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Throws University
Jul 3, 20182 min read
Season Blog: Well, That Sucked
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...
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Throws University
Jun 29, 20184 min read
USATF Championships Recap
Along with Nick Gwiazdowski dominating the FinalX: Bethlehem this past weekend, I also had athletes competing at the USATF Outdoor...
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Throws University
Jun 29, 20182 min read
Coaching Two Events at Once
First, I think it’s ridiculous that USATF would screw over coaches and athletes by having a staggered start for two of the biggest throws...
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Throws University
Jun 13, 20186 min read
Closing Out the Season: A Conversation
This blog is a transcript of a conversation between Garage Strength Head Coach Dane Miller, and three of his post-collegiate throwers:...
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Throws University
May 31, 20183 min read
Nutrition for Throwers
One of my biggest pet peeves as a throws coach is this prevailing idea that throwers can just eat whatever they want, whenever they want....
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Throws University
May 24, 20182 min read
Not Feeling Great in Your Peak?
I think almost every athlete has been in this situation before: creeping closer to a major competition, beginning your peak, and yet...
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Throws University
May 15, 20182 min read
Do Female Throwers Have to Be Big?
Successful throwers come in all shapes and sizes. While there are certain body types that are conducive to throwing far, technique and...
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Throws University
May 8, 20182 min read
Midseason Technical Slump
We’ve all been there before. The season is a few meets old, you feel like everything is moving pretty well, and then suddenly it feels...
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Throws University
May 8, 20185 min read
Getting Ready for Meet Day
A lot of people ask me for meet day tips, so I thought it would be helpful to write out a guide for meet day preparation. I’m going to...
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Throws University
May 2, 20182 min read
Throwers and Deadlifts Part 2: When To Use Deadlifts
For those of you who haven’t read my article on why I tend not to program deadlifts for my throwers, check it out here. Since I try not...
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Throws University
May 2, 20182 min read
Why My Throwers Don't Deadlift
First, I just want to address what some people have probably already decided based on the title: no, I don’t hate deadlifts. Deadlifts...
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Throws University
Apr 30, 20182 min read
Season Blog: Not Quite There Yet
Well, that did not go as planned. After starting the season well and heading to the Lehigh Games feeling confident, I just did not...
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Throws University
Apr 30, 20182 min read
The Benefits of Throwing Heavy Implements
One fairly common training tool used in the throwing world is overweight implements. I have my athletes use heavy shots and discs all of...
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Throws University
Apr 25, 20182 min read
Time to Adaptation for Throwers: When Will I Feel Changes?
Here I’m going to go over a pretty common worry for any technical athlete, but particularly throwers: how long will it take for me to...
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Throws University
Apr 24, 20182 min read
Bulking for Throwers
Throwers are heavyweight athletes, that’s just a fact. Most of us have always been the big kids in our class, and we were lucky enough to...
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Throws University
Apr 22, 20183 min read
How to really get “In Shape” as a Thrower
There have been too many times that I have heard from coaches and parents that a thrower is overweight and that they need to do...
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Throws University
Apr 15, 20183 min read
The 2-hour High School Practice
There are so many topics I could get into regarding High School practices and the excessive amount of time that is usually wasted doing...
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Throws University
Mar 30, 20183 min read
There Are Minimum Marks!? The Thrower Identity Crisis
Last weekend I got a frantic text from some of my throwers that there were minimum marks at their meet and that they didn’t know what to...
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Throws University
Dec 5, 20174 min read
The Best 3 Supplements for Throwers
There are some throwers that boast that they don’t take supplements but still throw far. It is like a badge of honor that they are...
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Throws University
Nov 28, 20172 min read
Being Present as a Coach
Often times coaches are yelling at athletes to get off of social media while training, stop texting their friends and to stop worrying...
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