Best Discus Throwing Podcasts (2025)

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326: Strong mind (with Wil Fleming) 40:05

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When it comes to strength, Wil Fleming is one of the top coaches in the world with his athletes having set American records and won world medals in weightlifting. But the key to strength isn't just in the muscles, it is also in the mind. On this week episode Fleming joins us to discuss the mental side of training and lessons he has learned on devel…

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Ep278: GRATITUDE FOR FORMATIVE COACHES 40:04

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Because its Thanksgiving, I've dedicated this week's episode to giving thanks to my most formative coaches from my most formative years growing up. I sat down and reflected on the attributes of the coaches, teachers, and mentors in my school years and it was an an incredibly powerful experience. Listen to these short stories and then I call on you …

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Ep277: DAN LABADDIA - JACKED JAVELIN 1:05:55

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Coach Dan Labaddia is passionate about the JAVELIN! Since coaching Jordan Davis to an NCAA Championship, Dan has spent most of his waking hours building JACKED JAVELIN. On his instagram he offers a insights into his unique approach to training, a free coaching course, and has created a mission to get JAVELIN adopted by all 50 states as an event at …

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Ep276: COACH STAFFAN JONSSON 59:16

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Coach Staffan Jonsson is back on the show with Coach Joe Frontier to talk about the 2025 season which saw break out performances from his group of throwers. Including World Champion Finalist performances from Shot Putters Wictor Petersson and Fanny Roos. As well as another historic 6th round performance by Daniel Stahl to win his 3rd Discus World C…

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Ep275: JESSICA SCHILDER World Shot Put Champion 32:45

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Jessica Schilder (NED) capped a remarkable 2025 season by winning the World Shot Put Title in Tokyo. What made this season stand out? Consistency. Jessica had 12 meets over 20m, pushed her PB and NR out to 22.69, and won the Diamond League before besting the Tokyo field. Jessica shares insights on what made 2025 different behind the scenes and much…

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Ep274: CURTIS THOMPSON World Javelin Bronze 45:15

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Curtis Thompson capped an incredible 2025 season with a bronze medal performance at the Tokyo World Championships. Curt started the season with a new javelin PB of 87.76m in Texas, won his 3rd consecutive US Championship, repeated as NACAC champion and capped the season 3rd in Tokyo. Curtis talks us through his season and shares insights into how e…

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Ep273: 2025 Tokyo World Throws Recap Part 3 58:34

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Kara Winger is back to help breakdown all of the JAVELIN action from the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships. Surprises abound in both the men's and women's events as Keshorn Walcott wins GOLD 13 years after his Olympic Championship in London. Anderson Peters grabs silver and Curtis Thompson gets Bronze, leaving Neeraj Chopra, Arsham Nadeem an…

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Ep272: 2025 Tokyo World Throws Recap Part 2 1:24:42

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Dan McQuaid and Coach Joe Frontier break down all of the women's shot put and men's discus action from the 2025 Tokyo World Championships. The big questions going into the women's shot put ... Would Chase Jackson, Sarah Mitton, or Jessica Schilder be able to break the 21m barrier in the women's shot put? Who would come out victorious in the men's d…

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Ep271: Jorinde Van Klinken - WC Discus Silver Medalist 31:22

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Jorinde Van Klinken, 2025 Tokyo World Championship discus silver medalist, joins Coach Frontier to talk about her 2025 season, silver medal performance, and much more.Jorinde is the Netherlands national record holder in the discus with 70.22m and has shot put PB of 19.57m ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ThrowerX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Online Resources for Throwers and Coache…

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Ep270: 2025 Tokyo World Throws Recap Part 1 1:29:32

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4-Time Olympian Kara Winger and author/journalist Dan McQuaid join Coach Joe Frontier to break down the first half of the 2025 Tokyo World Championships. So far we've seen some of the deepest throwing competitions in history with top performances from the best in the world. Ryan Crouser wins the shot put in his first and only meet of the season. Va…

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325: Tokyo 2025 throws preview (with Don Babbitt) 1:08:23

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The world championships in track and field kick off this weekend. There is some thrilling action ahead in the throwing events, and University of Georgia coach Don Babbitt joins us on this week's podcast to talk about trends in the throwing events, what we're keep an eye on next week, and the future of American throws development. For more informati…

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Ep269: RACHEL RICHESON 1:08:56

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Rachel Richeson joins Coach Frontier to talk about her journey as thrower. Rachel started as a sprinter and hurdler in high school, slowly found her way to the throws her junior year after giving the discus a try. After a solid career at Notre Dame University she has found a post collegiate home working with coach AG Krueger at Ashland. Rachel has …

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Ep268: KRISTOF KIPP - Analyzing BIG throws 1:49:08

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Dr. Kristof Kipp was back at Throw Town Ramona this year and so he's back on the TBTF PodCast giving his analysis of what makes BIG throws go FAR. Kipp, a former thrower himself, is the Director of Motion Analysis and Biomechanics Laboratory at Marquette University. He has spent countless hours in the last few years recording and analyzing data fro…

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Ep267: THROWING FANTASY DRAFT 1:29:06

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Zac from @everything_throws put together a great squad of talking heads to DRAFT the best SHOT PUT, DISCUS, HAMMER, and JAVELIN Throwers from All-Time and the best moment in throws. I was honored to join in with Grant from @Memes4throwers , Beau from @Beauthrows , and Kevin from @the_throws_zone Great talk about the throwers we love and some tough …

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Ep266: 2025 U.S. Championships Throws Preview 1:25:53

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Darrell Hill and Dan McQuaid join Coach Frontier to preview one of the deepest USATF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP fields ever. Val Allman, Ryan Crouser, Chase Ealey and Brooke Andersen all have automatic bids to compete at the World Championships in Tokyo. But with fields boasting maybe the most US athletes ever with World Standards and/ or the World Rank…

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324: It starts with the plan (with Richard Parkinson) 50:28

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Canada gets a lot of headlines for their recent dominance in the hammer throw, but there are aren't the only ones making their mark internationaly. Over the last decade, coach Richard Parkinson has been building several world class shot putters out of his group in Toronto. This isn't just by chance; it's by plan. Planning is key to Parkinson. It se…

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Ep265: PREFONTAINE 50 RECAP w/ KARA WINGER 1:01:26

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Is it possible we just witnessed the best throws meet in history? Or at least the best non- Olympics / World Championships? The Pre50 DL meet in Eugene, Oregon on July 5, 2025 may have been just that. 5 women over 20m in the shot, 5 men over 22m in the shot. A new American record for Rudy Winkler in the Hammer for a DL Record and WL, he's number 18…

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Ep264: RUDY WINKLER 83.16m PB NR 34:34

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RUDY WINKLER is back on the show after breaking his own American Hammer throw record at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Or. His 83.16m throw bested a deep field of the world's best including the last 2 Olympic Champions. Rudy talks about his training, the camaraderie of the men's hammer group, the goals he has left on his hammer to do list, and …

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Ep263: CHASE JACKSON 20.95m PB NR 28:27

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2-Time WORLD CHAMPION - CHASE JACKSON is back on the show to talk about her new American Shot Put Record. Her first round 20.95m at the Ironwood Classic is the best throw in the world in the last 12 years! Chase talks about what her and Coach Paul Wilson have been seeing in training and whether or not 21 and 22 meter shot put throws are on the hori…

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Ep262: MYA LESNAR NCAA SHOT PUT CHAMPION 1:02:55

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NCAA 2024 Indoor and 2025 Outdoor Shot Put Champion, Mya Lesnar shares her journey as a thrower. The Colorado State Senior was the national leader the entire season and sealed the deal with a win in her final meet as a collegiate thrower. Mya has been on a mission to make a name for herself out from the shadow of her famous father Brock Lesnar. She…

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Ep261: CIERRA JACKSON NCAA Discus Champion 55:05

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CIERRA JACKSON, Fresno State, won the 2025 NCAA DISCUS Championship in record fashion. Her first round 65.82m throw broke the NCAA Meet Record and the field couldn't catch her. Cierra finished as an All-American in the shot put as well. Cierra shares her journey as a thrower, the mental obstacles of believing in herself and how Coach Joe Ricchio ch…

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Ep260: 2025 IRONWOOD CLASSIC Preview w/ TJ CRATER 23:30

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The Ironwood Classic is quickly becoming one of the premiere throwing meets in the world. Coach TJ Crater- Director at the Ironwood Throws Center helps preview the deepest throws fields this World Continental Tour Bronze level meet has ever seen. June 26 & 28, 2025 Rathdrum, ID will see over 20 olympians compete along with many of the top ranked th…

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Ep.259: JASON SWARENS - NCAA SHOT PUT CHAMPION 35:00

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Wisconsin Badgers Shot Put Record holder, Jason Swarens has been close to winning an NCAA championship in the past. He thought it would take a 21 meter throw to get the job done, so he went to work last summer with that number and a title on his mind. At the 2025 NCAA Championships in Eugene, round 6, on his last collegiate throw, Jason produced 21…

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Ep.258: 2025 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS ReCap 1:33:45

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Kara Winger and Dan McQuaid join Coach Frontier to breakdown the best throws performances at the 2025 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. The D1 field witnessed the deepest Women's discus competition, NCAA Men's Discus Meet record by Ralford Mullings, the Minnesota Greeks going 1-2 in the Men's Hammer, Steph Ratcliffe back on top, Swarens and Kitchell 6th …

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Ep257: COACH MATT CONLY 1:37:39

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Matt Conly throws coach from D2 power house, Grand Valley State University joins Coach Frontier this week to talk about his journey as a throws coach and the magical environment he's created at GVSU. Conly coached 5 national throws champions last year alone, 13 in total, and has his crew firing on all cylinders as they enter Championship season in …

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Ep256: MATTY DENNY - Reflections on Ramona 1:12:47

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Matty Denny is back on the show after his historic discus series of throws at the Throw Town Ramona WORLD INVITATIONAL which included: 17 Throws over 69m, 13 throws over 70m, 5 throws over 73m, 2 throws over 74m including the #2 performance in world history 74.78m. He talks about his discus his technique, the Throw Town Ramona vibe, wind, disappoin…

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323: Career debrief (with Adam Keenan) 43:05

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Olympic hammer throw Adam Keenan recently retired after the Paris Olympics. His long career spanned getting to work with Bondarchuk as a teenager to included a late career breakthrough to the top of the sport. On this week's episode he joins us to debrief on his career, including a look at what led to his breakthrough, advice for young throwers, ho…

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Ep255: THROW TOWN RAMONA Recap Part 2 1:23:24

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Part 2: Mykolas Alekna breaks his own WORLD DISCUS RECORD twice75.56m, Matty Denny produces goes nuclear all weekend long with eleven- 70 meter throws and a 74.78 that makes him #2 all-time. All in All, 11 men broke 68 meters and 6 went over 70 meters. Confirming the legend of the wind conditions at the mecca that his THROW TOWN RAMONA. Listen Now.…

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Ep254: THROW TOWN RAMONA Recap Part 1 1:25:31

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Joe Frontier and Dan McQuaid try to make sense of the shear number of huge throws witnessed at the THROW TOWN RAMONA WORLD INVITATIONAL presented by THROWER X and THROWS PRO. So many good throws we couldn't recap it in 1 episode! VAL ALLMAN shatters her own American Discus Record, Lagi Tausaga breaks the 70m barrier, Jayden Ulrich and Veronica Fral…

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Ep253: MIKA SOSNA 1:24:31

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German discus thrower MIKA SOSNA is our guest this week. This young German thrower made a name for himself when he broke the U20 Men's Discus Record throwing 71.37m with the 1.75kg implement back in June of 2022. He lit the Throw Town Ramona crowd up with a new PB of 68.96m at last year's World Invite in Oklahoma on his way to being the youngest co…

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Ep252: RYAN CROUSER - World Shot Put Series 1:03:14

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RYAN CROUSER, 3-Time Olympic gold medalist and WORLD RECORD HOLDER is back on the show to talk about his new WORLD SHOT PUT SERIES event debut coming up on Wednesday, April 23rd at the Drake Relays. We talk about the unique format of the event and why he views it as a such an import time to expand the viewership and audience of the sport, while cre…

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EP251: MARCUS GUSTAVESON 53:08

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American discus thrower MARCUS GUSTAVESON joins the show this week. The D2 Concordia St. Paul Alum finished a fantastic 2024 season with a 6th place finish at the US Olympic Trials with a throw of 65.39 on a broken foot. He has started the 2025 season with a massive 70.63m throw at the TCU Invitational on March 21st,2025. He is the first American m…

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Ep250! World Indoor Recap & MAILBAG w/ Scott Cappos & Ryan Whiting 59:08

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EPISODE #250 Scott Cappos and Joe Frontier ReCap the 2025 World Indoor Championships. Which saw many TBTF PodCast guests complete and Sweep the Women's and Men's Shot Put Podium. WOMEN MEN Sarah Mitton 1. Tom Walsh Jessica Schilder 2. Roger Steen Chase Jackson 3. Tripp Piperi Then Ryan Whiting joins Scott and Joe to answer some Mailbag questions fr…

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322: We're back! 39:49

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The podcast slowed down last year, but we're back and better than ever. We relaunched last month with a great interview and this month we're sharing our own ideas as well. We look at the role of social media in coaching, off-feet training ideas, articial intelligence, Soviet training myths, and a few rants thrown in as well. For more information on…

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Ep249: COACH VESTEINN HAFSTEINSSON - A dream for American Men's Discus Throwing 57:46

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Vesteinn Hafsteinsson, 4-Time Olympian and Coach of Olympic Discus Champions Gerd Kanter and Daniel Stahl, shares how he was inspired by the titans of US Discus throwing's past: Al Oerter, Jay Silvester, John Powell and Mac Wilkins. Why US Men's Shot Putting is more dominant than the discus now and a possible path forward! ThrowerX Online Resources…

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Ep248: TRIPP PIPERI 1:12:43

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Tripp Piperi sits down for a chat after claiming the 2025 USATF Indoor Men's Shot Put Championship and is headed to Nanjing to compete in his 2nd World Championship. Tripp and Coach Frontier talk about his storied Youth and U20 Career, NCAA Championships, the challenges of going pro, changing coaches, technique changes,conquering self-doubt and muc…

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321: Mo's pros (with Mo Saatara) 50:05

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Out in California, coach Mohamad Saatara has been slowly putting together one of the top throws training groups in the world, led by athletes such as Olympic champion Camryn Rogers and world record holder Mykolas Alekna. On this week's podcast Saatara joins us to talk about his backround and coaching philosophy, including how to program for transfe…

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Ep247: COACH TJ CRATER 1:24:29

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Coach TJ CRATER has worked with some of the best throwers in the world throughout his throws coaching career, Ryan Whiting, Joe Kovacs, Blake Eaton, Jordan Geist, Israel Oloyade to name a few. Today we talk about some of the coaching lessons he learned along the way, coaching HS athletes at the Ironwood Throws Center, the changing NCAA landscape, a…

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Ep246: AL FEUERBACH 1:12:54

12M ago1:12:54

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Welcome to The Throw Big Throw Far Podcast, the show dedicated to the athletes and coaches who push the limits in the throwing world. Today, we’re honored to have a true legend of the sport, AL FEUERBACH, joining us. Al set the shot put world record in 1973 and finished in the top 5 of both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. In this episode, we’ll explore…

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Ep245: Throwtown Ramona - The Center of the Discus World 1:25:31

1y ago1:25:31

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Has Throwtown Ramona become the CENTER of the DISCUS WORLD? Don Millican and Caleb Seal chat with Dan McQuaid and Joe Frontier about how they createdThrowTown Ramona, the Oklahoma Throws Series and the World Invitational, Last year the facility was home to Mykolas Alekna's World Record Discus Throw, the farthest women's discus performance in almost…

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Ep244: RAJINDRA CAMPBELL 1:05:02

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Rajindra Campbell (JAM) Captured Bronze in the Paris Olympics Shot Put, in a stacked field of the best throwers in world history. Rajindra shares his journey from Jamaica, to NCAA D2 Champion to competing against the guys he used to watch on video, to being a guy many will watch on video for years to come, and he believes the best is yet to come. L…

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Ep243: COACH JOHN NEWELL 2:01:02

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Join host Coach Joe Frontier on the Throw Big Throw FAR Podcast as he sits down with Coach John Newell from Kansas State University. In this episode, they dive into the art and science of developing elite throwers, explore the importance of technique and mindset, and share insights from years of coaching athletes at the highest NCAA levels to the t…

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Ep242: CHRISTIAN CANTWELL 1:31:49

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Ep241: Dr. Kristof Kipp - Biomechanics of a World Record 1:08:58

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ThrowerX Online Resources for Throwers and Coaches who want to get better MFAthletic - Everything Track and Field VELAASA Throwing and Lifting Shoes use code: tbtf15 - 15% off PORTA CIRCLE Train Anywhere use code: TBTF - 10% off RODHE SPORT No Safe Throws use code: TBTF - 5% off on all products WALSHOT TRAIN TO WIN McThrows.com Dan McQuaid's Throwi…