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That headline is NOT a misprint! The 300 pound weight throw was the heaviest of the ultra heavy throwing contest that took place at Bowling Green State University last weekend.
This is a new, rather unorthodox division of the Field events. They competed in the following throws, all for distance: 35 Pound, 56 Pound, 98 Pound, 200 Pound and 300 Pound. There are both Senior and Masters age divisions for records.
Below, you see BGSU Women's Throwing Coach, Justin Carvalho, spinning with the 98 Pound Weight Throw.
This second photo is Jim Wetenhall with the 300 Pound Weight Throw.
If you were there, you would have also witnessed mighty Jim Wetenhall's new National Record Throw of 1.82 meters. Jim is a local guy, from Sylvania, OH and somewhat of a legend in the area. In one of the above photos you can see his huge back on the stands, with his "Toledo Fire and Rescue" sweat shirt.
There were a lot of Masters age throwers there, many of whom had questions about shoulder flexibility. Between the Monkey's Fist and Indian clubs I certainly had some interest. Most of them do the various Olympic lifts, and the associated assistance lifts, but I was suprised that very few still do the snatch. Here is the interesting part, all of them felt it was an important lift for throwers and they wanted to do it, they just couldn't. In the next few months, I believe there will be a lot of Indian clubs going into these serious throwers garage gyms. I will probably be writing more about this.
Live strong
Roger
