The High Performance Journal

Read this on Dango.co Imagine this. It's Christmas time. While everyone else is around you complaining about how much weight they've gained, they look at you and say, "Hey, you're looking pretty good. What have you been doing?" Little do they know that you read this newsletter 16 weeks ago, and it set you up to be in your best shape before Christmas while everyone else was waiting for New Year's to start. Now, if you came to me as a client and said, "Dan, I want to lose 30 lbs. by Christmas,...

Read this on Dango.co Welcome to 4 Minute Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal cutting-edge tips to help you get lean, boost energy, and live longer. What's in store for today: The #1 meal for longevity is not what you think The free 5-minute trick that eliminates stress A book on fitness that has changed my life Today's issue is brought to you by High Performance Founder Private Coaching. We help high-achieving entrepreneurs and professionals drop weight, lose the belly, and improve...

Read this on Dango.co A while back, we started working with a client who came in wanting to lose weight and build muscle. When he saw the program we put together for him, the workout looked normal, but then he saw the six minutes of mobility work we programmed before every session and asked, "Do I really need to do this? Can't I just jump into the workout?" I asked him one question: "Have you ever owned one of these alarm clocks when you were a kid?" With a slight chuckle, he said, "Yes." So...

Read this on Dango.co Welcome to 4 Minute Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal cutting-edge tips to help you get lean, boost energy, and live longer. What's in store for today: The 10-second at-home test that predicts how long you live An underrated sleep supplement most people aren't taking The best health purchase I've made in 2026 Today's issue is brought to you by High Performance Founder Private Coaching. We help high-achieving entrepreneurs and professionals drop weight, lose...

Read this on Dango.co When I first started to train, I thought my workouts needed to be like P90x. In my 20s, I thought I needed to do 100s of different exercises, train 5 days a week, and each workout I set out to be in a pile of my own sweat, swearing Tony Horton's name out of my mouth. I was wrong, and that way of thinking held me back for years. What I realized later is that your body doesn't care about exercises. There are 8 specific types of movement patterns that matter most. When you...

Read this on Dango.co Welcome to 4 Minute Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal cutting-edge tips to help you get lean, boost energy, and live longer. What's in store for today: The cheapest fat loss tool most people sleep on What your poop says about your health The toothpaste I use every day Today's issue is brought to you by AG1. I get some version of this question every week: "Is AG1 actually doing anything?” Fair question, and I think people are seriously underrating them. AG1...

Read this on Dango.co I used to believe that fast fat loss led to fast weight regain. I was wrong. When researchers put rapid and gradual weight loss head to head, the proportion regained afterward is nearly identical. What separates them is how many people reach the goal at all. In one trial, 81% of the rapid group hit their target. The gradual group achieved only 50%. If you have a good amount of visceral fat on your body, it makes the case stronger. Visceral fat is the fat you can't pinch....