Martin Bingisser, Author at HMMR Media

About Martin Bingisser

Martin Bingisser is a hammer thrower, coach, and founder of HMMR Media. A more detailed biography can be found on his blog. In addition to his own blog, he also contributes to the Editorial Page and HSHammer.com. You can find him on Twitter (@bingisser) and Facebook.

Entries by Martin Bingisser

Rhode Island State Championships (RI) Results

June 6, 2022 in HS Hammer.com News /by Martin Bingisser

State leaders Liangie Calderon (Coventry, RI) and Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan (Woonsocket, RI) were both victorious at the state championships over the weekend. Robinson-O’Hagan had a historic meeting, winning the hammer, shot put, and discus. His hammer mark was also a new personal best and ranks 7th all-time in the US. Six boys were over 60 meters in a deep field as well. Calderon captured the girl’s competition with her opening throw, but her rivals kept her close by in a tight competition.

HMMR Podcast Episode 275: Championship debrief

June 6, 2022 in HMMR Podcast /by Martin Bingisser

The California State Championships are perhaps the hardest competition in high school sports. This year Nick sent 6 throwers to the meet and walked away with 7 podium finishes. On this week’s podcast we take a look at the meet, how to prepare for it, and the unique path each athlete took to achieve their success this season.

Ohio High School Hammer Championship (OH) Results

June 6, 2022 in HS Hammer.com News /by Martin Bingisser

The meet records weren’t in danger, but that didn’t stop a heated competition from forming at this year’s Ohio State Championship. Junior Kaylin Howey (Bellevue, OH) entered the meet ranked third in the state, but claimed victory after a personal best gave her a narrow win. In the boy’s competition, Colby Morlock (Norwayne, OH) extended his state lead to secure the title as well.

The power of instructions in jumping

June 3, 2022 in Training Theory /by Martin Bingisser

As strength coaches we focus a lot on exercise selection. But exercise execution is just as critical: perform the same exercise differently and you can train two entirely different physical qualities. On last month’s GAINcast with Professor Warren Young we got one great example: how you intrust an athlete to perform a drop jump can lead to drastically different execution.

Washington State High School Hammer Championships (WA) Results

May 31, 2022 in HS Hammer.com News /by Martin Bingisser

State leader Jeremiah Nubbe (Rainier, WA) and Leilani Ramos (North Central, Spokane, WA) were the big winners at this year’s Washington State High School Hammer Championships.

GAINcast Episode 243: Keep it simple (with Dr. Michael Joyner)

May 30, 2022 in GAINcast /by Martin Bingisser

Looking back on successful people, coaches, training programs, and processes, one thing keeps showing up over and over: simplicity. Dr. Michael Joyner has wide-ranging experience at the forefront of medicine, research, public health, elite performance, and coaching. Across these domains he keeps seeing the reductionists move ahead. On this week’s GAINcast he shares examples of how simple approaches can be effective when it comes to planning, data collection, performance models, load management, and much more.

Mount Pleasant Invitational (RI) Results

May 29, 2022 in HS Hammer.com News /by Martin Bingisser

After claiming the state lead last week, senior Liangie Calderon (Coventry, RI) claimed another victory on Saturday at the Mount Pleasant Invitational.

Bishop Hendricken Invitational (RI) Results

May 29, 2022 in HS Hammer.com News /by Martin Bingisser

State leader Tarik Robinson-O´Hagan (Woonsocket, RI) continued his winning streak at the Bishop Hendricken Invitational, but Andrew Harmon (North Kingstown, RI) also provided some highlights as he added eight feet to his personal best for second place.

Adding the hips into jump training

May 27, 2022 in Training Theory /by Martin Bingisser

Jumps come in all different forms, and so does jump training. By tweaking how we perform jumping movements in training, we can focus on different physical qualities and skills.

HMMR Podcast Episode 274: Bounce (with Ben Simons)

May 23, 2022 in HMMR Podcast /by Martin Bingisser

We often think of explosiveness as just one quality, but the fastest sprinter isn’t always the best bobsledder or long jumper. Explosiveness can be expressed in different ways. Olympic bobsledder Ben Simons is well known on social media for his jumping exploits. On this week’s episode he talks about optimizing your plyometric training, the demands of bobsled training, and much more.