Discus Training Philosophy

Training Philosophy

At ThrowFar - the intent is to build a foundational knowledge and experience to build from.  If you're looking for a quick fix and instant success or looking to cheat or not put in the time - this isn't the place.  Instead, if you're looking to build or improve on your foundation, put in the sweat and work and be mindful of the experience, then this is the place for you.  We are dedicated to train hard with motivated athletes and individuals to help improve their coordination, technique, strength, and with those, their overall performance. We believe that performance comes from the successful application of 4 key elements - the first is often overlooked and cannot be underestimated: 1. COORDINATION 2. TECHNIQUE 3. STRENGTH 4. SPEED Each of these is an evolutionary process wherein a certain level of coordination is necessary to build upon a certain level of technique and then strength.  In many cases, an athlete cannot jump ahead to more complex coordination or technical aspects without first becoming accustomed and proficient at an earlier step.  Be mindful of this throughout your throwing career and beyond.  Life and training is a process - we cannot cheat this process and the more we invest into this process, and in an efficient manner, the greater the rewards. Coordination is hands-on and includes drills (homework), one on one, and specific feedback to the athlete. Technique depends on the movement or event and can be looked at from a macro and micro level.  In today's training environment, video photography is your friend - be accustomed to having video of yourself and reviewing.  Our interest at ThrowFar is making more educated throwers that can ultimately self-critique and improve here and beyond.   Strength is an ever-fascinating item to itself and depends on the event, movement, time of season and specific needs for the athlete.  In most cases (and particularly in the USA), athletes do not properly train the necessary muscles for throws events.  Legs, hips, core are the predominant foundation for throwing (as well as most sports), yet we find ourselves comparing benchpress numbers... not here.  Here the focus is coordination, flexbility, and power in it's simplest form.  Squats, Front Squats, Cleans, High-Pulls, and a multitude of core exercises.  With these tools in your tool-bag, an athlete can be fit for nearly any sport.  Speed - this is specific to ThrowFar - hands-on experience can help with specific speed focused drills and evaluation (yes, we have an in-house Tendo unit as well - rare, even among collegiate centers).  However, speed is the last in the process above - the first three must come first.