Matt Conly throws coach from D2 power house, Grand Valley State University joins Coach Frontier this week to talk about his journey as a throws coach and the magical environment he's created at GVSU. Conly coached 5 national throws champions last year alone, 13 in total, and has his crew firing on all cylinders as they enter Championship season in 2025. Coach Conly talks about the coaches who have influenced him as he has honed his craft. Don't miss a minute!

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Matty Denny is back on the show after his historic discus series of throws at the Throw Town Ramona WORLD INVITATIONAL which included: 17 Throws over 69m, 13 throws over 70m, 5 throws over 73m, 2 throws over 74m including the #2 performance in world history 74.78m. He talks about his discus his technique, the Throw Town Ramona vibe, wind, disappointment, how he's built his resolve to perform well when it matters, and so much more. Listen Now.

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Part 2: Mykolas Alekna breaks his own WORLD DISCUS RECORD twice75.56m, Matty Denny produces goes nuclear all weekend long with eleven- 70 meter throws and a 74.78 that makes him #2 all-time. All in All, 11 men broke 68 meters and 6 went over 70 meters. Confirming the legend of the wind conditions at the mecca that his THROW TOWN RAMONA. Listen Now.

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Joe Frontier and Dan McQuaid try to make sense of the shear number of huge throws witnessed at the THROW TOWN RAMONA WORLD INVITATIONAL presented by THROWER X and THROWS PRO. So many good throws we couldn't recap it in 1 episode! VAL ALLMAN shatters her own American Discus Record, Lagi Tausaga breaks the 70m barrier, Jayden Ulrich and Veronica Fraley produce huge throws and so much more. We also try to hush the anti-wind crowd. Psst ...we don't want to hear it! And so much more. Listen Now.

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German discus thrower MIKA SOSNA is our guest this week. This young German thrower made a name for himself when he broke the U20 Men's Discus Record throwing 71.37m with the 1.75kg implement back in June of 2022. He lit the Throw Town Ramona crowd up with a new PB of 68.96m at last year's World Invite in Oklahoma on his way to being the youngest competitor in the field at last Summer's Paris Olympics. He shares the story of his journey of becoming a world class discus thrower as he heads back to Throw Town Ramona looking for another BIG throw! Listen Now.

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RYAN CROUSER, 3-Time Olympic gold medalist and WORLD RECORD HOLDER is back on the show to talk about his new WORLD SHOT PUT SERIES event debut coming up on Wednesday, April 23rd at the Drake Relays. We talk about the unique format of the event and why he views it as a such an import time to expand the viewership and audience of the sport, while creating opportunities for throws to get paid as professionals. We also talk about his recent marriage, managing a new phase of his training and career, shot put technique, coaching, and bass fishing. Listen Now!

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American discus thrower MARCUS GUSTAVESON joins the show this week. The D2 Concordia St. Paul Alum finished a fantastic 2024 season with a 6th place finish at the US Olympic Trials with a throw of 65.39 on a broken foot. He has started the 2025 season with a massive 70.63m throw at the TCU Invitational on March 21st,2025. He is the first American man to throw over 70m since 1996 (Anthony Washington 71.14). Without World Athletics verifying the throw, Marcus has resolved to go out and do it again. He will compete at Throw Town Ramona World Invitational April 11-13th. Marcus' high school throws coach Dan McQuaid joins us for a very special conversation.

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EPISODE #250

Scott Cappos and Joe Frontier ReCap the 2025 World Indoor Championships. Which saw many TBTF PodCast guests complete and Sweep the Women's and Men's Shot Put Podium.

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Then Ryan Whiting joins Scott and Joe to answer some Mailbag questions from throwers. Questions range from how much should an HS thrower expect to improve year of year, How to get your practice PR's to happen in a meet, How to peak for the big meets and how to mentally prepare for throwing far when it matters the most.

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Vesteinn Hafsteinsson, 4-Time Olympian and Coach of Olympic Discus Champions Gerd Kanter and Daniel Stahl, shares how he was inspired by the titans of US Discus throwing's past: Al Oerter, Jay Silvester, John Powell and Mac Wilkins. Why US Men's Shot Putting is more dominant than the discus now and a possible path forward!

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Tripp Piperi sits down for a chat after claiming the 2025 USATF Indoor Men's Shot Put Championship and is headed to Nanjing to compete in his 2nd World Championship. Tripp and Coach Frontier talk about his storied Youth and U20 Career, NCAA Championships, the challenges of going pro, changing coaches, technique changes,conquering self-doubt and much more.

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