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Title: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 01:23:15 PM
fucking beasts. 











Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: dov on November 04, 2010, 01:24:39 PM
Look like steroids
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Master Blaster on November 04, 2010, 01:26:08 PM
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5xVq37ZVO_Q/R8h0aFBIDKI/AAAAAAAAAPA/-HvyPUJcuvU/s320/dwarf.jpg)
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 01:28:16 PM
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5xVq37ZVO_Q/R8h0aFBIDKI/AAAAAAAAAPA/-HvyPUJcuvU/s320/dwarf.jpg)

 ;D
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: dr.chimps on November 04, 2010, 01:28:51 PM
fucking beasts. 

Who needs a lift shirt when you get a 200lb+ bounce off your chest.    :o      ;D
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: freespirit on November 04, 2010, 01:29:15 PM
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5xVq37ZVO_Q/R8h0aFBIDKI/AAAAAAAAAPA/-HvyPUJcuvU/s320/dwarf.jpg)

That's not jaejonna.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 01:30:06 PM
I'd love to see most bb'rs try remotely doing anything close to what Werner does in that first vid. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 01:32:02 PM
Who needs a lift shirt when you get a 200lb+ bounce off your chest.    :o      ;D

Christian Cantwell is a monster:

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 01:36:58 PM
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: tom joad on November 04, 2010, 01:38:33 PM
I'd love to see most bb'rs try remotely doing anything close to what Werner does in that first vid.  

Chick summed up the gayness of bodybuilding when he said something like:
it's not how much you can lift, it's how much you look like you can lift.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 01:42:18 PM


Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 01:45:13 PM
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: JOHN MATRIX on November 04, 2010, 01:46:05 PM
thats not Brett
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 01:57:02 PM
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Reeves on November 04, 2010, 02:00:18 PM
An excellent thread, sir.  These are athletes.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 02:02:51 PM
An excellent thread, sir.  These are athletes.

got to mix it up right? 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 02:07:20 PM
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Reeves on November 04, 2010, 02:09:36 PM
got to mix it up right? 

Yup.  Functional muscle that can be used for a variety of disciplines/situations in the real world.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 02:10:26 PM
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 02:39:02 PM
Bump


DO WE THINK A BODYBUILDER COULD BECOME A GOOD SHOT PUTTER? 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: dr.chimps on November 04, 2010, 02:44:19 PM
Bump


DO WE THINK A BODYBUILDER COULD BECOME A GOOD SHOT PUTTER? 
Heck no. And lose the all caps. This isn't a political thread.   ;D
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Skeletor on November 04, 2010, 03:06:16 PM
Functional strength there. I wonder how they would compare to powerlifters in certain lifts.

Women throwers on the other hand don't seem to be that good looking.
And if we go by this article http://www.brainwashable.com/sport/the-5-hottest-female-shot-putters-at-beijing/
these are the 5 hottest  :o:

(http://www.brainwashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/valerie-vili.jpg)(http://www.brainwashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/nadzeya-ostapchuk.jpg)(http://www.brainwashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/li-meiju.jpg)(http://www.brainwashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/rosa-chiara.jpg)(http://www.brainwashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/christina-schwanitz.jpg)

The only ones I found that look decent are these two (first one competes in heptathlon so she's not doing shot put only)

(http://nimg.sulekha.com/sports/thumbnailfull/2008-8-15-8-39-37-d98e454486b44f4a8e2d842e61cb8ef3-b115bc41e22c4ab099b176f3b19adc59-2.jpg)(http://photo-media.daum-img.net/200903/07/yonhap/20090307045405719.jpg)
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Tapeworm on November 04, 2010, 03:11:32 PM
Hepatitisalon.  What a slut.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: BIG ACH on November 04, 2010, 03:12:57 PM

I threw back in High School!

Sucked at Discus.... was O....K at Shot Putt

Bet those chicks ya'll posted would smoke me lolll
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Tapeworm on November 04, 2010, 03:17:05 PM
They'll smoke it.  Sluts.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Tapeworm on November 04, 2010, 03:21:11 PM
Last girl shottputter I dated used 'em as ben-wa balls.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: dr.chimps on November 04, 2010, 03:22:12 PM
Last girl shottputter I dated used 'em as ben-wa balls.
Hi, Hawkins.   
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: wes on November 04, 2010, 03:29:05 PM
Last girl shottputter I dated used 'em as ben-wa balls.
LOL  :D
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Tapeworm on November 04, 2010, 03:35:57 PM
Hi, Hawkins.   

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AkHeUaEva5k/RfNT5GUDbSI/AAAAAAAAA7w/1qXDdxH3x-U/s400/Apocalypse%2BNow%2BBrando%2Bthe%2Bhorror.jpg)
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Rami on November 04, 2010, 03:53:20 PM
Werner Gunter seemed pretty athletic for  6'7 282lbs.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: woodman on November 04, 2010, 05:32:46 PM
Clip #4. Frigging awesome!  The great Randy Barnes...great.  Great. Have his whole training tape it is quite the masterpiece!
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: BB on November 04, 2010, 06:01:50 PM
.

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The Discus, Shotput, and Hammer Throwers of the 60's-80's were monsters, Strength levels the top of the elite level was at or just below the top Olympic lifters or Powerlifters of the time.

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 07:39:54 PM
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The Discus, Shotput, and Hammer Throwers of the 60's-80's were monsters, Strength levels the top of the elite level was at or just below the top Olympic lifters or Powerlifters of the time.



old school
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Firemuscle on November 04, 2010, 07:44:40 PM
 It doesn't matter what sport you play. If you slam needles full of test and tren into your ass, and hit the wrights, you'll get pretty damn big.

 A a male ballerina would get huge if they slam the drugs and shit the weights. It's not the sport they play that causes the growth.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 07:45:45 PM
It doesn't matter what sport you play. If you slam needles full of test and tren into your ass, and hit the wrights, you'll get pretty damn big.

 A a male ballerina would get huge if they slam the drugs and shit the weights. It's not the sport they play that causes the growth.

Throwing is a lot of technique too. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Firemuscle on November 04, 2010, 07:49:32 PM
Throwing is a lot of technique too. 

 Yeah for sure. Lots of the best MLB pitchers were just skinny but threw 100 mph.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 04, 2010, 08:10:26 PM
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 07:05:00 AM




Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: The Showstoppa on November 05, 2010, 07:09:02 AM
Yeah for sure. Lots of the best MLB pitchers were just skinny but threw 100 mph.

Very true.  When I was a skinny twink was when   I could throw a football the furtherest.....has more to do with shoulder flexibilty and being able to over-rotate....
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 07:11:45 AM
Check out the agility at 3:21

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 07:19:17 AM
Old School

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 07:34:21 AM
This guy was a beast.   I met him a few times.

 

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 07:39:53 AM
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Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 07:41:41 AM
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Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 07:45:07 AM
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Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 07:51:01 AM
Well - not a beast - but she is hot! 



Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 05, 2010, 07:53:43 AM
its funny to see how openly roided the guys in the 70s and 80s were


they still are, but there is a lot more specificity involved, and the use isnt as excessive as in the 70s or 80s when no one was monitoring it


some of thos older dudes looked more like bosybuilders
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Figo on November 05, 2010, 07:57:00 AM
(http://www.bodybuilding-pics.com/83/images/Bev_Francis%20(17).jpg)
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 07:59:12 AM
its funny to see how openly roided the guys in the 70s and 80s were


they still are, but there is a lot more specificity involved, and the use isnt as excessive as in the 70s or 80s when no one was monitoring it


some of thos older dudes looked more like bosybuilders

That's one of the reasons why all of the Throwing World Records seem so out of reach to throwers of today. 

Barnes was a massive roid freak.

Sedykh had amazing technique, but roid use in the USSR was big over there too. 

The record in the discus also seems to be going nowhere anytime soon, and even some who got caught juicing in recent years cant match it.   
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:08:52 AM
A lot of these guys have been busted. 

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 05, 2010, 08:14:04 AM
That's one of the reasons why all of the Throwing World Records seem so out of reach to throwers of today. 

Barnes was a massive roid freak.

Sedykh had amazing technique, but roid use in the USSR was big over there too. 

The record in the discus also seems to be going nowhere anytime soon, and even some who got caught juicing in recent years cant match it.   



yeh, cause the fact is those older guys could take dbol and anadrol adn halotestin by the fucking handful.......right up to and through the day of the competition


guys today can take some designer shit, but its not as strong, and they cant take as much and, they have to watch the dose, and make sure they are able to mask it. and cut the shit out so many weeks prior to the competition


with all the modern limits in place, it makes sense that a lot of the records wont be broken
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:15:47 AM
It sucks because guys who are clean know there is never a chance of beating these records short of some revolutionary new technique being developed. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:19:43 AM


Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 05, 2010, 08:20:58 AM
they keep breaking the sprinting records though, which is pretty much the same thing


so maybe there is hope for the throwers
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:22:25 AM
they keep breaking the sprinting records though, which is pretty much the same thing


so maybe there is hope for the throwers

I don't know man - the major throwing records for shot, discus, and hammer are all over 25 years old. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:24:35 AM
Look at the size of some of these guys. 

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 05, 2010, 08:24:59 AM
I don't know man - the major throwing records for shot, discus, and hammer are all over 25 years old. 


is that right??


i didnt know it was that dramatic, that all the records are that old


what does that tell the people running the sport?  usually it works the other way, records keep being broken........how do they rationalize it, do they think people had better thrrowing genetics a quarter century ago?
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:28:05 AM

is that right??


i didnt know it was that dramatic, that all the records are that old


what does that tell the people running the sport?  usually it works the other way, records keep being broken........how do they rationalize it, do they think people had better thrrowing genetics a quarter century ago?

I threw in hs and college and was actually very good at the Hammer throw.  I think the roids are a big issue coupled with the fact that its not like you can change technology to improve your throws whereas other events you can, like the pole vault, shows, track surface, etc etc. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 05, 2010, 08:31:46 AM
Look at the size of some of these guys. 





that is REALLY bizarre........the guys in that video, have COMPLETELY different bodies then guys today


the guys today are big and somewhat athletic looking but,,,,,,,,, definitely chubby.........cause obviously in the absence of drugs that fat helps increase surface area, which increases power

but the old guy were tall, lean, super-men looking motherfuckers



very dramatic difference......with all the advancments in modern nutrition and training, i wonder how they rationalize that guys 30 years ago make todays guys look like fat children
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:36:10 AM
Alot of those guys lifted a lot more too.  todays' guys do more plyo drills and crap like that. 

i can only imagine how far Adam Nelson would throw if he had the roid regime these guys took. 
 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Hedgehog on November 05, 2010, 08:41:33 AM
Even though few today can measure up to what Udo Beyer, Günther Werner and Brian Oldfield did for obvious reason, they still does amazing things in the gym.

Here's Tero Pitkamaki benching 170 kilos.



Andreas Thorkildsen current number one javelin thrower:






Speaking of Brian Oldfield... This clip always gets me fired up before training...



Tragically, these days he's apparently wheel chair bound from what I've heard.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:42:19 AM
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Reeves on November 05, 2010, 08:43:47 AM


that is REALLY bizarre........the guys in that video, have COMPLETELY different bodies then guys today


the guys today are big and somewhat athletic looking but,,,,,,,,, definitely chubby.........cause obviously in the absence of drugs that fat helps increase surface area, which increases power

but the old guy were tall, lean, super-men looking motherfuckers



very dramatic difference......with all the advancments in modern nutrition and training, i wonder how they rationalize that guys 30 years ago make todays guys look like fat children

There's a reason that eras such as the one you are referring to are often called "golden".  In your own way, you've nailed it.  Well done.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: mass243 on November 05, 2010, 08:45:42 AM
It sucks because guys who are clean know there is never a chance of beating these records short of some revolutionary new technique being developed. 

HAHAH

What are you talking man?

Claiming some of these athletes for example in Olympics are clean is same as claiming that somebody could step up on Mr. O -stage clean.

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:46:54 AM
HAHAH

What are you talking man?

Claiming some of these athletes for example in Olympics are clean is same as claiming that somebody could step up on Mr. O -stage clean.



I don't think Adam Nelson or Resse hoffa are big juicers TBH.  In thwe past - maybe - but watching them over their careeers - I really dont know. 

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:48:15 AM
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:54:07 AM
Shot put Progression 23.12 m Randy Barnes  United States 20 May 1990 Jack in the Box Invitational  Westwood, United States [14] [23]

Discus throw 74.08 m Jürgen Schult  East Germany 6 June 1986   Neubrandenburg, East Germany  [24]

Hammer throw Progression 86.74 m Yuriy Sedykh  Soviet Union 30 August 1986 European Championships  Stuttgart, Germany  [25]

Javelin Progression 98.48 m

(Current design) Jan Železný  Czech Republic 25 May 1996   Jena, Germany  [26]
104.80 m
(old design) Uwe Hohn  East Germany 20 July 1984   East Berlin, East Germany  [27]
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 08:56:31 AM
These guys came close in the Hammer but were both busted for roids too. 

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 05, 2010, 09:00:52 AM
These guys came close in the Hammer but were both busted for roids too. 




its funny how that video call them "fallen champs" and marion jones is a "fallen champ"........and thats their label forever



but everyone else, and i do mean EVERYONE ELSE................who used PED's right along side of them, but happened to not get caught, or happened to compete before they started careing to test anyone.................. .are called heroes



if your competed earlier, your a fucking HERO.........but a few years later., your scum of the earth

we really are a dumb society

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Hedgehog on November 05, 2010, 09:01:07 AM
HAHAH

What are you talking man?

Claiming some of these athletes for example in Olympics are clean is same as claiming that somebody could step up on Mr. O -stage clean.



The testing done in Track and field on an INTERNATIONAL level is pretty stringent.

So I think it's safe to assume that when they compete in the Grand Prix's, they're clean


It really boils down to if the respective national track and field/Olympic organisation is actively testing their athletes when they're at home in the off season.

Some athletes are also famous/notorious for ditching the Grand Prix's, staying away training for only the big championships.
Eg, the Greek sprinters Thanou and Kenteris who both got busted in the end.


IMO, at least USA, Germany, UK, a few of the Scandinavian countries, et al, have fairly solid testing.

Some other countries don't have the same programs.

Eg, in Weightlifting, the recent phenom Pat Mendes is going to compete for Brazil instead of USA.


Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 09:05:58 AM
I don't think Nelson or hoffa are big juicers.    Cantwell just seems like a huge bear, same as the guy from poland 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: mass243 on November 05, 2010, 09:15:16 AM
Yep, testing for sure is pretty strict.

But one thing amazes me here. It is that nobody on this board believes that significant muscle mass can be built naturally but at least few are ready to believe that man can shot put over 21 meters without drugs...

This must be because everybody here has tried to build muscle and found out it ain't necessarily that easy but not too many have seriously trained to throw some object as far as possible...

Dunno. It was also believed some years ago that in skiing there is not much drugs involved and testing was also regular and well supervised. It all broke down in 2001 if I remember correctly when Finnish skiing team get caught from systematic, wide-spread doping. So who knows what is going on in track n' field....
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 09:17:23 AM
Yep, testing for sure is pretty strict.

But one thing amazes me here. It is that nobody on this board believes that significant muscle mass can be built naturally but at least few are ready to believe that man can shot put over 21 meters without drugs...

This must be because everybody here has tried to build muscle and found out it ain't necessarily that easy but not too many have seriously trained to throw some object as far as possible...

Dunno. It was also believed some years ago that in skiing there is not much drugs involved and testing was also regular and well supervised. It all broke down in 2001 if I remember correctly when Finnish skiing team get caught from systematic, wide-spread doping. So who knows what is going on in track n' field....

My belief on the american throwers not being big juicers is to look at their physiques vs the guys from the 80's and early 90's for which i have posted videos. 

Its not like the guys now dont lift a lot, they do, but also seem to carry around more fat. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 05, 2010, 09:25:29 AM
why would downhill skiers need to use juice

isnt it an agility thing, their propulsion is the mountain
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: BIG_STI on November 05, 2010, 09:34:46 AM
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 09:38:07 AM


Bear Strength 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: mass243 on November 05, 2010, 09:40:50 AM


Man, that was brutal  :o :o  ;D

Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: _bruce_ on November 05, 2010, 10:11:06 AM
The Gunthör stuff is cool.
I remember stumbling upon it on accident and watching all parts... I was impressed with the agility and strength.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 10:23:55 AM
The Gunthör stuff is cool.
I remember stumbling upon it on accident and watching all parts... I was impressed with the agility and strength.

That dude was a real monster.  Looks like a Tight End or Line Backer in the NFL, but I think he weighted 280 or something like that.  .
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: BB on November 05, 2010, 10:31:10 AM
Another thing that has changed in the last few years is that brute strength isn't as important as it once was. The guys are still brutally strong, but more effort is put into event training now.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on November 05, 2010, 10:38:46 AM
Another thing that has changed in the last few years is that brute strength isn't as important as it once was. The guys are still brutally strong, but more effort is put into event training now.


you mean as in more specificity?  like a shot putter training more with shotput-specific movements instead of focusing on a lot of full-body strength training?
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 10:57:01 AM

you mean as in more specificity?  like a shot putter training more with shotput-specific movements instead of focusing on a lot of full-body strength training?

True - but is Nelson and Hoffa were big juicers they would definately not look like that. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: BB on November 05, 2010, 11:07:20 AM

you mean as in more specificity?  like a shot putter training more with shotput-specific movements instead of focusing on a lot of full-body strength training?

Yes, it's moving more to a "if you want to get good at xyz, then practice xyz" type thing.  Much more focus is put on training for the actual sport now.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: roccoginge on November 05, 2010, 11:13:01 AM
nice videos, I was a pole vaulter.  I miss those days.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Rami on November 05, 2010, 11:29:41 AM


psycho trainee. what's unusual is it actually worked for him. constitution of a horse!

Might not look it but he was listed at 6'6" , 309 lbs
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 05, 2010, 01:02:19 PM
Damn - having been around Throwers most of my life - most of these guys have real animal strength. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Marty Champions on November 05, 2010, 06:52:29 PM
being as tall as these fellow athletes i can attest for aiming to be the heaviest you be as possible is key to strenght, and no so much worrying about training splits but simply eating to be stronger
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 08, 2010, 11:03:59 AM
being as tall as these fellow athletes i can attest for aiming to be the heaviest you be as possible is key to strenght, and no so much worrying about training splits but simply eating to be stronger

Its also a lot of technique. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Vince B on November 08, 2010, 01:31:11 PM
Keith Jones claims he threw the discus 196 feet which is just shy of 60 meters. If you can throw half the world record you did well! That would be something like 37 metres. Believe me you need to be an athlete to do this. 150 feet is still a long way to throw a  4.4 pounds or 2 kg discus. There are competitions for older athletes in the masters division and when you are over 50 you throw 1.5 kg and then over 60 it is down to 1 kg which is what the women throw at the Olympics. You would think the 1 kg would go really far but that doesn't happen. If you look at the videos of the discus throwers you will see that they all turn in a similar fashion then explode near the end. This looks easy but it is very difficult to master. Some champions have been over 40. Al Oerter for example. If you are of average height you are unlikely to throw more than 55 metres. That is still a long way to throw. When you hold a 2 kg discus it feels big in the hand. So those really tall guys with big hands and long arms have a huge advantage when it comes to throwing. You need a lot of speed then explosive capacity to be a good discus thrower. My best with the 2 kg was 44.16 meters.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: dr.chimps on November 08, 2010, 03:29:45 PM
Keith Jones claims he threw the discus 196 feet which is just shy of 60 meters. If you can throw half the world record you did well! That would be something like 37 metres. Believe me you need to be an athlete to do this. 150 feet is still a long way to throw a  4.4 pounds or 2 kg discus. There are competitions for older athletes in the masters division and when you are over 50 you throw 1.5 kg and then over 60 it is down to 1 kg which is what the women throw at the Olympics. You would think the 1 kg would go really far but that doesn't happen. If you look at the videos of the discus throwers you will see that they all turn in a similar fashion then explode near the end. This looks easy but it is very difficult to master. Some champions have been over 40. Al Oerter for example. If you are of average height you are unlikely to throw more than 55 metres. That is still a long way to throw. When you hold a 2 kg discus it feels big in the hand. So those really tall guys with big hands and long arms have a huge advantage when it comes to throwing. You need a lot of speed then explosive capacity to be a good discus thrower. My best with the 2 kg was 44.16 meters.
You need to edit yourself for wind  length, Vince.  ;)
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 08, 2010, 06:15:20 PM
I thinkthe Hammer throw is the hardest of all to master. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Marty Champions on November 08, 2010, 06:32:27 PM
Keith Jones claims he threw the discus 196 feet which is just shy of 60 meters. If you can throw half the world record you did well! That would be something like 37 metres. Believe me you need to be an athlete to do this. 150 feet is still a long way to throw a  4.4 pounds or 2 kg discus. There are competitions for older athletes in the masters division and when you are over 50 you throw 1.5 kg and then over 60 it is down to 1 kg which is what the women throw at the Olympics. You would think the 1 kg would go really far but that doesn't happen. If you look at the videos of the discus throwers you will see that they all turn in a similar fashion then explode near the end. This looks easy but it is very difficult to master. Some champions have been over 40. Al Oerter for example. If you are of average height you are unlikely to throw more than 55 metres. That is still a long way to throw. When you hold a 2 kg discus it feels big in the hand. So those really tall guys with big hands and long arms have a huge advantage when it comes to throwing. You need a lot of speed then explosive capacity to be a good discus thrower. My best with the 2 kg was 44.16 meters.
Im thinking i will throw my 5 pound plate in the woods soon then measure it off and to see if i can throw it 10 feet
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 08, 2010, 06:37:47 PM
The shot put is 16 pounds and heavy as hell when its in your hand. 
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: lightweight on November 08, 2010, 07:29:43 PM
The shot put is 16 pounds and heavy as hell when its in your hand. 

Is it heavier in your hand than out of it?
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 08, 2010, 08:04:24 PM
Is it heavier in your hand than out of it?

ITS VERY CONCENTRATED
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: noworries on November 08, 2010, 08:35:46 PM
Keith Jones claims he threw the discus 196 feet which is just shy of 60 meters. If you can throw half the world record you did well! That would be something like 37 metres. Believe me you need to be an athlete to do this. 150 feet is still a long way to throw a  4.4 pounds or 2 kg discus. There are competitions for older athletes in the masters division and when you are over 50 you throw 1.5 kg and then over 60 it is down to 1 kg which is what the women throw at the Olympics. You would think the 1 kg would go really far but that doesn't happen. If you look at the videos of the discus throwers you will see that they all turn in a similar fashion then explode near the end. This looks easy but it is very difficult to master. Some champions have been over 40. Al Oerter for example. If you are of average height you are unlikely to throw more than 55 metres. That is still a long way to throw. When you hold a 2 kg discus it feels big in the hand. So those really tall guys with big hands and long arms have a huge advantage when it comes to throwing. You need a lot of speed then explosive capacity to be a good discus thrower. My best with the 2 kg was 44.16 meters.

The world record at the time was I think 243 or so.  Far from 300 feet.  I was just getting the spin down before moving to LA.  It was by far the hardest part.  I was 293 and my goal was to weigh 275.  I felt at that weight I could increase my speed alot and have better balance.  I had video camera which I played back and forth some discus thowers I taped from the TV at some college track meet and watched that while I was training.  My thing was to concentrate on technique first.  I did my strength throwing by standing on one end of the field and throwing all my discus's standing facing forward and using just hip rotation and knee bend.  I knew distance woudl come from the explosiveness from my hips and arms speed.  Also, getting the angle of release is super important.  I aslo knew being only 6'1" I would be about the shortest guy and that extra hegiht meant alot more torque.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: noworries on November 08, 2010, 09:37:46 PM
The shot put is 16 pounds and heavy as hell when its in your hand. 

What was very discouraging about the shot putt was I trained at the Y then.  EVeryday I went I would have to walk by the window that looked over the pool.  The pool was 75' in length.  That was the world record at the time for the discus.  When I saw how far that was everyday and saw how bad my distance was I knew I could no way come close to that.  I was barely getting 50' on a few times.  I was hanign around 42' to 45'.  I just could not get it.  So I stopped and concentrated on the discus.
Title: Re: Track n Field Throwers = Beasts
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 09, 2010, 04:42:16 AM
What was very discouraging about the shot putt was I trained at the Y then.  EVeryday I went I would have to walk by the window that looked over the pool.  The pool was 75' in length.  That was the world record at the time for the discus.  When I saw how far that was everyday and saw how bad my distance was I knew I could no way come close to that.  I was barely getting 50' on a few times.  I was hanign around 42' to 45'.  I just could not get it.  So I stopped and concentrated on the discus.

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