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The High Performance Journal

"Word for word the most valuable fitness newsletter on the planet". Hi, I'm Dan Go. Each week, I send out actionable tips on how to optimize your health & body. Join 455,000+ subscribers at the link below.

If you want to lose 30 pounds of fat by the end of 2025, copy this:

Read this on Dango.coRead time: 3.8 minutes We have about 4 months left in the year. In 20 years of coaching, I have learned this is the perfect window to drop 30 or more pounds of fat and transform your life. Everyone else waits for New Year’s Day, but no. Not us. We're going to use the final part of 2025 to get in the best shape of our lives. How? Systems. It is the same system George used to lose 33 pounds while cutting his visceral fat in half: It's the exact system I'd use if I woke up...

4 Minute Fridays: The easy way to reduce stress by 55%, a mental cheat code to living longer & and the camera I use to shoot when I travel

Read this on Dango.coRead time: 3.8 minutes 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 surprisingly easy way to reduce stress by 55% The mental cheat code to living longer The camera I use to shoot when I travel Today's issue is brought to you by Momentous. You can train, eat clean, and sleep well, but if your vitamin D is low, you're leaving energy, immunity, and...

The Nighttime Routine That Changed My Life (Backed by Science)

Read this on Dango.coRead time: 3.8 minutes I’ll just say it: morning routines are overrated. After two kids and multiple businesses, I’ve learned that complicated rituals to “prime” your day can’t compete with one thing: how you set up your body the night before. Something I realized later in life is that it's not about how you start your day, it’s about how you finish. In today’s newsletter, I’ll share the nighttime routine that’s completely changed my life. It’s science-backed, practical,...

4 Minute Fridays: 2 cheat codes to living to 100 years old, a supplement I put into my coffee to enhance focus & the only type of creatine I put into my body

Read this on Dango.coRead time: 3.8 minutes 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 2 cheat codes to living to 100 years old A supplement I put into my coffee to enhance focus The only type of creatine I put into my body Today's issue is brought to you by LMNT. Every morning, I put water and an LMNT pack into my bottle, shake it several times, and drink it before...

The World's Easiest Diet To Eliminate Visceral Fat

Read this on Dango.coRead time: 3.8 minutes At the start of the year, I had a client who had exceptionally high levels of visceral fat on his body. He was someone who wanted to lose weight in a flexible way while still incorporating alcohol and his favorite foods. I warned him, "If you want this type of fat to be removed, your nutrition habits need to change. It's not all about calories in, calories out." He thanked me for my advice but decided to go ahead anyways. Fast forward 9 weeks. He...

4 Minute Fridays: Take this supplement to burn fat and build muscle, train this muscle to live longer & my favorite backpack on the planet

Read this on Dango.coRead time: 3.8 minutes 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 supplement to burn fat and build muscle Train this muscle to live longer My favorite backpack on the planet Today’s issue is brought to you by Superpower. Earlier this year, I used Superpower to run a full set of labs, and I was blown away. Most clinics hand you a stack of numbers...

The 5 worst exercises for people over 40 (AVOID)

Read this on Dango.coRead time: 3.8 minutes Before working with me, a 42-year-old client wanted to get himself in shape and was determined to train like he was 25 again. We're talking heavy squats, max deadlifts, daily 10Ks, and burpees on the weekends. 6 weeks later, he limped into my Zoom room. Herniated disc and a sharp pain in his knee. Cortisol through the roof. "But I used to do all this in college," he said. And that's the problem. Your ego remembers what you could do. Your joints...