HMMR Podcast

When it comes to sprinting and hurdling, few coaches can put together the accomplishments that Gary Winckler achieved in his career. But what was more impressive than his results was his process. He continuously sought out new ideas to improve upon what was already one of the nation's top programs. He joins us on this week's podcast to talk about staying ahead of the curve, and how his coaching changed over his last decade of coaching, especially in regards to skill acquisition and exercise selection for sprinters For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2020/02/hmmr-podcast-episode-216-ahead-of-the-curve-with-gary-winckler/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is skill acquisition. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources.
• Winckler has been a guest on GAINcast 9 and also did a four-part training talk with us about his training philosophy, the concept of reactivity, periodization, and more. The latter is included in our book Training Talk: Conversations with a Dozen Master Coaches.
• Frans Bosch was a big influence on Winckler’s approach to training. To learn more about him you can purchase Bosch’s book Strength Training and Coordination: An Integrative Approach or see our many videos and articles on the topic.
• Our friend James Marshall has put together some great notes on presentations by Winckler at GAIN: how to develop speed and training dos and don'ts.
• While Winckler has retired from coaching he is still busy making some of the world’s finest saddles. You can learn more about his business and see some of his work here. He also discussed that work in a segment on Episode 100.

After leading athletes to 24 NCAA titles in 15 years, throws coach Dave Dumble packed up and headed north to take on a new challenge of building a program from scratch at Oregon State University. On this week's podcast Dumble joins us to talk about the move, what he is building at Corvallis, his coaching philosophy, and more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2020/01/hmmr-podcast-episode-215-throwvallis-with-dave-dumble/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is the future of training. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources.
• You can learn more about Dumble on the Oregon State webpage. You can also find him on Instagram (@CoachDumble) and Twitter (@CoachDumble).
• We've had several other former UCLA throwers on the podcast, including Suzy Powell last week, John Godina, John Frazier, and Don Babbitt.
• We also discussed my interview with Adam Nelson where we talked about the mindset required for the shot put vs. hammer throw, and my article on rethinking the weight throw.

After leading athletes to 24 NCAA titles in 15 years, throws coach Dave Dumble packed up and headed north to take on a new challenge of building a program from scratch at Oregon State University. On this week's podcast Dumble joins us to talk about the move, what he is building at Corvallis, his coaching philosophy, and more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2020/01/hmmr-podcast-episode-215-throwvallis-with-dave-dumble/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is the future of training. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources.
• You can learn more about Dumble on the Oregon State webpage. You can also find him on Instagram (@CoachDumble) and Twitter (@CoachDumble).
• We've had several other former UCLA throwers on the podcast, including Suzy Powell last week, John Godina, John Frazier, and Don Babbitt.
• We also discussed my interview with Adam Nelson where we talked about the mindset required for the shot put vs. hammer throw, and my article on rethinking the weight throw.

As we entered a new century it had been 30 years since an American woman ranked top 10 in the world. Suzy Powell-Roos led a group of throwers that changed that and put the event on the map globally for the US. On this week's podcast, the 3-time Olympian and former American record holder joins us to look back at her throwing career and look ahead at her coaching career. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2020/01/hmmr-podcast-episode-214-finding-your-throw-with-suzy-powell-roos/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is the future of training. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources.
• In our discussion of explosive strength we referenced our recent interview with Rene Sack on Episode 211. You can learn more from on the topic in Video Lesson 16.
• Former coaches John Godina (Episode 46) and Dan Pfaff (Episode 59) were both early guests on our podcast. We also did two written interviews with Dan Pfaff that have been included in our book Training Talk.
• For more on the UCLA pipeline of coaches, listen to our interviews with John Frazier (Episode 179) and Don Babbitt (Episode 116).
• Discus has also been covered in our interview with Sack linked above, as well as his interview on Episode 79. Powell's rival Aretha Thurmond was a guest on Episode 166. Jamaican discus coach Julian Robinson was a guest on Episode 155. We also have done written interviews with Vésteinn Hafsteinsson, Mac Wilkins, and Eric Cadee.

As we entered a new century it had been 30 years since an American woman ranked top 10 in the world. Suzy Powell-Roos led a group of throwers that changed that and put the event on the map globally for the US. On this week's podcast, the 3-time Olympian and former American record holder joins us to look back at her throwing career and look ahead at her coaching career. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2020/01/hmmr-podcast-episode-214-finding-your-throw-with-suzy-powell-roos/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is the future of training. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources.
• In our discussion of explosive strength we referenced our recent interview with Rene Sack on Episode 211. You can learn more from on the topic in Video Lesson 16.
• Former coaches John Godina (Episode 46) and Dan Pfaff (Episode 59) were both early guests on our podcast. We also did two written interviews with Dan Pfaff that have been included in our book Training Talk.
• For more on the UCLA pipeline of coaches, listen to our interviews with John Frazier (Episode 179) and Don Babbitt (Episode 116).
• Discus has also been covered in our interview with Sack linked above, as well as his interview on Episode 79. Powell's rival Aretha Thurmond was a guest on Episode 166. Jamaican discus coach Julian Robinson was a guest on Episode 155. We also have done written interviews with Vésteinn Hafsteinsson, Mac Wilkins, and Eric Cadee.

We like to start the year with a clean inbox, so we dig through the last listener questions of the year on this week's episode and add in a few rants as well. We cover a variety of topics such as reactive strength, medicine ball exercise progressions, anti-rotation training, eccentric training, aquabags, the 1x20 method, learning from failure and more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/12/hmmr-podcast-episode-213-year-end-mailbag/

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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.
• Our first two questions referenced our recent article on making throws training more reactive, with video examples from me, René Sack, and Nick. You can also learn more from René on this topic in video lesson 16.
• Some more content on reactive strength this month: GAINcast 177 with Keith Baar on training tendons, The complete guide to the Reactive Strength Index by Warren Young, and Mitigating risk in reactive strength training by Domhnaill Fox.
• You can hear us answer more Q&A on Episode 199, Episode 176, Episode 174, Episode 143, Episode 126, and Episode 89.

We like to start the year with a clean inbox, so we dig through the last listener questions of the year on this week's episode and add in a few rants as well. We cover a variety of topics such as reactive strength, medicine ball exercise progressions, anti-rotation training, eccentric training, aquabags, the 1x20 method, learning from failure and more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/12/hmmr-podcast-episode-213-year-end-mailbag/

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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.
• Our first two questions referenced our recent article on making throws training more reactive, with video examples from me, René Sack, and Nick. You can also learn more from René on this topic in video lesson 16.
• Some more content on reactive strength this month: GAINcast 177 with Keith Baar on training tendons, The complete guide to the Reactive Strength Index by Warren Young, and Mitigating risk in reactive strength training by Domhnaill Fox.
• You can hear us answer more Q&A on Episode 199, Episode 176, Episode 174, Episode 143, Episode 126, and Episode 89.

The end of the year is approach, so we asked our team of HMMR Media contributors to reflect on the year behind us and look forward to the year ahead and share what they've been trying out and learning. Joining us on the episode are James Marshall, Tracy Fober, Chris McCormick, Domhnaill Fox, Carrie Lane, and Vern Gambetta. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/12/hmmr-podcast-episode-212-year-end-extravaganza/

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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.
• You can listen to Episode 205 for our own reflections on our coaching in 2019.
• James Marshall is the head coach at Excelsior Athletic Development Club in England. You can read his articles here and find him on Twitter (@coachexcelsior).
• Tracy Fober runs Iron Maven Performance Health in Park City. You can read her articles here and find her on Twitter (@ironmaven).
• Chris McCormick is the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Florida Atlantic University. You can read his articles here and find him on Twitter (@cmmccormick7).
• Domhnaill Fox is a physiotherapist and coach based in Dublin. You can read his articles here and find him on Twitter (@doniefox).
• Carrie Lane is an assistant track coach at the University of Wyoming. You can read her articles here and find her on Twitter (@CoachCarrieLane).
• Vern Gambetta is the founder of the GAIN Network and host of the GAINcast. You can read his articles here and find him on Twitter (@CoachGambetta).
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The end of the year is approach, so we asked our team of HMMR Media contributors to reflect on the year behind us and look forward to the year ahead and share what they've been trying out and learning. Joining us on the episode are James Marshall, Tracy Fober, Chris McCormick, Domhnaill Fox, Carrie Lane, and Vern Gambetta. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/12/hmmr-podcast-episode-212-year-end-extravaganza/

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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.
• You can listen to Episode 205 for our own reflections on our coaching in 2019.
• James Marshall is the head coach at Excelsior Athletic Development Club in England. You can read his articles here and find him on Twitter (@coachexcelsior).
• Tracy Fober runs Iron Maven Performance Health in Park City. You can read her articles here and find her on Twitter (@ironmaven).
• Chris McCormick is the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Florida Atlantic University. You can read his articles here and find him on Twitter (@cmmccormick7).
• Domhnaill Fox is a physiotherapist and coach based in Dublin. You can read his articles here and find him on Twitter (@doniefox).
• Carrie Lane is an assistant track coach at the University of Wyoming. You can read her articles here and find her on Twitter (@CoachCarrieLane).
• Vern Gambetta is the founder of the GAIN Network and host of the GAINcast. You can read his articles here and find him on Twitter (@CoachGambetta).
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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.