Dan Go

Body transformation coach to entrepreneurs. On a mission to help 1 million people transform their bodies by 2027. Follow me for posts on high performance & health optimization.

Over the past 18 years, at High Performance Founder we have been helping some of the sharpest Entrepreneurs on the Planet lose weight, build muscle & increase energy.

Just imagine yourself with more confidence, energy & focus watching your revenue skyrocket as a result of feeling like yourself again.

That’s what most DREAM about, but cease to ever accomplish...

After servicing over 10,000+ Clients,

I've noticed a pattern of why most Entrepreneurs can't lose weight in a sustainable way and I've distilled it down to 3 forces:

Force #1. Cookie cutter plans - You follow someone else's plan or diet and hope to expect the same result.

What you actually need is a plan customized to your body and personal lifestyle.

Force #2. Systems — No systems in place to make getting in shape easier.

A good business runs on systems. The same goes for your body.

Without systems you're gambling on success worse than a drunken bet at a Vegas craps table. 

The process of getting your body back into shape is very much about automating the habits needed to get your body lean & energetic.

No systems = having to think about your diet and workouts all the time.

This results in your spinning your wheels getting frustrated with the process and eventually giving up.

Force #3. Too much focus on losing weight. Not enough on sustainability

What's the point of losing 20 lbs in 6 weeks if you just put it back on?

The goal is to never worry or think about having an unhealthy body for the rest of your life.

But you can't be doing that if you're just thinking about doing things only to lose weight and not enough on your lifestyle.

Most entrepreneurs do unsustainable things to lose a couple pounds on the scale only to be disappointed when they're back where they started.

This results in a yo yo cycle of weight loss and weight gain until they give up.

Now, if you're facing any of these forces, I have a good news! These are completely avoidable and reversible if you just follow the right process.

At High Performance Founder, we are client-obsessed helping entrepreneurs succeed by filling in these gaps. 

Our "North Star" is our clients, focused on this axis; Fastest, most predictable and cost-efficient way possible to help you grow. Our hygiene standard is to help our client getting in shape without stressing out.

We've spent the last 18+ years dialling in a process that just works!

Don't take my word for it — check out our Case Studies below from our successful Clients.

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We specialize in helping entrepreneurs lose the excess weight, build muscle & increase energy with ease and minimal stress.

At High Performance Founder, we are client-obsessed helping entrepreneurs become the healthiest versions of themselves.

Our "North Star" is our clients results with a big focus on sustainability. Our standard is helping clients reach their fitness goals within 12 weeks.

We've spent the last 18 years dialling in a process that just works!

Don't take my word for it — check out our Case Studies below from our successful Clients.

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I Asked 100 Entrepreneurs: 'What Would You Trade For 10 More Healthy Years?'

Every Answer Was The Same.

"Everything."

Their cars. Stock portfolios. Beach houses. Business empires.

All of it.

One founder showed me his dad's death certificate. Died at 58. Heart attack. Built a $50M company but never saw his grandkids.

Another pulled up photos. Him at 35: Running 5ks. Him at 45: Can't climb stairs without stopping.

Here's what hit me hardest:

These aren't lazy people. They work 80-hour weeks. Close million-dollar deals. Build empires.

But they treat their bodies like rental cars.

Skip workouts for meetings.
Replace meals with protein bars.
Sleep 4 hours because "hustle."
Pop pills instead of fixing problems.

Then, at 50, they'd trade their entire net worth for what they destroyed.

The math doesn't work.

You're grinding for a future you won't live to see. Building wealth while bankrupting your health.

I tell my clients: Your body is your only non-negotiable asset.

Money? You can make more.
Business? You can start another.
Health? Once it's gone, it's gone.

The entrepreneurs who get this? They schedule workouts like board meetings. Track sleep like KPIs. Treat nutrition like an investment strategy.

Because 10 extra healthy years isn't about living longer.

It's about being there when your daughter gets married. Playing with grandkids. Actually enjoying what you built.

You can't buy that back.

♻️ Share with someone drowning in complexity.

- Dan

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If you sit at a desk all day, this 60-second exercise will fix your spine.

It's called the Thoracic Frog. Watch the video.

My client David runs an 8 figure company from his laptop. 

After 12 years hunched over keyboards, his posture was destroying his confidence and causing daily headaches.

I showed him this movement.

How to do it:

1. Start on all fours
2. Place forearms on the ground
3. Spread knees wide (like a frog)
4. Sink your chest toward the floor
5. Hold for 60 seconds
6. Breathe deep into your upper back

David's results:

Week 1: "Feels amazing but weird"
Week 2: Headaches disappeared
Week 3: Standing taller in meetings
Week 4: Wife commented on his posture

The Thoracic Frog targets what desk work destroys:
• Opens tight chest muscles
• Mobilizes frozen mid-back
• Reverses the computer hunch
• Relieves neck tension

60 seconds. Once a day.

Try this out today and let me know how it goes.

♻️ Share with people who need a healthy spine.

- Dan

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When I was younger, I thought status was the watch you have and the car you drive. As I've gotten older, I realize it's none of that. 

High status is about:

1. Being in good health
2. Being loved by your family
3. Having a relationship to something greater than yourself
4. Doing something you love that's making a difference

You can't buy this form of status. It must all be earned. 

So if you're hitting all of these marks right now, but you're not driving the fancy car and don't care to get a watch, I commend you. 

(And if you're into fancy things, I support you as well.)

Let's keep our eyes on the great prize of life, which can be found in where you stand and things that cannot be bought.

- DG

80% of desk workers do these for 60 seconds. The other 20% will live longer.

Watch the video. These two moves will save your spine, keep your shoulders healthy, improve posture, and also help improve your chances at longevity.

The Bar Hang:
• Decompresses your spine after 8 hours of sitting
• Opens up shoulders hunched over keyboards
• Strengthens grip (predicts longevity better than blood pressure)
• Hold for 1-2 minutes

The Asian Squat:
• Reverses hip tightness from chair prison
• Mobilizes ankles destroyed by dress shoes
• Strengthens knees most people can't bend past 90°
• Hold for 1-2 minutes

My CEO clients laughed when I showed them this.

"That's your secret weapon?"

6 weeks later:
• Back pain gone
• Can touch their toes again
• Energy through the roof
• Feel 10 years younger

Your body wasn't designed for 8 hours in a chair.

These 4 minutes undo 8 hours of damage.

One opens what sitting closes. The other strengthens what sitting weakens.

Do them daily. Your spine will thank you at 70.

✍️ How long can you hold each one?

♻️ Share with someone living at their desk.

- Dan

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My client called me from his office parking lot, hyperventilating. 

"Dan, I can't breathe. Chest is tight. I think I'm having a heart attack."

46 years old, running three companies in the middle of a difficult time in his business. 

His solution for stress? Lock himself up in the office, work harder, sleep less. 

The ER said it was a panic attack, his third one that month. 

I asked him if he trusted me, and he said yes. So I told him something that initially pissed him off:

"Put your phone away, get out of your car, and walk for 30 minutes outside. No exceptions."

"I don't have TIME to walk!" he screamed.

"You had time for the ER," I said.

He started walking. Angry at first. But he walked.

Week 1: Still pissed, but sleeping better
Week 2: Panic attacks down to one
Week 3: "I think clearer when I walk"
Week 4: Closed the biggest deal of his career

Here's what sitting in stress does:
• Cortisol builds with nowhere to go
• Fight-or-flight mode with no release
• Anxiety compounds on itself
• Your body screams for movement

Walking isn't rest. It's stress processing.

Our ancestors walked 19,000 steps handling stress.

We sit in 200 square feet marinating in it.

His new rule: Stressed = Walk

No negotiations. No "just 5 more minutes of work."

Get up. Get out. Get moving.

6 months later:

• Zero panic attacks
• Best shape of his life
• Business thriving
• Actually enjoys the pressure

Stress isn't the enemy.
Sitting in it is.

✍️ How do you handle peak stress - move or freeze?

♻️ Share with someone choosing their couch over their cure.

- Dan

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"I'll start when things slow down."

My client said this for 10 years. Built a 8 figure business. Destroyed his body.

Finally started when his doctor said: "Your heart won't wait for your calendar."

365 days of basics:
- Lifted weights 4x/week
- Walked 10,000 steps daily
- Slept 8 hours non-negotiable
- Cut alcohol completely

Nothing fancy. Just relentless consistency.

Now he runs his empire AND walks miles.
Closes deals AND does pull-ups.

"I waited for the perfect time," he told me. 
"Almost waited myself to death."

There's never a perfect time. There's only now.

Your future self is begging you to start today.

- Dan

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Something I've realized in my 20 years of coaching is that your physical health equals your mental health.

When I was sedentary, eating a horrible diet, not getting enough sleep, and drinking alcohol regularly, it would often come with anxiety, negative thoughts, and ruminations. 

The first thing I did to clean up my act was start an exercise routine.

As I went to the gym, I found that my brain felt lighter, and I was starting to feel motivated. 

One thing led to another, and here I am writing this to you on LinkedIn. 

You can build a better brain by building a better body. 

If you don't believe me, try it out for yourself. You may be surprised at what you find. 

♻️ Share with someone who needs this wake-up call.

- Dan

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My client made partner at 38. Corner office. Seven figures.

But could barely play with his kids for 5 minutes.

"I thought money would fix everything," he said, gasping after one flight of stairs.

That's when he discovered the new 1%.

They don't flex Ferraris. They flex resting heart rates.

They don't brag about portfolios. They brag about PR's.

They don't chase titles. They chase potential.

18 months later, the exact same guy:
- Lifts 5 days a week
- Walks meetings
- Home by 6 for family
- Making more money with less stress

"Health isn't part of success," he told me. "It IS success."

The old 1% decays at desks.
The new 1% dies thrive in life.

Welcome to the club.

- Dan

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The Deathbed Calculator: How Many Years Your Current Habits Are Stealing (With Proof)

My 52-year-old client just discovered he'd been trading 14 years of his life for convenience.

The math was brutal:
- Daily alcohol: -4.6 years
- Poor sleep habits: -2.8 years 
- Zero strength training: -3.2 years
- Processed food diet: -2.1 years
- 4000 steps a day: -2.5 years

He thought he was "just living life."

Turns out he was financing his early death on a payment plan.

Here's what most people miss: Your body keeps a running tab. Every skipped workout. Every late-night scroll. Every "just one more drink."

The compound interest on bad habits is death.

But here's the plot twist – the math works both ways:

Start lifting 3x weekly: +2.5 years
Fix your sleep: +2.1 years
Cut the booze: +3.8 years
Walk 8,000 steps: +1.9 years
Eat whole foods: +2.3 years

That's 12.6 years added back. In 90 days.

My client's now deadlifting his body weight and playing with his grandkids. At 55, he's younger than he was at 45.

The calculator doesn't lie. Your habits are either deposits or withdrawals.

Which account are you funding?

♻️ Share with someone who needs to see their numbers.

- Dan

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If you sit at a desk, glute bridges should be mandatory.

Here's why:

Sitting turns your glutes off. 8 hours a day. 5 days a week. 50 weeks a year.

Your body's most powerful muscle group? Dormant.

What happens next:
- Your hip flexors take over (and tighten)
- Your lower back compensates (and hurts)
- Your hamstrings overwork (and strain)
- Your posture collapses (hello, hunchback)

I see it in every executive I train.

"My back is killing me."
"I pulled my hamstring... again."
"Why do I look pregnant when I stand?"

It's not your back. It's your dead glutes.

The fix? 3 sets of 15 glute bridges. Daily.

Lie on your back. Feet flat. Knees bent.
Drive through your heels. Squeeze the glutes at the top like you're trying to crush a quarter between them.

Hold for 2 seconds. Feel the burn.

My clients who do this religiously:
- Back pain gone in 2 weeks
- Stand taller without trying
- PR their deadlifts
- Actually feel their glutes working

One CEO told me: "This stupid simple exercise saved my golf game."

Another: "I can finally pick up my kids without wincing."

Your glutes are your body's powerhouse.
When they work, everything works.
When they don't, everything breaks.

3 minutes a day.
That's all it takes.

Your lower back, posture and kinetic chain will thank you.

♻️ Share with someone living on painkillers for their "back problem."

- Dan

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My client dropped 18 pounds in 6 weeks drinking water at weird times.

She'd tried everything. Keto. Intermittent fasting. 10,000 steps. Nothing stuck.

Then we tested something stupidly simple: Strategic water timing.

The protocol in the image changed everything.

Here's the science most people miss:

Drinking water during meals forces you to eat faster which interferes with your digestive process.

But water BEFORE meals? Different story. Increases satiety hormones. You eat 22% less without trying.

Water between meals kills fake hunger. Most "hunger" is just dehydration wearing a disguise.

The morning water hydrates you better than coffee.

My client went from constantly snacking to forgetting food exists. Her energy doubled. Bloating vanished.

The Lean Body Water Method isn't sexy. But it works.

Because sometimes the answer isn't another $200 supplement or biohacking gadget.

It's the stuff that's been free all along.

♻️ Share with someone who needs to stop overcomplicating weight loss.

- Dan

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For the next few months, I'm going to enter a period that I call "monk mode". 

It is a period of hyper-focus where the only things I'm allowing into my "blinders" are business, family, community, and, of course, health. 

I've been doing this for the past few years, and I've found that a great life that moves forward does so in periods of sprints and recovery.

It's like interval training for life.

I also find that it's better to eliminate things that don't serve you or that cause you to cope in specific ways.

It doesn't mean you need to get rid of these things forever, but when you're locked in, you're locked in. 

By the time you're reading this, I'm probably in that mode right now. 

♻️ Share with people you want to "lock in" with.

- Dan

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This foot massage should be mandatory for desk workers.

Watch the video. One tennis ball. 60 seconds per foot.

I do this under my desk during calls. Nobody knows (until now)

What happens:
• Instant back pain relief (feet connect to spine)
• Better posture within minutes
• Increased energy (200,000 nerve endings activated)
• Improved circulation after sitting
• Stress relief

Your feet take 8,000+ hits daily. They're screaming for this.

Your feet are the foundation of your body. Fix them, and they help fix everything above them. 

✍️ When did you last show your feet love?

- Dan

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The best pills on the planet cost nothing and have zero side effects.

I discovered this when my client Mark walked into my zoom room looking defeated.

"I'm on 5 medications," he said. "Blood pressure, cholesterol, pre-diabetes, anxiety, sleep. I'm 42 and feel 82."

I gave him a different prescription:

1. Walking - 30 minutes daily. Treadmill desk. Outside. Wherever.

2. Weight lifting - 3x per week. Progressive overload. Recovery.

3. Quality sleep - 8 hours nightly. Dark rooms. Bluelight blockers.

"That's it?" He looked skeptical.

"That's everything," I replied.

Week 1: He texted me at 6am. "This is harder than taking pills."

Week 4: "My energy is different. Can't explain it."

Week 8: "Doc reduced my blood pressure meds."

Week 12: His transformation was shocking.

Down 30 pounds.
Off 3 medications.
Blood work normalized.
Sleeping through the night.
Playing basketball with his teenage son.

His doctor's reaction at the 3-month checkup:

"What supplement are you taking?"

"Movement and rest," Mark said.

Most people want the quick fix. The magic pill. The instant solution.

But the real medicine requires you to move.

Your pharmacy isn't in your medicine cabinet.
It's in your daily habits.

Start today. In 90 days, you'll be unrecognizable.

✍️ Which "pill" have you been neglecting?

♻️ Share with someone reaching for the wrong medicine.

- Dan

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I spent 20 years as a meathead who thought cardio was for quitters.

Could bench 1.5x and deadlift 2.5x my bodyweight. But walking up one flight of stairs? Winded.

That wake-up call hit at 42. I was strong but would struggle running a 5k.

So I swallowed my pride and started walking. Then sprinting. Then Zone 2 cardio.

The changes shocked me:
• Energy through the roof
• Mood more stable than ever
• Can outlast guys half my age
• Feel better at 45 than I did at 25

I still lift heavy 3x a week. But now I do cardio 3x.

Turns out I was only training half my body. The weights gave me better years. But the cardio? That's giving me more years.

Doing both is giving me the best years.

Your muscles might impress at the beach. Your heart determines if you'll make it there.

♻️ Share with anyone who needs to do more cardio

- Dan

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7 powerful ways to improve your health that don't cost you a dime:

1. Do some breathwork
2. Get morning sunlight
3. Practice nasal breathing
4. Take a 15-30 minute walk
5. Talk to yourself positively
6. Cultivate a gratitude practice
7. Stretch between long desk sessions

Think of these as the "compound interest" of health. The more you do, the more the benefits add up.

✍️ Which one will you start with tomorrow?

- Dan

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My client Michael built a $50M company but couldn't climb stairs without wheezing.

"I'll get healthy when things slow down," he kept saying.

Then someone in this family passed away suddenly. Heart attack. 

That woke him up.

We started simple: Lift 3x a week. Walk and do meetings. Eat real food. Sleep 8 hours. Track everything.

"This is it?" he asked.

Six months later: Down 40 lbs. Off blood pressure meds. Doing hikes with his daughter.

His business? Best year ever. Turns out when you stop negotiating with your body, everything else gets easier too.

The hill I'll die on: These five habits make life 10x easier.

Not because they're complicated. Because they're not.

✍️ Which habit would change your life most?

♻️ Share with someone waiting for the "right time."

- Dan

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The average American gets 3000 to 4000 steps a day.

This pales in comparison to our hunter-gatherer ancestors, who got 16,000 to 17,000 steps.

Walking has a massive impact not only on your physical health but also on your mental health.

Here are 5 reasons why:

1) It increases serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine, which manage your thoughts and emotions.

2) It releases endorphins into your body that block out pain and make you feel good.

3) It promotes neuroplasticity, which enhances your brain's ability to learn skills and change.

4) It increases oxygen supply to your brain, which can help with memory, flexible thinking, and self-control.

5) It helps you manage stress and increase energy, which will help you become better at every aspect of life.

The best part about it is that it’s a low-intensity way to burn some calories and lose some fat.

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Interval Walking Training

The viral 12-3-30 workout actually works.

12% incline. 3 mph. 30 minutes.

Simple? Yes. Effective? Science says hell yes.

• Boosts VO2 max without destroying joints
• Burns fat while building endurance
• Strengthens legs without heavy weights

I’ve tested it. Clients love it. Results speak.

No running required. No complex programming. Just walk uphill at a steady pace.

Perfect for busy entrepreneurs who need maximum results with minimal time.

Try it tomorrow. Your body will thank you.

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The viral workout:

I'm finding 15,000 steps a day is the sweet spot for faster fat loss.

Not 10,000. Not 20,000. Exactly 15,000.

Here's the uncomfortable truth: I hate cardio for fat loss. Always have. Treadmill sprints, bike intervals, rowing - they all feel like punishment.

But walking? That's just being human.

My under-desk treadmill changed the game. Client calls, emails, even writing posts - I'm walking through all of it. 

3 mph and a 5 degress incline. Nothing crazy. Just movement.

By lunch, I've hit 8,000 steps without thinking about it. By dinner, 15,000.

The results speak for themselves:
- Dropped 2% body fat in 6 weeks
- Energy stays high all day
- No afternoon crash
- Better sleep (body's actually tired)

Here's what most people miss: Your body wasn't designed to sit for 8 hours then crush a 45-minute HIIT session.

It was designed to move constantly at low intensity. Like our ancestors who walked 20+ miles daily.

15,000 steps burns roughly 600-750 extra calories. That's a pound of fat every 5-6 days. Without destroying your joints or cortisol levels.

The best fat loss tool isn't sexy. It's the one you've been doing since you were 12 months old.

✍🏼 What's your daily step count?

- Dan

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