Cold Weather Training revisited

Here in sunny New Hampshire where we only have a foot and a half of snow on the ground in this unusually warm winter, I still have to devise training to fit the realities of jolly old New England.  My wife (the genius) bought me a 30 lb medicine ball with an extra thick covering from Plyoball and an 18 lb indoor shot. I have a basketball net that I tied off and placed the med ball into and then made a duct tape handle...wfd drills and throws galore on dry asphalt and other core training throwing drills.  I put duct tape and athletic tape on the outdoor shot and my driveway is a good pitch to toss the implement.  Hammer swings with a 1/2 inch pipe with a phlange on the bottom and plate load to appropriate weights.  If the weather is too bad to even throw on pavement I have a large piece of carpet I suspend in my carport or basement from the rafters and release the implements into the carpet.  WOB can still be practiced and lifting in the basement is still relatively warm (clean and jerks/snatches/squats, etc.).  Plyos...I had a stroke of genius...I take my two year old twins to a open gymnastic session and I do jumping drills on the padded floor.  Just to make a point that progress can be made even when your locale or weather do not always permit optimal conditions. 

Your living room?  Man, you are hardcore.  What about outdoors?  Lifting outdoors is not as nutty as it sounds.  I guess you could do overhead work seated in the basement, and you can still do pulls and squats. You could do the twisting core strengthening drills while sitting and throwing a medicine ball against the wall...get creative.  Again, getting a system to do drills and throw on dry pavement is also key.  An old tire works well and is cheap.  Press on oh cold weather breathern!

Maybe you can hook up with a local University, and throw with thier
indoor track team. Worked for me. They get a kick out of me throwing
the weights with one hand. I tell them a great quote i got from Wayne
Hill. "You need one hand free to hold your beer!!!!" Ive been throwing at
University of New Hampshire once a week doing shot, 35 and 25lb
weights, and doing them scottish weight style and scottish hammer style.
They can show you drills and pick apart your technique really well.

Bill, I have to work around thier schedule, but they gave me an open invite
to throw. They throw from 2-4 during the week. Im going 1 or 2 days
this week if you want to make the trip down to durham? Tell me if you
can make it and ill email the coach and make sure we can throw. Just
once a week is making a huge difference this off season.

TROB

If Dan Bourque were there, that minivan would be toast.

-Wayne

Where is the snow on the ground?  Cold is not the problem.  Snow on top of frozen ground is the problem.  Looks like fun though, keep up the throwing in the bad weather. 

Wayne,

              What fun is throwing a hammer without something to aim for?  The smashing sounds of fences breaking make the hammer that much more fun!

dan_bourque wrote: What fun is throwing a hammer without something to aim for?  The smashing sounds of fences breaking make the hammer that much more fun!

Hey, I agree with you.  I'm just jealous that I can't reach the fence/container/minivan.

-Wayne

The Hammer is a suck event, I'd rather sheaf with Doria

lets say we ban em both - and just throw stones!

Cold Cold Cold the temp has been below 20 most of the time for about a week with about 6 inches of snow on the ground. I am in hibernation mode lift in the basement throw the medicine ball against the wall.

Anybody practicing in any indoor facilities in north east Ohio??

 I’ve been trying to find a contact at Kent State they have a huge Field house.

Edited by G-man