Athletes
The Best of the Best!
Getting to the professional level in any sport is a difficult challenge
to accomplish. Being a thrower, however, is more difficult than most, especially
for the discus event. The discus throw is the most technical of all the throws,
requiring an athlete that is agile, possessing good balance, fast, but at the same
time extremily explosive and strong. There are very few discus throwers in the world
that have been able to reach the highest caliber. The bar has been set by the athletes
feature below: Alekna of Lithuania, and Harting of Germany. Both are tall, powerfully built
with extremily technically excellent throws. Both are favorites to medal in the Olympics
in a couple months in London. Both have held European records, country records, and european
championships as well as medals in previous games. Alekna is getting closer to 40 than he
is to 30, yet he has the physique of a 25 year old, and the energy of one as well.
below you will find videos of both atheletes throwing.
Another athlete worth mentioning is Erik Cadee. He has an unusual technique, which he developed Himself after years of experimenting. Below is a video of his unusual technique.
All high caliber athletes follow a strict training regiment. Track season (for outdoor events, which are all throws except shotput and weight, which can also be thrown inside) starts in late February and goes through late August. During September to January, athletes go through a winter preperation phase, during which countless hours of technical drills and explosive weightlifing occur. Explosive and power lifts include:
- Clean
- Jerks
- Deadlifts
- Squats
- Box Jumps
- Snatches
- Bench Press
- Thrusters
These lifts are performed every day during the winter preparatory period to get the greatest increase in the explosiveness of the Athlete. More hours are logged in the Gym during the winter than the rest of the year put together.
There is, regretibly, not enough time or room to celebrate all of the high caliber athletes that compete in the throwing events. However, below is a video of the best throwers of all time. Please enjoy!
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