I was working to improve the factors I needed to throw that 80 foot throw and stay in the circle . I needed speed , strength , technique & a little luck. The training for the Super Stars was the motivation and provided the discipline for success. I started by adding sprinting over a hundred yards instead of forty that I ran in the I.T.A. against the ladies . It would begin with running down the crown of the football field from one goal line to the other. I used my 40 yard sprint speed to get my 280lbs. moving then two stepped the 5 yd. lines. At first I could only hold that stride from 60 thru 100 yds. Then stretching out my legs and walking back letting my pulse return under 100 beats a minute Id go again . Each run was for form and I was able to stride the entire field in 40 steps. I still look at football players to see if they can two step the 5 yd. lines . My speed was reduced about a second from 10.5 to 9.6 in flats . My approach was similar in swimming always working on form and counting strokes. I concentrated on overhead presses as they were a weakness compared to the elite athletes I admired. I was throwing shots weighing between 8 & 20 pounds developing a 2.5 foot per pound ratio . Now all of this was done with the host of world class friends that were exchanged at each venue. The whole South Bay was loaded with training partners for any sport . My main concentration was throwing and lifting. I was holding the shot higher on my neck and found success at first with the lite shots. There was this tree outside the throwing area at 84. I could throw out of the 72 pit with a scattered landing pattern. I chose to line up my bones and threw from the backward 7 that continued first of all as the sector line and lined up with that skinny Maple tree. The shots hitting that tree were getting heavier until I could reach it with 15 pounder. For technical support I was throwing the discus farther than ever.( Faster, stronger, farther)....
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:28:16 +0000
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