It is easy to think about the throwing events as strength events. But in the end, the implement is often not that heavy. The bigger challenge is coordinating the whole body to add speed to the element through elasticity, as well as strength. German national discus coach René Sack joins this week's podcast to discuss how he thinks about this element of the throw and exchange ideas about how to address it in training. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/12/hmmr-podcast-episode-211-reactive-throws-with-rene-sack/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is reactive strength. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources.
• In Video Lesson 16, Sack shares his framework for developing specific strength in the throwing events along with video examples from training, including many discussed in this episode including this reactive throw with Nadine Müller.
• To learn more from Sack, listen to our interviews with him on Episode 79 and Episode 136. Vern and I also discussed his recent presentations on GAINcast 94. You can also find him on Twitter at @ReneSack.
• Sack has contributed articles to HMMR Media on athlete monitoring and individualization. You can find them all here.
• We dug deeper into finding intent in medicine ball exercises in this article.
• One book reference in this lesson is Muscle Slings in Sport by Kurt Tittel, available in English and German.