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15 Years Later… The Mission Hasn’t Changed — But How You Learn It Has arete throws nation discus throw training how to throw the discus how to throw the shot put shot put training Oct 11, 2025

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 ...

Part 2: The “Chest Up” Trap: Why This Common Cue Destroys Shot Put & Discus Performance arete throws nation common discus throw mistakes discus technique distance killers shot put shot put technique throwing chain reaction Oct 05, 2025

If you missed Part 1 of Distance Killers, (Check it out Here). I talked about how hard-working, well meaning throws coaches and athletes get stuck because of technical concepts that fight physics and ...

Part 1: How Distance Killers Sabotage Your Shot Put & Discus throw (and How to Spot Them) discus coaching mistakes distance killers discus distance killers shot put throwing chain reaction system Oct 03, 2025

Coaches Log, October 3rd. After 15 years of camps, VIP sessions, club coaching, and film breakdowns, (And let me tell you i can feel all the coaching in my old bones. LOL)

I’ve documented 7 Distance K...

Add 10 Feet to Your Discus Throw in Just 1 Hour (REALLY!) arete throws nation coach erik johnson common discus throw mistakes discus technique discus throw technique discus throws discus training how to add power to the discus how to improve your discus finish how to throw the discus throwing chain reaction throws coaching throws training track & field Nov 03, 2024

You ready to learn how to add 10 ft to your Discus throw?

It's not a magic bullet, but a solid throws coaching cue that has developed thousands of throwers to hit a PR in an hour and go beyond that ...

Live TCR Method Training Session UPDATE Feb 05, 2024

Live Training session will be on

Saturday, Feb 10th, 2024

8:00am (PST)/ 11:00am (EST)

We will send out a link for you on Friday night to login to on Saturday Morning

If you have any questions, ...

Discus Throws Technique | Key Tip for Distance discus throw throws coaching Jan 18, 2024

If you're not addressing this key technical point of the discus throw, then you'll continue to struggle to reach bigger throws. This simple technical coaching tip is the key to achieving longer dist...

☄️ The BIG Finish! The Delivery in the Shot Put & the Discus Throw discus throw glide shot shot put throws coaching Dec 29, 2023

This is it! The final 12th Day of Throws Tips of 2023 🥳
Time to finish these 12 tips off and talk about the BIG FINISH!

That MONSTER finish that looks great and pro

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Shot Put & Discus Throws Positions- Patterning discus throw glide shot shot put throws coaching Dec 28, 2023

Let me start off with a statement and a question...

1) I hope you have enjoyed the 12 Days of throws tips so far, and

2) People often ask… Can I really learn faster and get better faster, and thro...

🏆 Walking Line Drill- The Middle of the Throw discus throw glide shot shot put throws coaching Dec 27, 2023

In our last video, we talked about speed for hitting Big Throws.

Now, as we know, speed is vital: without it your throws are going nowhere ....

... so how do you turn/ rotate faster in the throw to...

🏃🏻‍♂️💨 Throws Drill: Linear Sprinting for MAX SPEED discus throw shot put throws coaching Dec 26, 2023

One of the things that is absolutely going to put your throwing over the top is SPEED!

But how you achieve speed really does depend on the quality of setting up your chain reaction of the throw.

T...

8th Day of Throws Tips: 💫 8 Ongoing Learning Cycles Dec 25, 2023

The pitfall many people fall into when training for the shot put and the discus is

Let's just get out there and throw, throw - THROW!

Throwing is too technical... your practices must be structured...

☄️ The Power of Progression Drills discus throw glide shot shot put throws coaching Dec 24, 2023

Progression drills are all about putting the position drills together and ... well, progressing the movements into throwing drills.

If you just do stand throws and then full throws, you're going to ...

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That MONSTER finish that looks great and pro

The pitfall many people fall into when training for the shot put and the discus is

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