Reese Hoffa is the owner of the Hoffa Throws Academy, an elite training facility located in Watkinsville GA. He is a 3-time Olympian, 2-time World Champion, and spent an unprecedented 10 straight years ranked in the top 3 in the world.I built the Hoffa Throws Academy from the ground up to be able to train throwers the way that I feel like they should train. We have an indoor shot ring, two outdoor shot rings, a discus ring, and three extra rings to throw into nets. This is all housed within Core Blend Training, a gym I helped start up in 2012, filled with everything I think throwers need. I knew that to be the best thrower I could be, every part of my training needed to be built towards producing long throws and that's exactly what I did.The number one mistake I hear from other throwers and strength coaches when talking about their weight training program is that they put too much emphasis on their strength numbers. It's an easy trap to fall into, it's fun to get strong (and don't worry, I'll talk about the techniques I've used to develop my own strength and the athletes I work with in future articles) and there are a ton of resources to tap into if your goal is to add pounds to your total. Unfortunately, it's not as simple as "add five pounds, add five centimeters". Everything in the weight room is GPP for the real goal, throwing far.The program has to be built from the ground up, the same way my Hoffa Throws Academy was, around training throwers. You can't take a powerlifting program or football training plan and add twice weekly throws sessions to it and expect it to produce big throws. It is outside the scope of...
