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The BEST Strength Exercise for Shot Put
Shot Put is one of the most explosive events in track and field. To perform at the highest level, these athletes must be technically...

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Oct 11, 20232 min read


How to STOP Fouling Your Throws
Nothing is worse than when you finally hit the big toss, the toss that you've been training all year for, just to end up fouling. All...

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Oct 5, 20233 min read


The Most Underrated Discus Drill
The discus throw is a very challenging event to master. There are several pieces to the throw that have to be executed at high precision...

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Sep 28, 20232 min read


Best Upper Body Mobility Exercises For Shot Put and Discus
Throwers are a very unique type of athlete. We come in all shapes and sizes, from short to tall. From skinny to jacked, but one...

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Sep 22, 20232 min read


3 Key Things Every Glider Should Be Doing Out The Back
Ulf Timmermann, Tomasz Majewski, Daniel Storl, Valerie Adams, Michelle Carter, these are some of the best gliders of all time. What makes...

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Sep 14, 20232 min read


Eliminating The Odds of Over-Rotating
Setting up the throw from out of the back is vital to throwing the shot put or discus. Rotating effectively out the back and to the...

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Sep 7, 20232 min read


Takeaways From The World Championships II
The World Championships have concluded, and without a doubt, this was the best World Championships I’ve watched as a whole. These...

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Aug 30, 20233 min read


Takeaways From The World Championships So Far
The World Championships have been taking place since Saturday, August 19th, and it has been the most exciting championship to date. So...

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Aug 23, 20235 min read


Learning from Athletes
I’ve learned more from watching the athletes I work with than from reading any throwing-specific literature! Okay, maybe that is an...

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Aug 3, 20233 min read


Choosing the Ideal Rim Weight
This past weekend I returned to Massachusetts to coach at the Elite Throws Coaching summer camp. During one of my sessions with the...

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Jul 27, 20233 min read


Strength Training App for Throwers
We always hear throwers make comments about really good shot put and discus throwers like, “They’re so big! That’s why they throw far.”...

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Jul 21, 20234 min read


Tips for Training Alone!
Before I moved to Pennsylvania to train with the Garage Strength throwers, I used to train predominantly by myself. Initially, it was...

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Jul 12, 20234 min read


Fair or Foul?
Throws U posted a video of Jack Heckman’s toss that was called a foul on its Instagram page. This post got a lot of attention from the...

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Jun 28, 20236 min read


Special Strength for Javelin
One of the most challenging aspects of javelin throw training is that you need to be careful about how many throws you take. In the other...

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Nov 24, 20213 min read


5 Best Lower Body Lifts for Shot Put
So you have been developing your technique, honing in your movement in the circle, and taking throws upon throws, and yet your distances...

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Nov 17, 20214 min read


How to Get Recruited as a Thrower
The recruiting process can be daunting for any thrower who is looking to get a scholarship in the NCAA. You don't know what to expect,...

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Nov 10, 20214 min read


Strength Training for Masters Throwers
So you are over the age of 35 and you want to throw as far as possible as a masters shot put, discus, hammer, weight, or javelin thrower....

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Nov 3, 20214 min read


Mobility for Throwers
Throwers are big individuals. Although having size helps make throwers throw further due to more muscle mass and longer levers, throwers...

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Oct 26, 20213 min read


Special Strength Exercises for Discus
Special strength is the bridge between throwing in the circle and raw weightroom strength.

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Oct 6, 20213 min read


How Throwers Should Build Core Strength
Every thrower knows that having a strong core is essential to throwing far. The abs, obliques, and erector spinae muscles bridge the...

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Sep 27, 20212 min read
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