Archives

You can also browse recent updates by category below.

Browse by Category	Twitter Updates
Training Theory – Information about the technique and training in the hammer thrower. Ask Martin – Q&A. Training Talk – Discussing training with some of the world’s best athletes and coaches. Musings – My off-the-cuff take on a variety of matters relating to the hammer throw and the world. Training Updates – Updates on my training towards the 2012 Olympic Games and other athletic news. Results – Results and recaps of my competitions. Life Updates – Updates on about my legal career and other non-athletic things going on in my non-throwing life.
Archives by Date
Expand All February 2012 (1 posts) 03: Training Talk With Erik Cadee (2 comments) January 2012 (7 posts) 30: Ask Martin Vol. 16: Grip Strength (1 comments) 26: More on New Throwing Formats (1 comments) 24: New Formats Liven Up Throwing Events (1 comments) 20: Announcing a New Sponsor (5 comments) 15: For the Love of the Games (0 comments) 08: Throwing Hammer Indoors (2 comments) 04: Ask Martin Vol. 15: Finding The Right Cue (1 comments) December 2011 (8 posts) 29: Looking Back on 2011: Best Moments in Hammer Throwing (4 comments) 27: Holiday Training Update (3 comments) 24: Looking Back at 2011: Women’s Rankings (0 comments) 22: Looking Back at 2011: Men’s Rankings (3 comments) 20: Throwing in the Snow (8 comments) 14: Should beginners use a toe turn? (8 comments) 08: The Effects of Mental Fatigue (2 comments) 05: Training on Sundays (0 comments) November 2011 (6 posts) 28: An Introduction to Hungarian Hammer Training (4 comments) 21: What Will It Take In London? (2 comments) 17: UK Hammer Workshop (4 comments) 09: Kamloops Training Camp 2011 (6 comments) 06: Great Moustaches in Throwing History (15 comments) 03: Book Review: Periodization by Bondarchuk (6 comments) October 2011 (8 posts) 31: Star Search Begins in Hammer Throw (5 comments) 27: Farewell to the Allmend (3 comments) 23: Learning the Hammer Throw: Perfecting Technique (1 comments) 16: Bigger Is Not Better (7 comments) 11: 2011 Season Review (2 comments) 06: Hammer Throw Research Wins Ig Nobel Prize (4 comments) 05: USATF Foundation Youth Hammer Throw Grants (0 comments) 02: Shifting the Focus to 2012 (0 comments) September 2011 (6 posts) 28: Training Talk With Vern Gambetta (Part 2) (9 comments) 25: Training Talk With Vern Gambetta (Part 1) (9 comments) 18: My Newest Claim to Fame (2 comments) 13: Ask Martin Vol. 14: The Orbit (5 comments) 08: The Big Shot Returns to Zurich (2 comments) 05: Back to Training (1 comments) August 2011 (11 posts) 31: 2011 World Championships Preview: Women’s Hammer Throw (3 comments) 25: 2011 World Championships Preview: Men’s Hammer Throw (6 comments) 18: Remembering Harold Connolly (5 comments) 16: Just Married (6 comments) 13: Predictors of Success for Collegiate Throwers (5 comments) 10: Hammer Throw Media Blitz (4 comments) 06: Swiss Championships Three-Peat (13 comments) 05: Der Hammer-Anwalt (5 comments) 04: Show Your Support at the Swiss Championships (3 comments) 02: Karlstad Introduces Water Hazards to Hammer Throwing (11 comments) 01: Jean-Pierre Egger Resources: Video, Articles, and More (1 comments) July 2011 (8 posts) 30: Training Talk With Jean-Pierre Egger (Part 2) (6 comments) 28: Training Talk With Jean-Pierre Egger (Part 1) (5 comments) 23: Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern Recap (2 comments) 16: Confidence in Numbers (2 comments) 11: The Art of the Stone Throwing (0 comments) 06: A Case Study in Ideal Meet Preparation (1 comments) 04: When Do Hammer Throwers Hit Their Prime? (8 comments) 01: Interview with CriticalBench.com (0 comments) June 2011 (9 posts) 28: Le Tour de Lorraine (1 comments) 24: Trying to Make Sense of Freeman’s Suspension (9 comments) 22: Fifteen Minutes of Fame for the Hammer Throw (4 comments) 18: European Team Championships Recap (0 comments) 13: The Greatest Little Meeting in the World (5 comments) 09: Training Talk with Mac Wilkins (Part 2) (2 comments) 07: Training Talk with Mac Wilkins (Part 1) (13 comments) 05: Swiss Club Championships Recap (0 comments) 01: Forbach Recap (1 comments) May 2011 (8 posts) 30: Training Talk with Derek Evely (Part 3) (5 comments) 27: Training Talk with Derek Evely (Part 2) (6 comments) 25: May Training Update (2 comments) 20: Primoz Kozmus Shows His Point of View (0 comments) 17: Training Talk with Derek Evely (Part 1) (10 comments) 11: How to Coach Another Coach’s Athlete (2 comments) 06: Ask Martin Vol. 13: Rocky IV and the Hammer Throw (5 comments) 02: Basel Competition Recap (0 comments) April 2011 (9 posts) 29: Under the Tuscan Sun (and Clouds) (4 comments) 26: Profile in the Einsiedler Anzeiger (0 comments) 23: Tips for Bringing Fans to the Hammer with Ken Goe (4 comments) 19: The Beer and Chocolate Diet (3 comments) 14: If You Want Support, You Need To Create It (1 comments) 12: I Hope That Snowman Is Right (0 comments) 10: Training Talk: Shot Put With Justin Rodhe (5 comments) 06: Ask Martin Vol. 12: Is the NCAA System Good for Hammer Development? (2 comments) 03: April Training Update (6 comments) March 2011 (9 posts) 31: Nature vs. Nurture (5 comments) 28: On the Red Carpet (0 comments) 22: 10 Reasons to Watch the Hammer in 2011 (5 comments) 19: European Cup Winter Throwing Recap (3 comments) 16: Training Talk With Sergej Litvinov Jr. (11 comments) 14: Swiss Athletics Hammer Workshop (1 comments) 10: Ask Martin Vol. 11: Maximum Strength (12 comments) 07: March Training Update (4 comments) 03: The Real Winter Throwing Championships (0 comments) February 2011 (8 posts) 28: Start ‘Em Young (3 comments) 22: Follow Your Convictions: Introducing My New Sponsor (2 comments) 20: How Not to Reach Your Goals (0 comments) 18: My Goal of Becoming a Shot Put Champion (Seriously) (7 comments) 14: Learning the Hammer Throw (5 comments) 10: The Universal Language of Throwers (5 comments) 05: Track and Field Finds More Respect in Europe (2 comments) 02: Ask Martin Vol. 10: The Winds and Entry (2 comments) January 2011 (6 posts) 27: Evergreen Athletic Fund Year in Review (0 comments) 21: A Day in the Life, Version 2.0 (8 comments) 17: Offseason Training Recap (2 comments) 15: Litvinov on Hammer Technique (12 comments) 10: Wind-aided Hammer Throwing (1 comments) 06: Ask Martin Vol. 9: Kettlebells (0 comments) December 2010 (6 posts) 30: Holiday Greetings from Cayman (0 comments) 20: House of Throws Podcast (1 comments) 16: The Paradoxical Nature of the Hammer Throw (2 comments) 12: Ask Martin Vol. 8: Last Minute Preparations (0 comments) 07: Book Review: A Coach’s Journey by Ken Foreman (1 comments) 02: Introducing The New Hammerthrow.org (2 comments) November 2010 (6 posts) 22: An Introduction to Biomechanics (3 comments) 19: IAAF Hammer Challenge Sinks to New Low (7 comments) 15: Fall Training Update (5 comments) 10: The Fight Goes On: Responding to Critics of Youth Hammer (11 comments) 07: TrackFocus Weekly Reviews 2010 (1 comments) 03: The Hammer Throw: A Political Cause You Can Believe In (15 comments) October 2010 (5 posts) 26: Love and Marriage (9 comments) 21: Ask Martin Vol. 7: Technique (7 comments) 14: More Press for the Hammer Throw (1 comments) 08: 2010 Season Review (1 comments) 02: Goodbye Northwest, Hello Zurich (4 comments) September 2010 (6 posts) 29: Ask Martin Vol. 6: Offseason Training (4 comments) 26: Lovely Luxembourg (1 comments) 19: Three Types of Rhythm (7 comments) 13: Reviewing the IAAF Hammer Challenge (9 comments) 10: In Search of a Good Ring (2 comments) 02: How to Make the Diamond League Sparkle (10 comments) August 2010 (7 posts) 31: August Results (0 comments) 23: Stone Throwing With Flower Power (4 comments) 20: In Memory of the Greatest Hammer Thrower (10 comments) 19: The Big Shot: A Lesson in Thinking Outside the Box (4 comments) 15: In Memory of Jerry (0 comments) 12: Ask Martin Vol. 5: How and Why to Throw Heavy Hammers (3 comments) 09: The Pros and Cons of Vacation (0 comments) July 2010 (5 posts) 28: H.T.A.: Hammer Throwers Anonymous (3 comments) 18: Meet Recap: Swiss Championships (5 comments) 15: Coming soon: Swiss Championships (5 comments) 09: Olten and Locarno Meet Recaps (0 comments) 01: Ask Martin Vol. 4: Push the hammer (13 comments) June 2010 (5 posts) 27: June Training Update: Getting My Groove Back (0 comments) 21: Mission Accomplished: ETCH 2nd League Recap (2 comments) 13: Ask Martin Vol. 3: Make your own hammers (4 comments) 09: SVM and Folksam Challenge Recap (3 comments) 03: Simplifying Bondarchuk (11 comments) May 2010 (8 posts) 30: Ask Martin, Volume 2 (0 comments) 25: Fraenkisch-Crumbach Recap (6 comments) 23: One Month Training Journal (9 comments) 21: Week 1 in Zurich (0 comments) 12: Heading to Europe (1 comments) 09: Ask Martin, Volume 1 (4 comments) 06: ‘Saving the Hammer Throw’ Revisited (4 comments) 02: Zurich to Host 2014 European Championships (0 comments) April 2010 (5 posts) 29: Saving the Hammer Throw (16 comments) 26: Book Review: Bondarchuk’s Transfer of Training in Sports Volume 2 (9 comments) 18: Mt. SAC Recap (1 comments) 08: Diamond League Update: Pre Classic to Host Women’s Hammer (1 comments) 05: April Training Update (8 comments) March 2010 (6 posts) 29: Book Review: Bondarchuk’s Transfer of Training in Sports (6 comments) 22: Reflecting On My First Meet (2 comments) 20: Update from Arles (0 comments) 14: One More Week (0 comments) 07: The Best Track and Field Blogs (4 comments) 03: The Mental Game (2 comments) February 2010 (6 posts) 28: Kamloops 2010 World Masters Championships (4 comments) 24: A New Job (4 comments) 19: IAAF Annouces Schedule for Hammer Challenge (2 comments) 14: It’s About the Athletes, Not the Medals (3 comments) 08: Counting Down the Days (0 comments) 01: Kibwé and Crystal’s New Website (0 comments) January 2010 (5 posts) 27: Is There a Perfect Technique? (28 comments) 21: January Training Update (3 comments) 14: Recovery: The Other Side of Training (0 comments) 11: The Long Drive to Kamloops (0 comments) 04: Welcome to 2010 (1 comments) December 2009 (6 posts) 29: Back in My Day, We Hopped Fences to Throw (5 comments) 18: I Hate Steel Handles (2 comments) 15: Mixing Up My Training Again (+Video) (3 comments) 09: Light and Heavy Hammers (Continued) (5 comments) 07: Light and Heavy Hammers (3 comments) 03: December Training Update (0 comments) November 2009 (6 posts) 20: IAAF Launches Hammer Throw Challenge (2 comments) 17: A Day in the Life (1 comments) 14: Rotary Club Speech (0 comments) 12: More on The Throwing Pope (0 comments) 08: Movie Review: The Throwing Pope (6 comments) 04: November Training Update (1 comments) October 2009 (4 posts) 26: Essential Hammer Throw Special Strength Exercises (12 comments) 21: What I’ve Been Writing (0 comments) 07: And Now for Something Completely Different (4 comments) 03: Update on the Evergreen Athletic Fund (0 comments) September 2009 (5 posts) 28: Youth Hammer Throwing in America (0 comments) 24: Nutrition and Throwing (and a New Sponsor) (0 comments) 23: Diamond League Plans to Exclude Hammer Throwers (14 comments) 19: Fall Training: Video Update (0 comments) 05: Beauty and the Hammer Throw (0 comments) August 2009 (5 posts) 22: Reviving American Hammer Throwing (0 comments) 16: 2009 Season Review (0 comments) 12: An Introduction to Special Strength (13 comments) 08: More About Coach Bondarchuk (0 comments) 02: Schweizer Meisterschaft (0 comments) July 2009 (2 posts) 10: Heading to Croatia (0 comments) 06: Training Camp in Saarbrücken (0 comments) June 2009 (3 posts) 21: European Team Championships, 1st League (0 comments) 14: Win at the Swiss Club Championships (0 comments) 08: And the Swiss Rejoice (0 comments) May 2009 (4 posts) 31: Fraenkisch-Crumbach Results (0 comments) 27: European Tour 2009 (0 comments) 14: Training Video Update (0 comments) 04: Training results; bar results (0 comments) April 2009 (3 posts) 30: UW/WSU Dual Meet (0 comments) 27: The Season is Underway (0 comments) 02: Introducing the Evergreen Athletic Fund (2 comments) March 2009 (3 posts) 20: Spring Competition Schedule (1 comments) 08: One Road Leads to Rome (0 comments) 03: More Recognition for Kamloops Throwers (0 comments) February 2009 (2 posts) 05: From the Video Archive (0 comments) 03: Earning Praise From the Doctor (1 comments) January 2009 (1 posts) 26: January Update (0 comments) December 2008 (4 posts) 31: Year in Review; Year in Preview (0 comments) 23: Merry Christmas (0 comments) 06: December Video Update (0 comments) 03: Field vs. Track November 2008 (2 posts) 19: Glen Martin Bingisser, Esq. 12: November Update (0 comments) October 2008 (3 posts) 20: Article from Student Lawyer Magazine 10: Dinner with the Olympians (0 comments) 02: Looking back at the first month (0 comments) September 2008 (4 posts) 30: Teammate updates (0 comments) 22: News and upcoming events (0 comments) 15: Tough on the hands (0 comments) 04: Arrival in Kamloops (0 comments) August 2008 (2 posts) 15: Tune into the Olympics Tonight (0 comments) 08: All eyes turn to Beijing (0 comments) July 2008 (1 posts) 09: A look back at the season (0 comments) June 2008 (3 posts) 26: European Cup First League (0 comments) 14: Coming to radio near you (0 comments) 09: Done with school! (0 comments) May 2008 (2 posts) 26: A lackluster competition (0 comments) 22: Off to Arizona (0 comments) April 2008 (5 posts) 29: An update on my training partners (0 comments) 23: Mt. SAC Relays (0 comments) 13: And the Season Begins (0 comments) 07: What a difference a week makes (0 comments) 01: A Difficult Balancing Act (0 comments) March 2008 (1 posts) 14: Early Season Schedule Set (0 comments) February 2008 (2 posts) 26: One Step Back … Two Steps Forward (1 comments) 04: Video Update (0 comments) January 2008 (1 posts) 15: Throwing the heavy stuff (0 comments) December 2007 (2 posts) 16: Break time (0 comments) 04: Winter is Coming (0 comments) November 2007 (3 posts) 19: About Coach Bondarchuk (1 comments) 10: The Deficiencies of Indoor Track and Field (7 comments) 05: November Update (0 comments) October 2007 (1 posts) 26: Return from Europe (0 comments)