15 Years Later… The Mission Hasn’t Changed — But How You Learn It Has

Discover a Proven Shot Put and Discus throw System... (Built on Science. Proven in the Ring.)

Fifteen years ago, Arete Throws Nation® started with one mission…

Help coaches and athletes cut through the chaos, simplify the science, and finally throw farther... faster.

Back then, I was a fired-up 40-year-old with a handful of throwers, a studio gym, and a big idea:

“Prove that massive, consistent Shot put and Discus results were simple (not to be confused with easy) and wouldn't take years to become a good thrower or be able to coach the throws correctly..”

Today, over 10,000 coaches and athletes worldwide have experienced the Throwing Chain Reaction® System, and our mission continues:

✅ Provide complete technical information.
✅ Eliminate frustration.
✅ Simplify complexity and Build confidence.
✅ Develop coaches who elevate the sport by helping more throwers.

We don’t teach a style.
We teach a system...a proven, step-by-step structure for learning the science behind the Discus, Rotational Shot Put, and Glide Shot.

The Throwing Chain Reaction® System is now the foundation for rapid, consistent throwing success from beginners to World class throwers.

And 15 years later, we’re still doing the same thing…

but with a new way to learn it.

The Real Problem: Good Effort, Bad Information

Let’s be real.

You’re lifting. Drilling. Watching videos. You’re doing the work.

But your distance? It’s not moving the way it should.

That’s the silent frustration every coach and athlete faces:
You’re grinding harder than ever, but physics keeps punishing every rep.

Here’s the truth:

Good effort applied to bad patterns doesn’t create improvement. It creates limitations.

There’s more information than ever online.
Social media has flooded the sport with well-intentioned advice. half right, half wrong.

It looks right, it sounds right…it helps,  but it’s off just enough to create hidden barriers that can take years to undo.

Kind of like filling up your car with half a tank of gas. Your car works but the distance you can go is now half what you could get on a full tank. 

We call these half correct,  technical concepts Distance Killers…the invisible habits that steal speed, power, balance, and maximum potential. 

Like a half tank of gas reducing the number of miles you can drive.

They’re why hardworking athletes plateau.

They’re why new coaches struggle, and why dedicated coaches get inconsistent results.

And they’re exactly what the Throwing Chain Reaction® System was built to eliminate.

If Your Sequence is Off… So Are Your Positions & Potential. 

The throw happens in less than two seconds.
There’s no time to think. only react.

Most programs teach positions.
We teach how to sequence optimally to create positions

Because if your sequence is off, every position that follows is off.

That’s why the TCR System is built around a simple loop:

RULES → TOOLS → TRAIN & COMPETE → Repeat.

Each component has 3 core steps, and each loop makes you sharper, faster, and more consistent.

It’s not about training harder.

As the saying goes… It’s about training smarter — by learning how to think in terms of chain reaction and how to set up the right chain reaction to create the right reflexive reactions. 

Step 1: Learn the RULES

If you don’t understand what’s really happening in the throw, you’re just repeating confusion.

That’s why we start with the 6 Pillars,  the biomechanical foundation that breaks the throw Pillars with specific technical objectives.

Like Pillar 1- Set up the Chain Reaction.- If you line up 10,000 1 inch dominos perfectly but the first domino is 2 inches from the second, it falls and won't activate the other 9, 999. You set up the chain reaction incorrectly

The same thing happens in the Discus Throw, Rotational and glide shot put. 

When you understand the mechanics and the chain reaction, you stop fighting yourself and start working with physics.

Most throwers skip this stage, and that’s why they hit ceilings.

The laws of physics don’t care how hard you try… only that you follow the rules…. Or YOU LOSE!

Step 2: Tools to Remove What’s Standing in Your Way

This is where transformation happens.

We teach you how to identify hidden movement patterns that sabotage, balance, speed and power. The things you’re repeating without even realizing it.

You’ll learn how to take back control of the implement (because either you control it, or it controls you).

Then, you’ll start replacing inefficient drills with what we call Performance Enhancing Drills (PEDs) — precision-engineered movements that mirror real throwing mechanics and train or retrain your nervous system to react  & move optimally.

Want to see how it works? In our free 10-minute lesson, I’ll show you how to spot your first Distance Killer — and fix it before it costs you another season.

Step 3: Train & Compete: Apply The Perfect Practice³ Formula

Here’s where everything connects.
We call it the Perfect Practice³ Formula, a proven structure for turning every rep into a learning loop.

You’ll learn how to:
✅ Link your drills and throws for continuous progress (The Training Loop)
✅ Set up every drill and throw correctly (The 3-Step Setup)
✅ Accelerate neuromotor learning so your body programs faster (The Acceleration Formula)

Drill → Throw → Drill.
Each repetition reinforces the next.
Each session compounds your results.

That’s how our coaches and throwers achieve big results..Every. Year.30, 40, 50+ foot PRs in the discus, and 10, 12, 15+ foot PRs in the Shot Put. National Champions in multiple countries. Championship coaches around the world. 

Because the formula hasn’t changed. Physics hasn’t either.

The Results: Proof in the Ring

When athletes and coaches apply the TCR system, results move fast:

• PRs within the first few hours at Accelerator Camps

•  BIg jumps in just 8 weeks in both the shot & discus

•   College scholarships earned after years of stagnation
  

That’s not hype…  that’s the math of efficiency.

The moment you stop fighting physics, you start accelerating results.

15 Years Later… Better than ever

The Throwing Chain Reaction® is not built on opinions.

It’s built on science. Proven in the Ring…. 

For the last 15 years like clockwork.

Every loop through the system sharpens your technical understanding, sharpens training efficiency, and fast tracks effort and results.

We’ve refined the TCR for 15 years across every level of athlete, and it just keeps working.

So if you’re tired of effort without progress…

This is your turning point.

Now, Two Ways to Learn the System

The Throwing Chain Reaction® System hasn’t changed.

But how you learn it has evolved.

You can now learn it the way that fits your goals:

For Coaches – The TCR ACADEMY

“Master the art of teaching the shot put and discus by leveraging the Throwing Chain Reaction® System.”

If you coach 5, 10, or 30+ athletes, this is for you.
We’ll explain the science, remove obstacles, and layout the Perfect Practice³ Formula.

Give you progressions to follow, tools to communicate it all to your throwers, so you fix technique fast, for every experience level, ability, and personality type.

You’ll get live clinics twice a month, full access to our training library, and the ability to observe the Method Program in action, so you can see the system being applied in real time.

Go from managing chaos → to running a program that builds consistent, confident throwers year after year.

👉 Join the ACADEMY, teach smarter, build champions.

💪 For Athletes – The METHOD Program is for you.

“Train like an athlete. Become a technician.”

You’ll learn how to apply the Throwing Chain Reaction® System directly to your throws and lifts …step by step.

We’ll walk you through your training plans, your technical drills, and your season layout so you can track progress and dominate your goals.

Meet you every week for live training online, Post micro trainings and plans in the METHOD community.

Whether you’re chasing a scholarship, a state title, or just your next PR, this is your program.

Go from confusion → to clarity, from inconsistent→ to maximum results.

👉 Join the METHOD Program –learn the system that makes throws training clear & simple.

Takeaway

15 years later, one truth hasn’t changed:

Structure beats chaos. 

If you’re tired of guessing, plateauing, or hoping things just “click,” it’s time to learn a system that’s proven in every circle, at every level.

The Throwing Chain Reaction® System works… now choose your path.

Choose Your Path

👉 Athletes: [Apply it inside the METHOD Program]
👉 Coaches: [Learn it inside the ACADEMY]

Different paths.
Same system.
Fast results you want..

Built on Science. Proven in the Ring.
Coach Johnson