Throwing light hammers is a great way to improve your throws.

Concentrate on perfect form and don't measure the distances...it's good to mark the throws with a flag so you can see if you improve...

This is encouraging, Marty. Keep at it!

BTW, your hammers don't look half bad but you're short arming at the top of the arc.

Think of your arms as ropes. Their sole purpose is keep the hammer from flying away. In order for your arms...

It means that you're making your first step with your left foot. Your first step should be with your right foot which helps you ease into the rotation to the left. Stepping off with the left...

Biggest flaw that I see is that you're stepping off in the weights with your left foot. This puts your hips completely opposite to where they should. End result is that you land the final spin with...

Amen, brother.



There's a word I forget that describes the Scottish population abroad but that only proves that the Scots are a wandering people.

Yeah. It may just be a coincidence. Right. LOL!

Nice weights.

Never get down on yourself for your performance. You threw better and further than everyone sitting in the stands or on the other side of the crowd control barrier. Never forget...

Great to see you back in the saddle, Marty.

Your form is looking better however the hammer head is still precessing from right to left. Your release occurs from the left side of your left foot.

What may help is if you think in terms of...

Only half bad. LOL!

Your arms are long in the front but you're pulling in when the hammski is behind your head. No big, it's fixable. Once you realize you're bending your arms to go around your...

Glad to hear you're doing better than expected, Marty.

Don't go crazy until the doc releases you! LOL!

If you're still using a kettlebell for your throwing weight, you can try a lighter bell. The sweet spot is about 20-24 lbs as it's heavy enough to simulate the throw but a bit lighter than...

Back to basics.

1. Stones

You're basically squatting in place, caving your left side, and trying to rotate the stone out of your hand into the air. The way you set up to throw the weight,...

I'm going to give you two quick hints and let you take it from there.

Stones:

1. You're putting your chin down on your chest. This is due to or causes you to lean forward in the put...one of...

If you want to find more about the Easy Strength thingy, check out Dan John.

Here's a link to his Even Easier Strength program. Dan and Pavel T have been collaborating for many years.

Dan has...

Mmmmmmm...Bacon...

If you don't mind a critique of your stone putting form: You look to be caving your left side a bit. More power if you keep your chest up and your shoulders level. Good post...

In addition to the grippers, you might also want to try Farmers Walks. They do wonders for your grip and many other aspects of your general physical preparedness.

No trains to Heaven. You walk...

Nice.

I've been thinking about relocating to Arizona and Prescott was one of the locations I had in mind.

Good to know there are Highlanders there who throw.

Well, there's not much you can do about your surgery being postponed.

In the interim you can still do your footwork drills and work legs and core. I'm not a big fan of machines but your being...

It was fun while it lasted.

I've been listening to Bob Seeger's "Like A Rock" lately. The lyrics now make a lot more sense than they did when I was young.



Live long. Throw Far.

On the core blasters, I'd try to add about 5 lbs every week.

Your goal should be getting up to 85 and then working up from there. Kent Durso used to do them with 100 lbs back in the day.

Keep...

High pulls are your friend. Just like a clean but no catch.

Pulls from the hang are good too as they mimic the caber toss and the WOB.

When you do the core blasters emphasize the hip drive forward and minimize squatting the implement in the back. I never did more than one set of 10 but I did them pretty much every day.

Nice lifts...

"The Compound"? Is that a code word for Crossfit Vacaville North?

I was planning to show up and cheer for the participants but not do any lifting.

Don't plan to compete any more in the Games...