Last month Ole Miss coach John Smith joined our podcast for a rare interview looking at his unconventional approach to strength and power training. The conversation got a lot of people thinking and left us with many more questions. Thankful we were able to get him back on this week's episode where we dived into many more throws-specific topics such as throwing heavy and light implements, peaking strategies, individualization, technical models, motor learning, and more.

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More notes:

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• This episode continues the conversation we started with Smith on HMMR Podcast 285. You can learn more about Smith's background on the Ole miss webpage.
• We referenced the Working the Earth article by Smith on his linear approach to the rotational shot put. Smith also has done an interview with Long & Strong Throwers Journal which details a bit more about his own background, and this article about his work with Raven Saunders in 2017.
• Nick Garcia's master's thesis was on throwing multiple weight implements. You can read about some of his findings here. We've also written about heavy and light hammers, as well as short heavy hammers, and the use of weight throw as a training tool for discus and shot put.
• For more throwing resources, check out the HMMR Media throwing hub which combines our top videos, articles, lessons, and other content about all of the throwing events.