I dunno, I thought It was throwing weights that had the swivel :-P I know the kettlebells at my gym are black cast iron with fixed handles, and I know a "pood" is a Russian unit for 36lbs... Either, I never thought about using them for that, but might see if our coach will let me brim them out. We're using a gymnastic Matt inside our gym for indoor shot put
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12-02-2012, 03:47 PM #31
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12-02-2012, 03:54 PM #32
http://www.ontrackandfield.com/main/catalog/2012/page15. If that link works, I mean the multicolored objects on the right hand side of the page. That's what we used.
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12-02-2012, 04:02 PM #33
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12-02-2012, 04:33 PM #34
The heavy ones like a #35 you have to throw with two hands, so you can toss them to the front for distance and then over your head for height, like you see in strongman comps. The lighter ones you can throw with one hand, over the shoulder. So if you hold it in your left hand, you throw it over the left shoulder. We did these a few days a week in the fall and the beginning of spring, for GPP work.
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12-02-2012, 04:53 PM #35
Ahh, that makes sense... Our coach has us using our shots for
2 hand granny toss forward x 3
2 hand backwards overhead x3
2 hand sideways underhand through x3
1 hand wrist flip x3
1 hand downward spike x3
2 hand wrist flip from throat x3
Forward stand throw x3
Normal sideways stand throw x3
Glide or spin for the rest of practice
Before he lets us do that he has us do a variety of short (20 yard) sprints from different starting positions - belly, knees, back, one knee, backwards, sprint and twist...
It would be great to get him to let us weight throw, stand throw, and te to business
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12-03-2012, 02:19 PM #36
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12-11-2012, 05:04 PM #37
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12-11-2012, 06:09 PM #38
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12-12-2012, 03:38 AM #39
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12-12-2012, 03:41 AM #40
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12-12-2012, 01:53 PM #41
Nice man, any thoughts on anything that's been said so far? Any training advice? Still waiting for my shot to arrive so I can practice at home too.
Also, just new question I thought of to anyone still reading, how important is size to high school shot put? Just thinking since I was the smallest guy at the meet and did worst, and the biggest guy at the meet did best (39'10")
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12-13-2012, 07:51 AM #42
Size is not so important in high school. The ball only weighs 12 pounds, after all. It's a little different in college. Generally, at your level, ignore who your competitors are, particularly if they aren't good (39 feet ain't
much). Build good technique. Better technique always results in longer throws. Increasing size and strength always have a limit where they no longer help.
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01-04-2013, 11:31 PM #43
Currently throwing in high school.
Size does definitley matter with the 16 lb, with the 12 lb you can get away with not being huge or being very strong. I knew a couple kids throwing high 50's being 5'9-6 175-200lbs. They all had either good technique or were very fast and coordinated/powerful.
That being said the top throwers are almost always huge (Ryan Crouser might've been "skinny" but he was still 6'7).6'0 249 @ 18 years old in AVI
Goals @ 225 or Less
365 Incline BP, 500 Paused Squat, 400lb C&J,300Lb Snatch
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01-05-2013, 09:06 AM #44
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01-05-2013, 11:07 AM #45
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01-06-2013, 06:39 AM #46
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01-06-2013, 06:25 PM #47
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