What happens when a top sprint coach takes a hammer thrower into his training group? PJ Vazel has coached some of world's best sprinters but more recently is known for his work in guiding Quentin Bigot to a silver medal in the hammer throw. On this week's podcast he discusses the parallels between the events and what he learned from transitioning between them.

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More notes:

• This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Become a member for full access to our videos, articles, and podcast archives. This month's site theme is rethinking periodization. Stay tuned for more on the topic.
• Vazel was previously a guest on Episode 61 where we looked at the Russian doping case and the current anti-doping landscape.
• You can learn more about Vazel on Instagram (@pjvazel) and Twitter (@pjvazel).
• We talked a bit about VBT and the Vmaxpro device towards the end of the episode. The Vmaxpro device is for sale in the HMMR Store.
• Vazel also help provide some of the archival information used for this year's memorial post to Harold Connolly.