This week on the podcast we're going all in on the shot put. The World Indoor Championships took place over the weekend and we break down the results, compare different starting techniques for the rotational shot put, discuss recent trends in the event, how to make competitions more fun for athletes and fans.

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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 throwing, so keep an eye out for more on the topic in the coming weeks and visit our throws page to see our top archived content on the topic.
• Some recent articles on the site have looked at finding and developing your own technique: 6 ways to start in the shot put, 3 lessons to help find your throw, as well as a great archived piece from Nick about Technical models, good technique, and finding your style. You can also learn more abotu the background of Andy Bloom's style in last month's Episode 267: The simple throw.
• For more about rotational technique watch our video lessons on the topic including Lesson 17: Rotational throwing progressions (with Nick Garcia) and Lesson 25: Rotational shot put master class (with Don Babbitt).
• For some more analysis of recent throwing listen to Episode 255: Olympic throws debrief with Shaun Pickering and Episode 256: Throwing trends with Don Babbitt.
• For an update on Chase Ealey's training situation and recent move to the UK, read this article by Dan McQuaid. To learn more about Auriol Dongmo's journey to world champion, read the recent IAAF profile of her.