Comments on: Is There a Perfect Technique?

By: Nathan G.

Nathan G. — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:29:05 +0000

You are very correct. I did know the Kozmus and Koji were pros as well as Tikhon, I didn’t know about Pars. Well I guess now if it’s not so much an issue of funding then why in the world are we so far behind?
Another depressing observation is that we know worlds more about training nutrition and supplementation than we did back then. And yet we still don’t have anyone consistantly at the level Sedych and Litvinov were, thats impressive and despressing at the same time.
I think one observation that I always keep coming back to is Sedych and Litvinov’s ball speed. You watch guys like Kozmus and Koji and you say “wow those guys work the ball fast” then you go back and watch a video of Sedych and Litvinov and say “no…THOSE guys worked the ball fast.”

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:11:57 +0000

I agree, but think technique plays a larger role than lack of support. The best throwers now a days do not juggle jobs. Kozmus is a professional. Pars is a professional. Koji is definitely a professional. Even Kibwe is a professional. Yet all are a good 5 meters under Sedykh’s level now. They don’t have Sedykh’s level of technique. It is possible for them to get it, but they won’t throw 86 meters without it.

By: Nathan G.

Nathan G. — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:09:07 +0000

I know these comments are several months old so the argument has probably since settled. But I digress: Disagree, you might have said the most ignorant thing I have ever read on this forum. I have trained with Sedykh and he had a once in a life time understanding and grasp of the event.

I would suggest going to ESPN.COM’s track and field page and reading the article they recently published about Sedych’s long standing record. Not only was he a fabulous technician in the event but he also competed for a U.S.S.R (CCCP) team that funded him and Litvinov and Tam literally as if throwing the hammer was their job. They woke up every day and threw hammer….that WAS their job to get good at the hammer. Throwers now a days have to juggle full time jobs and being a full time athlete, this is why we may never see that record fall.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:35:42 +0000

Bondarchuk has never coached anyone better than Sedych, but has any other coached had coached someone to beat the record. If Bondarchuk had never coached Sedych, we would still know who he was. He was an Olympic champion, world record holder, a respected scientist, and a well-known author. He has coached other Olympic champions, record holders, and numerous men over 80 meters in the hammer and the current world leader in the shot put. Maybe you think his only accomplishment is Sedych, but that is ignorant. And even though the record was set in the 1980s, Sedych was far and away better than the Americans who were likely doped even more.

By: Disagree

Disagree — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:31:34 +0000

I think there are some very good points made by what Dr. B is teaching. But, I would only like to respond to Dr. B’s history. I think everyone is missing what his record is really saying. Why hasn’t he had another world record thrower since Youri? That’s a long time. Surely, he’s had enough time to train many other throwers. Aren’t they listening to him? The record hasn’t been broken since 1986? That has got to be one of the longest record in track & field history. 25 years? Here’s a question. If he didn’t coach Sedykh, would we even know who he is?

Unfortunately, unless your an idiot, we all know why nobody has broken that record. And, it has nothing to do with Dr. B’s teaching.

At best, he is a coach that has some good ideas.