Training has been a difficult and I haven't had much of a season. The reason behind it is technique. In April Dr. B came back from a training camp and switched me back to three turns. He said that I would have foul troubles because on my first turn I'd "jump behind" meaning, instead of moving the hammer around my body I was moving my body backwards. This switch affected my mental preparation for the season.
One of the keys to being a good athlete is trusting your coach. I'll admit it was hard at times but things have come around since then. I've had training PB's with the 5kg (72.03), 10kg (47.35), 8.5kg (55.20)
So far we've worked on my entry and staying in longer double support. His cue is "entry same final" which means push the ball around and over my left leg.
I have a competition in Kelowna this weekend. My main focus is to compete well and work on my entry.
After that I'll be competing at the CAC games in Puerto Rico on the 25th of July.

The Lesser of Two Evils

Out of the swamp marsh and into the wind. The new circles are nice however, we sit on a plateau that could serve as a wind turbine location for the city of Kamloops, or better yet a great area to throw a new world record in the discus. On a warm non-windy day it will be a throwers paradise, even if its only 40 days out of the year.
There are two discus circles and two hammer rings. We have very wide concrete pads and fencing that extend out for protection. The landing area is semi-hard clay/rock and is good for finding your marks.

As far as my training is concerned, its going alright. I'm still on one-a-days and Dr. B changed my program this morning to the 5.5kg. Its a sets workout and is a bit time consuming but the lifting is a bit easier. My legs are a bit sore and its the first day. Tomorrow is a rest day. I'm looking to get over 70m with this implement.

I've also decided against competing right as outdoors start. I have a little longer season and I still need to get more reps in with four turns. I'm hoping to open in Kamloops in early May.

Outdoors

On March 1st we had our first training session outside. It feels great to be outside so early on in the season. My first few throws with the competition weight felt great and so far it seems that all my hard work in the winter is going to pay off. There is a meet in Seattle on the 13th of March that I might throw at but I'm not sure right now. I will post some video and marks soon.

As a side note, a fellow teammate of mine, Ronald Forbes recently qualified for the World Indoors in the 60mh. I wish him the best and I'm proud that the Cayman Islands will be represented there.

Other Blogs

Hey guys, below are a few links to other throwing blogs/websites that may be of interest.
They are both from my training partners and are great places to get more information about our training system.

http://www.evergreenathletic.org/

http://evergreenathletic.org/kibwe/

Indoor video

So here is a video from my last practice.
In review there's a few things I will work on.
I'm stepping back a little with my left leg in the beginning of my throw.
I'm also leading a little with my left shoulder through the turns.
A good thing is that I'm not picking my right leg up until I reach 90 deg.

Training update

When Dr. B left he gave me my timetable for my workouts and he threw something new in there. On days I have 4 sets I train once and on days I have 3 sets I train twice. This happens for a week alternating every two training sessions between 4 and 3 sets. This sounds confusing but it really isn't. It has the same concept of volume with his "sets" program it just gives me a little more rest in between sessions on certain days.
I have 24 attempts on 4 set days and 26 on days I have 3 sets, twice a day.
Its a pretty high volume program but after 4 sessions I was able to adapt and not have any soreness.

In my previous post I mentioned he wanted to change my start. He says that my start should be the same as my final. So the move has to be the same. So instead of trying to be totally flat to 90 degrees, he wants me to be a "little up" with my arms, (not the legs.) He also wants me to bend my chest. This should help me have tighter turns and have space in the circle after 4 turns.
It might not seem like much but when done correctly it looks and feels a lot better.

That's all for now!