]'s written books like Intervention, Can You Go?, and Now What?, each one trying (again) to answer the age-old question: "Why aren't people doing the simple stuff that actually works?" Known for reducing tangled training ideas into plain English-usually with a story about coaching, parenting, or his own spectacular mistakes-Dan travels the world teaching workshops that mix humor, insight, and a healthy dose of common [...] he's not coaching or writing, you'll find him in Utah, gardening, lifting, reading, and trying to keep up with his grandkids-who've already outpaced his speed but haven't quite beaten his deadlift. Yet.