HMMR Podcast

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.

When it comes to field sport training, our go to resource is John Pryor. The Rugby World Cup just came to an end, so it is a good time for us to check in with him and his colleague Leigh Egger about their experiences preparing Fiji Rugby. They also dive into the evolution of their new training app focusing on the foundations of performance: core strength and hip function. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/11/hmmr-podcast-episode-210-world-cup-reflections-with-john-pryor-and-leigh-egger/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is foundational strength. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources, including the previous episode and our most recent GAINcast.
• You can follow Egger and Pryor on Instagram at @SpeedPowerPlay, or visit their website for details on upcoming clinics and other projects. They also present together for Frans Bosch, including upcoming seminars in Australia and the US.
• The SpeedPowerPlay app is live. You can download it here for iOS. Egger did a recent member video on core training that included a preview of the app.
• Last year we wrote two articles on Pyror and his first experiences with Fiji Rugby: searching for transfer and cultural perspectives in training.
• We also have many many more resources from Pryor, Egger, and their friend Frans Bosch. Egger and Bosch break down hip lock in member video lesson 15. In Lesson 11, John Pryor shares his approach to robust running and using a constraints-led approach to improve running ability for team sports. Egger has written several articles of HMMR Media, which can be found here. We also have details written interviews with John Pryor and Frans Bosch. Both interviews are included in our book Training Talk: Conversations with a Dozen Master Coaches.
• Pryor was also a guest with Frans Bosch on a two-part GAINcast interview on GAINcast 135 and GAINcast 136. Egger was a guest on HMMR Podcast 204.
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When it comes to field sport training, our go to resource is John Pryor. The Rugby World Cup just came to an end, so it is a good time for us to check in with him and his colleague Leigh Egger about their experiences preparing Fiji Rugby. They also dive into the evolution of their new training app focusing on the foundations of performance: core strength and hip function. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/11/hmmr-podcast-episode-210-world-cup-reflections-with-john-pryor-and-leigh-egger/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is foundational strength. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources, including the previous episode and our most recent GAINcast.
• You can follow Egger and Pryor on Instagram at @SpeedPowerPlay, or visit their website for details on upcoming clinics and other projects. They also present together for Frans Bosch, including upcoming seminars in Australia and the US.
• The SpeedPowerPlay app is live. You can download it here for iOS. Egger did a recent member video on core training that included a preview of the app.
• Last year we wrote two articles on Pyror and his first experiences with Fiji Rugby: searching for transfer and cultural perspectives in training.
• We also have many many more resources from Pryor, Egger, and their friend Frans Bosch. Egger and Bosch break down hip lock in member video lesson 15. In Lesson 11, John Pryor shares his approach to robust running and using a constraints-led approach to improve running ability for team sports. Egger has written several articles of HMMR Media, which can be found here. We also have details written interviews with John Pryor and Frans Bosch. Both interviews are included in our book Training Talk: Conversations with a Dozen Master Coaches.
• Pryor was also a guest with Frans Bosch on a two-part GAINcast interview on GAINcast 135 and GAINcast 136. Egger was a guest on HMMR Podcast 204.
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How you build the foundation is critical to the long-term success of an athlete. Foundational strength is that strength quality that establishes the trainability for all the other strength qualities. On this episode friend Vern Gambetta joins us to discuss the training methods and progressions we use to develop foundational strength. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/11/hmmr-podcast-episode-209-foundations-with-vern-gambetta/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is foundational strength. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources.
• Vern will look at foundational strength in more detail at the GAIN Europe Deep Dive on January 10 and 11 in Devon, England. Find out more here.
• You can learn more about many of the training methods discussed on this episode in the HMMR Classroom. For example we have full length videos on leg circuits, warming up, and med ball routines.
• You can learn more from Vern on the GAINcast, as well as past appearances on the HMMR Podcast: Episode 7, Episode 37, Episode 83, Episode 135, and Episode 188.

How you build the foundation is critical to the long-term success of an athlete. Foundational strength is that strength quality that establishes the trainability for all the other strength qualities. On this episode friend Vern Gambetta joins us to discuss the training methods and progressions we use to develop foundational strength. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/11/hmmr-podcast-episode-209-foundations-with-vern-gambetta/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is foundational strength. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources.
• Vern will look at foundational strength in more detail at the GAIN Europe Deep Dive on January 10 and 11 in Devon, England. Find out more here.
• You can learn more about many of the training methods discussed on this episode in the HMMR Classroom. For example we have full length videos on leg circuits, warming up, and med ball routines.
• You can learn more from Vern on the GAINcast, as well as past appearances on the HMMR Podcast: Episode 7, Episode 37, Episode 83, Episode 135, and Episode 188.

The most amazing performance at the recent World Athletics Championships didn't take place on the track, it took place on the field. On his final attempt, shot putter Joe Kovacs summoned the best effort the world has seen in nearly 30 years. Not only was his performance historic, but the whole competition was as he edged out both of his top rivals by just one centimeter. Kovacs joins us on this week's podcast to talk about the competition, the ups and downs he's faced in the years leading up to his breakthrough, and the evolution of rotational shot put technique. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/10/hmmr-podcast-episode-208-history-in-the-desert-with-joe-kovacs/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is core strength. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources, including our latest video on medicine ball training from Vern Gambetta and much more.
• You can see some of the top throws from Doha here. Track and Field News has a great play by play commentary of the competition.
• You can follow Kovacs on Instagram (@joekovacsusa) and Twitter (@joekovacsusa).
• We talked about the shot put on quite a few other episodes. Most relevant here are Episode 66 and Episode 121 with Tom Walsh's coach Dale Stevenson, Episode 170 compared shot put technical styles of Don Babbitt, and Episode 42 with Olympic champion Adam Nelson.

The most amazing performance at the recent World Athletics Championships didn't take place on the track, it took place on the field. On his final attempt, shot putter Joe Kovacs summoned the best effort the world has seen in nearly 30 years. Not only was his performance historic, but the whole competition was as he edged out both of his top rivals by just one centimeter. Kovacs joins us on this week's podcast to talk about the competition, the ups and downs he's faced in the years leading up to his breakthrough, and the evolution of rotational shot put technique. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/10/hmmr-podcast-episode-208-history-in-the-desert-with-joe-kovacs/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is core strength. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out on our archives and new resources, including our latest video on medicine ball training from Vern Gambetta and much more.
• You can see some of the top throws from Doha here. Track and Field News has a great play by play commentary of the competition.
• You can follow Kovacs on Instagram (@joekovacsusa) and Twitter (@joekovacsusa).
• We talked about the shot put on quite a few other episodes. Most relevant here are Episode 66 and Episode 121 with Tom Walsh's coach Dale Stevenson, Episode 170 compared shot put technical styles of Don Babbitt, and Episode 42 with Olympic champion Adam Nelson.

Everyone talks about the need for a strong core, but what exactly is the "core"? What function does it serve? How do we train it? And how do we progress training? On this week's podcast Derek Evely joins us again for a chat on core strength and many related topics. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/10/hmmr-podcast-episode-207-core-competency-with-derek-evely/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is core strength, which we looked at during the start of the episode. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out and get full archive and resource library here on HMMR Media.
• Videos of most of the exercises and movements discussed in this episode are available to members in our movement library. Check out the core section, or also reference our in-depth video lesson on medicine ball routines.
• You can follow Evely on Twitter and find out about his upcoming projects at @eveltrak and at Eveltraksport.com. His International Conference of Athletics Excellence will take place from November 30 to December 1.
• Evely has been the podcast's most frequent guest. You can learn more from him about exercise classification on Episode 156, Bondarchuk for team sports on Episode 114, variation on Episode 93, and polarized training on Episode 3. Regarding the Bondarchuk for team sports topic, we also had a member hangout in July to discuss it in more detail. We also did two written interviews with Evely, which you can find here and here.
• Evely is a contributor to HMMR Media. Check out his page and his biography. We recommend his series on traditional periodization and modern trends in periodization.

Everyone talks about the need for a strong core, but what exactly is the "core"? What function does it serve? How do we train it? And how do we progress training? On this week's podcast Derek Evely joins us again for a chat on core strength and many related topics. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/10/hmmr-podcast-episode-207-core-competency-with-derek-evely/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is core strength, which we looked at during the start of the episode. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out and get full archive and resource library here on HMMR Media.
• Videos of most of the exercises and movements discussed in this episode are available to members in our movement library. Check out the core section, or also reference our in-depth video lesson on medicine ball routines.
• You can follow Evely on Twitter and find out about his upcoming projects at @eveltrak and at Eveltraksport.com. His International Conference of Athletics Excellence will take place from November 30 to December 1.
• Evely has been the podcast's most frequent guest. You can learn more from him about exercise classification on Episode 156, Bondarchuk for team sports on Episode 3. Regarding the Bondarchuk for team sports topic, we also had a member hangout in July to discuss it in more detail. We also did two written interviews with Evely, which you can find here and here.
• Evely is a contributor to HMMR Media. Check out his page and his biography. We recommend his series on traditional periodization and modern trends in periodization.

Most sports you work against gravity. In others, you work with gravity. In downhill mountain biking, gravity helps take you from the top of the hill to the bottom. Gravity can still abuse riders, but the best turn the tables and use it to their advantage. Chris Kilmurray joins us on this week's podcast to discuss the sport, what drives performance, and training methods. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/09/hmmr-podcast-206-abusing-gravity-with-chris-kilmurray/

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More notes:

• For more details on our upcoming one-day downhill and enduro camp with Chris Kilmurray, download our flyer or find out more. It will take place on October 12 in Bellwald, Switzerland.
• This month’s site theme is the reflective coaching, a topic we also covered in this episode. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out and get full archive and resource library here on HMMR Media.
• You can find out more about Kilmurray and Point1Athletic by heading to point1athletic.com, or by following Chris on Instagram (@point1ahtletic), Facebook (@Point1athletic) and Twitter (@Point1_Athletic).
• We also discussed training for action sports on Episode 125 with Tracy Fober and Episode 137 with Arno Galmarini.