The term “block” arm is a bit confusing. You step into the circle and you are told not to open the block arm, leading to the hips falling...

You hear the term “block” used frequently but the premise and idea is abstract. What does “block” mean? What does it refer to?

Throwers love heading to the weight room, they love smashing a couple of squats, a few bench presses, throw in some box jumps and get out...

Speed Development Part 1 Speed Development Part 2 You have taken 500 throws over the last three weeks but you still feel slow. You still...

You are a high school thrower, BEGGING to find some extra speed. You have all the strength you could ever want for the shot put and...

We have all seen those throwers. The dude who has a 450lb bench press but can barely throw a shot 40 feet. They can squat 500lbs but they...

Not every high school thrower has the luxury of throwing indoors in a nice, warm, gymnasium. In fact, most high school throwers struggle...

(For this article, the right foot refers specifically to the dominant foot of the thrower. Although the term is “right foot,” if there is...

Last week the Diamond League issued a ruling to cut the discus, triple jump and 200 meters from their competition platform. This was...

Every thrower has been guilty of it. They worry about the “what ifs?” They get fearful, they start to worry, they start to tell everyone...

The behind the scenes look of what contributed to Sam Mattis winning the national championship in the discus at USA's 2019

Dude walks into a room. He’s not impressively tall, but certainly bigger than most people. He’s smiling from ear to ear, everyone is...

The spin in shot put and discus is a very complex movement with many variables impacting the success or failure of a particular throw....

We love to throw heavy implements, as you probably have noticed if you have been following us for a while. However, amidst all of the...

Throwing is full of people who at the first meet of the season say they want to throw 2 meters further and ask what they have to do to...

I'm sure most who read this won't be aware, but my season closed out in a pretty painful way. I went into the last weekend of qualifying...

Along with Nick Gwiazdowski dominating the FinalX: Bethlehem this past weekend, I also had athletes competing at the USATF Outdoor...

Successful throwers come in all shapes and sizes. While there are certain body types that are conducive to throwing far, technique and...

Well, that did not go as planned. After starting the season well and heading to the Lehigh Games feeling confident, I just did not...

One fairly common training tool used in the throwing world is overweight implements. I have my athletes use heavy shots and discs all of...