"The Ring" archive entries from Feb 1st 2008

Quote from Tony Ciarelli

The best throwers I have ever coached were by far the strongest that I have coached, but they also had the best technique. At the high school level I have never coached an athlete that got to strong and everyone I have coached got better when they got stronger. All of the open athletes I have coached so far also threw farther when they got stronger, but most of them came to me with just average strength, and by no means did they get to the high end of the strength scale for their event.
The key I think is the time spent in the weightroom trying to get strong versus the time in the ring trying to throw farther and also the time spent training as campared to the time spent in recovery.
Can you be to strong? Practically speaking I think all of us can go back to our own throwers that we have coached and answer this question for ourselves.

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Tony Ciarelli
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published at Feb 1st 2008 7:10am on http://www.effortlessthrow.org/

Quote from Bill Green

My post was in reponse to "pwertrainer" Kevin's reference to a poor conversion for Ulf Timmerman.

published at Feb 1st 2008 8:54am on http://www.effortlessthrow.org/

Quote from pt4sports

From a technical standpoint, everyone looks at Sedykh and Litvinov as the masters of this event; but I have always been amazed by Ken Flax. I've only seen one video of him and he doesn't look like he has any wasted movement. He makes it what the hammer truly is, and that's a rotational movement. I just thought it so incredible for a guy that was only 5'9" or 5'10" (not sure) to throw 80m. Any other thoughts out there about Ken (or any other videos)?

published at Feb 1st 2008 11:11am on http://www.effortlessthrow.org/

Quote from ThrowersRings

track meets this weekend, please don't forget to take some pics of the throws facility.

Send your pics to admin@throwersrings.com

Thanks!

published at Feb 1st 2008 3:22pm on http://www.effortlessthrow.org/