Dan John - over my head/ground up/carried away DVD pack
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:04 pm
Ordered the Dan John Trilogy from Dave Draper's website. Got it on Friday (ridiculous by the way. I ordered it and something like 10 minutes later had an email notifying me that it had shipped. received it a day or two later. Now that is service to the extreme.) Watched it a time or two over the weekend.
Got to say that this is a great DVD. Dan John seems like the nicest guy in the world and the type of dude you would want to hang with. After watching, I was actually glad to have given a bit of my money to the guy. here is the review
1. From the Ground up - great dvd explaining how to get the bar off the ground. goes over some basic drills like the goblet squat, basic mechanics of pulling, the power snatch, clean, etc. tips to improve those moves. The drills are clear and the explanations make sense. Dan does a good job of explaining with out over-complicating. I was able to fix a few things that have been bothering me with the snatch almost instantly. Really makes the lifts accessible and seem like something you can and should do.
2. Over my head - the basic pressing portion. again, really well done. front press, behind the neck press, jerks, drills, etc. good explanations, no complications. Some of the complexes he shows are nifty. again, the benefit is that it takes the thought process away from sets, reps, etc. and puts it into the moves itself.
3. carried away - a series of different carries and ways to combine. For example, a waiter's carry while wearing a pack or vest and dragging the sled. Not as much info as the other 2 dvd's, but highly entertaining. I kept waiting for the scene when the damn dog finally managed to trip dan while he was carrying an 85 pound rock and wearing a 150 pound pack.
Good quality dvds, well produced, entertaining, and plenty of solid information. highly recommended.
Got to say that this is a great DVD. Dan John seems like the nicest guy in the world and the type of dude you would want to hang with. After watching, I was actually glad to have given a bit of my money to the guy. here is the review
1. From the Ground up - great dvd explaining how to get the bar off the ground. goes over some basic drills like the goblet squat, basic mechanics of pulling, the power snatch, clean, etc. tips to improve those moves. The drills are clear and the explanations make sense. Dan does a good job of explaining with out over-complicating. I was able to fix a few things that have been bothering me with the snatch almost instantly. Really makes the lifts accessible and seem like something you can and should do.
2. Over my head - the basic pressing portion. again, really well done. front press, behind the neck press, jerks, drills, etc. good explanations, no complications. Some of the complexes he shows are nifty. again, the benefit is that it takes the thought process away from sets, reps, etc. and puts it into the moves itself.
3. carried away - a series of different carries and ways to combine. For example, a waiter's carry while wearing a pack or vest and dragging the sled. Not as much info as the other 2 dvd's, but highly entertaining. I kept waiting for the scene when the damn dog finally managed to trip dan while he was carrying an 85 pound rock and wearing a 150 pound pack.
Good quality dvds, well produced, entertaining, and plenty of solid information. highly recommended.