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Season: Over
You were anxious for the outdoor season. All winter you focused on big throws, improving your technique, getting stronger in the weight...

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Mar 16, 20204 min read
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The Block Arm
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...

Throws University
Feb 29, 20206 min read
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The Top 6 Accessory Lifts for High School Throwers
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...

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Feb 1, 20205 min read
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The Top 5 Best Lifts for High School Throwers
You head over to the weight room, all you can dream about is throwing further and hitting that monstrous throw. The feeling of the shot...

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Jan 26, 20205 min read
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Speed Development: Part 3 of 3 Physiology
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...

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Jan 20, 20205 min read
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Speed Development Part 2 of 3: The Weightroom
Speed Development Part 1 You feel slow in the circle, you feel slow in the weight room. You feel stiff and tight, as though you weren’t...

Throws University
Jan 13, 20205 min read
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Misunderstood Recruiting: Raw vs. Trained
You work your butt off day in and day out. You lift hard, you throw well, you understand technique. You LIVE to throw far. You want to be...

Throws University
Dec 30, 20194 min read
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Expected Progress for the High School Thrower
In last week’s blog, we dove deep into the topic of Strength Levels Needed for Elite High School Throwers. We provided those basic...

Throws University
Dec 23, 20193 min read
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The Point of Diminishing Returns
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...

Throws University
Dec 14, 20194 min read
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Athlete Feedback for Improved Training: Pt. 1
Athlete feedback is the absolute best way to comprehend a training program, comprehend individual responses to training and progressively...

Throws University
Dec 8, 20193 min read
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Coaches Corner: Comprehending World Class Coaching
For years I wondered how the best coaches in the world handled programming, periodization, and technical work. Over and over again, I...

Throws University
Dec 3, 20193 min read
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Throwing While It’s Snowing
Not every high school thrower has the luxury of throwing indoors in a nice, warm, gymnasium. In fact, most high school throwers struggle...

Throws University
Nov 24, 20194 min read
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How to Rotate the Right Foot (Spin/Discus)
(For this article, the right foot refers specifically to the dominant foot of the thrower. Although the term is “right foot,” if there is...

Throws University
Nov 17, 20193 min read
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Five Keys to Coaching
Over the years, we have gotten countless messages from throwers who have recently gotten a new throws coach while also getting contacts...

Throws University
Nov 1, 20193 min read
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All That Matters is the Next Throw
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...

Throws University
Oct 28, 20193 min read
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Becoming A National Champion
The behind the scenes look of what contributed to Sam Mattis winning the national championship in the discus at USA's 2019

Throws University
Aug 16, 20199 min read
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From 46 to 65: Lucas Warning
How Lucas warning used the glide to transform into an elite shot putter

Throws University
Aug 6, 20195 min read
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The Good and the Bad of Throwing Heavy Implements
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...

Throws University
Nov 2, 20185 min read
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Great Throwers Are Not Normal
Every champion the world has ever seen has one similar quality: they are not like everybody else. I’m not talking about their physical...

Throws University
Oct 22, 20185 min read
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Training When You Are Sick
Excuses and flakiness comes in all shapes and sizes. When I think of the best and most hard working throwers out there, I realize a...

Throws University
Oct 12, 20183 min read
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