323: Career debrief (with Adam Keenan)

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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More notes:

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• You can follow Keenan on Instagram @adamkeenanthrows. After his retirement he posted a six-part series breaking down his best training throws with various implements including the 10kg, 9kg, 8kg, 7.26kg, 6kg, and 5kg.
• Keenan was also a guest on Episode 245 where six former of Bondarchuk's former atheltes reflected on training with the master.
• For more on Bondarchuk's training methods, we have a simple introduction, as well video lesson detailing his approach, as well as a sample training program. We also interviewed Bondarchuk in 2015, and interviewed his protege Dylan Armstrong in 2023 on Episode 308.