Tag Archive for: Anatoli Bondarchuk

Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 324: It starts with the plan (with Richard Parkinson)

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Canada gets a lot of headlines for their recent dominance in the hammer throw, but there are aren’t the only ones making their mark internationaly. Over the last decade, coach Richard Parkinson has been building several world class shot putters out of his group in Toronto. This isn’t just by chance; it’s by plan. Planning is key to Parkinson. It seems so simple, but is often overlooked. On this episode Parkinson discusses his planning philosophy, as well as technical training.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 323: Career debrief (with Adam Keenan)

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Olympic hammer throw Adam Keenan recently retired after the Paris Olympics. His long career spanned getting to work with Bondarchuk as a teenager to included a late career breakthrough to the top of the sport. On this week’s episode he joins us to debrief on his career, including a look at what led to his breakthrough, advice for young throwers, how his training methods evolved, the role of light and heavy implements in training, and a detailed discussion of hammer throw technique.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 322: We’re back!

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The podcast slowed down last year, but we’re back and better than ever. We relaunched last month with a great interview and this month we’re sharing our own ideas as well. We look at the role of social media in coaching, off-feet training ideas, articial intelligence, Soviet training myths, and a few rants thrown in as well.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 321: Mo’s pros (with Mo Saatara)

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Out in California, coach Mohamad Saatara has been slowly putting together one of the top throws training groups in the world, led by athletes such as Olympic champion Camryn Rogers and world record holder Mykolas Alekna. On this week’s podcast Saatara joins us to talk about his backround and coaching philosophy, including how to program for transfer and indvidiual strengths.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 308: Developing the champ (with Dylan Armstrong)

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When Ethan Katzberg won the world championship title in the hammer throw last month, he surprised a lot of people. But for his coach Dylan Armstrong, it was what they had been training four years for. On this week’s podcast Armstrong breaks down how they used those years to develop Katzberg from a multi-sport high school athlete into the youngest world champion in the event’s history.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 307: World champs review (with René Sack)

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The world championships finished last weekend and there was plenty to talk about in the throwing events: surprise champions, new records, and a changing of the guard in some events. On this week’s podcast German national coach René Sack joins us to break down the action, discuss our favorite moments, and identify the trends we saw emerge in Budapest.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 306: Under the armour (with Carrie Lane)

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The worlds of throwing and endurance have a lot of differences, as well as many surprising similarities. Carrie Lane spent coaches world-class throwers before turning her attention to building stronger and faster endurance athletes. On this week’s podcast she joins us to discuss the different planning challenges presented by both populations, the balance of sprint training for non-sprinters, the influence of Bondarchuk on her programming, and the value of climbing.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 305: World champs preview (with Don Babbitt)

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The world championships in track and field starts next week. There is some thrilling action ahead in the throwing events, and University of Georgia coach Don Babbitt joins us on this week’s podcast to talk about trends in technique, which countries are hot, which not, and what we are looking forward to the most.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 304: Summer time

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It’s the summer time, which means championship season for track and field, and offseason training for many other sports. On this week’s podcast we recap the latest throwing results from the US championships, discuss summer training, and also cover common mistakes when implementing the Bondarchuk method.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 291: What’s your engine? (with Nathan Ott)

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Every coach aims for technical improvement, but few have a clear method for achieving it. Throwing coach Nathan Ott has a clear process. It starts with defining the key engine an athlete uses to move, creating a plan together with the athlete, and maintaining focus and accountability. He joins us on this week’s episode to discuss how he views technical development, its interaction with physical preparation, and examples from world champion Brooke Andersen.

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