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What are you using for standards, Mike? And that 25-26 is 20#? Sheaf has to be a major focus for me this year. I'm tired of giving away that many points. Any tips/tricks/magical advices?

NOBODY wants to see that.

GDAMMIT SEAN!

I am 8 lb. up since my last comp, and I haven't touched a barbell in over 10 days. I threw stones and weights today. Stones were a hot mess, so I moved on since both weights need way more work.

I've been trying to transform my WFD style, and I think the dividends are starting to come. I haven't tried throwing thiis new way in competition yet, simply because of the potential for disaster. In short, I've been watching and kinda imitating throwers closer to my size. There are some timing issues and force application cues that are unique to those of us who aren't monstrously big and strong. In my opinion, they differ between HWFD and LWFD as well. I made some big strides in speeding up the implement at the right times today, but getting my body to respond and sprint at the right time is still challenging. Today was all range throwing, but a few LWFD snuck out to 63-64.

Ice on the knee, food in the belly.

Yep, this is interesting to me too, can you elaborate on what specifically you're working with the weights? And maybe link some of the vids you mentioned? 

Mike Beech wrote: Concentration Curls 28x12x3 - Yes, this is exactly what you think it is.

"With the 28 though, I have to work on getting my feet and body to catch up with the implement now that I am adding speed to it throughout. My feet look very quick on the first turn, but my sprint is mis-timed and slow. It feels like I need to "fire" my muscles to sprint at the exact moment I add force to the weight, and that will get me to the front quickly. That's what I'm working on now."

FWIW...I have some ideas.

Thank you, Dunc. It's still hard to think of myself as "fast," but after hearing enough people compliment me on it, I am starting to count it as a strength.

This is good stuff.  If I may add $.02 . . . make sure to continue to push the weight and counter it and not slip in dragging it.  It's an easy thing to do when applying what has been said above.  I do it all the time sadly.  But, I am old, and weak, and don't have the obsessive discipline of Dunc and Jake.

Mike Beech wrote: used a very simple cue to keep myself long and extended in the hips and arms throughout.

Which was what Mike?


Tom

Sean wrote: What are you using for standards, Mike? And that 25-26 is 20#? Sheaf has to be a major focus for me this year. I'm tired of giving away that many points. Any tips/tricks/magical advices?

I missed this, sorry. I am using a 25' street lamp in front of my house. I haven't really made it happen in competition yet, so any advice from me is suspect. I've really just gained some height by paying close attention to the natural path of the bag, and trying to see where it makes sense to accelerate it, and where it's counter-productive.

Damn, that's a great idea on the light standard. Thanks, Mike.

You did tell Beech that he and I are sharing the couch, right? 

Hammer practice was a complete bust. I thought I really had some things figured out, but executing them eludes me. Moved on to WOB: