Joe Frontier
throw BIG throw FAR PODCAST
The best shot put, discus, hammer, and javelin throwers and coaches in the track and field world share insights with Coach Joe Frontier.
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Jul 5, 2026
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Episodes
TIP TUESDAY #1: TOM WALSH - Staying Motivated 07.07.2020 8:55
TIP TUESDAY are quick pieces of advise and wisdom Coach Joe Frontier has collected from the best throwers and coaches in the shot put, discus, hammer, and javelin world. This week, 3-tTime World Shot Put Champion, TOM WALSH talks about staying motivated on the tough days when the meets that matter are far away. Dedication will get you to your goals! www.throwbigthrowfar.com - For Throwers and Coac...
Ep. 54: Phil Andrews - USA Weightlifting 06.07.2020 57:41
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Phil Andrews, CEO of USA WEIGHTLIFTING. We discuss the dramatic rise of many of the current US weightlifting competitors on the world stage and their chances at Gold in Tokyo. As well as the crossover of many past and present throwers into the sport of olympic weightlifting. www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.porta-circle.com COD...
Ep. 53: Mac Wilkins, Discus Legend 29.06.2020 56:31
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is DISCUS LEGEND, MAC WILKINS. Mac Wilkins set the WORLD DISCUS on 4 occasions during his storied career. He was the OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST in 1976 - MONTREAL, and the OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST in 1984 - LAS ANGELES. Mac has channeled his passion for throwing into coaching even before he retired as a thrower and he is still coaching today! www.throwbigthr...
Ep. 52: Can You Train Velocity? with Ryan Whiting 01.06.2020 21:28
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is 2-time World Shot Put Champion, Ryan Whiting. Ryan and I answer some listner quesions about training to improve explosiveness and velocity in the Shot Put and Discus throw? Can you get quicker? What additions can an athlete make to move the ball or discus faster? And is velocity the most important thing for thowers to work on? www.throwbigthrowfar.c...
Ep. 51: JADE LALLY - Olympic Discus Thrower & English Record Holder 24.05.2020 1:10:09
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Jade Lally. Jade holds the English National Record in Discus - 65.10m and was 2016 Olympian. She is also an 8-time GB Champion and a Commonwealth Games Medalist. We chat as she prepares for the now postponed Tokyo Olympics. She shares her journey to being a World-Class thrower and we talk about her positivity and motivation to continue to improve. F...
Ep. 50: Coach Gary Aldrich - Carnegie Mellon University 17.05.2020 1:13:49
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Gary Aldrich. Coach Aldrich is the Head Track and Field Coach at Carnegie Mellon University and oversees the throwers. He has been named the Team USA Men's Throws Coach for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.porta-circle.com www.rodhesport.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm Learn more about your ad...
Ep. 49: Mike Cunningham - Gill Athletics- National Sales Manager 11.05.2020 1:17:05
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Mike Cunningham. Mike is the National Sales Manager for Gill Athletics, he spent 10 years coaching college Track and Field, and he is the host of the Gill Athletics CONNECTIONS PodCast that tells the stories of Track and Field Coaches all over the United States. www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.rodhesport.com www.porta-circle.c...
Ep. 48: Coach Brian Bedard - Colorado State University 04.05.2020 1:22:45
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Coach Brian Bedard. Coach Bedard is the Head Coach and throws Coach at Colorado State University. He has coached countless All-Americans and NCAA Champions in the Shot Put, Discus, and Hammer Thow! www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.porta-circle.com www.rodhesport.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm Learn more about your ad...
Ep. 47: Kibwe Johnson - Hammer Throw Journey 27.04.2020 1:15:38
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Kibwe Johnson. Kibwé specialized in the hammer throw. He has represented his the U.S. at the World Championships (2007, 2011, and 2015). Competed in the 2012 London Olympics where he made the final and finished 9th. No American had made the final since 1996. Johnson competed in 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. He is a three-time medalist at the Pan Ame...
Ep. 46 Ryan Whiting - Learning New Things 20.04.2020 30:55
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Ryan Whiting. Ryan is a 2- World Shot Put Champion and now Coach of Desert High Performance. Today we talk about the many coaches he worked with as a thrower and how he learned something new from each of them. www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.porta-circle.com www.rodhesport.com www.deserthighperformance.com This podcast is powe...
Ep. 45: MAGGIE EWEN - OLYMPICS POSTPONED 13.04.2020 26:12
This week, Maggie Ewen returns to the show and talks with Coach Joe Frontier about the Olympics being postponed to 2021 and its effects on her training. www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.lukesullivandiscusthrower.com https://pinnaclefitnessaz.com/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 44: Coach Tyler Rathke - William Chrisman High School - Missouri 06.04.2020 1:02:09
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Tyler Rathke. Tyler brought college coaching experience to his position as Head Track and Field Coach at William Chrisman High School in Missouri and the program has flourished the past 5 years. www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.porta-circle.com www.rodhesport.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm Learn more about your ad ch...
Ep. 43: You don't have to look like another thrower to throw far w/Ryan Whiting 02.04.2020 33:20
This week, Coach Joe Frontier's guest on the show is Ryan Whiting. Ryan and Joe talk about technical models, differentiating between style and technique, and why different throwers throw differently. CROUSER - WALSH - KOVACS - HILL - ROMANI EALEY - EWEN www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.deserthighperformance.com Technical Models on YouTUBE GLIDE DISCUS ROTATIONAL SHOT This pod...
Ep. 42 - NICK GARCIA - Strength Circuits YOU CAN DO AT HOME 30.03.2020 24:13
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is NICK GARCIA. Nick has devised a 4 week General Strength CIRCUIT training program athletes can work on at home during the coronavirus pandemic. No equipment necessary. VIDEO LINK BELOW... Nick Garcia is the head strength and conditioning coach and throwing coach at Notre Dame High School in California where he has helped produce champions across a do...
Ep. 41 - Josh Cinnamo - Paralympian and Shot Put World Record Holder 27.03.2020 38:34
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Josh Cinnamo. Josh is a paralympian and owns the US and WORLD record in the shot put in his catagory. He is the 2018 ParaPan Am Games and Para World Champion. A great story about the love of sport and competition! www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.throwbigthrowfar.com TBTF Instagram MTC YouTube MTC Twitter Josh Cinnamo on Instgram www.porta-circle.com w...
Ep. 40 - Ryan Whiting - Shot Put and Discus Training at HOME 26.03.2020 34:43
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is RYAN WHITING. We talk about how to continue training SHOT PUT and DISCUS while stuck at home during this pandemic. We hope that anyone training is making smart health decisions. Here are some tips on drills training and working around not having space or even implements to throw. www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.throwbigthrowfar.com TBTF Instagram MTC...
Ep. 39 - Kelsey Card, Olympic Discus Thrower 25.03.2020 44:20
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Kelsey Card. Kelsey was a 7-time BIG TEN CHAMPION while competing for the University of WIsconsin Badgers. She won the 2016 NCAA National Chamionship in the Discus and was the top American finisher in the Discus at the 2016 Olympic games in RIO. Kelsey Card on InstaGRAM www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.throwbigthrowfar.com TBTF Instagram MTC YouTube MT...
Ep. 38 - RYAN WHITING - Train Safely, Stay HEALTHY 24.03.2020 16:14
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is RYAN WHITING. We talk about training safely and staying healthy in this new world we are all living in. www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.throwbigthrowfar.com TBTF Instagram MTC YouTube MTC Twitter RYAN WHITING on INSTA DESERT HIGH PERFORMANCE on INSTA www.porta-circle.com www.rodhesport.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm Learn more about your ad...
Ep. 37 - Marcus McGee: Porta-Circle - Train Anywhere 23.03.2020 31:28
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Marcus McGee, creator of Porta-Circle. Shot Put/Hammer and Discus Circles - lightweight, easy to set up in less than a minute...Train Anywhere! www.porta-circle.com Save 20% - USE PROMO CODE: TBTF202 www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com www.porta-circle.com www.rodhesport.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm Learn more about your...
Ep. 36 - Steve Myrland: Broadening Strength Training Beyond the Bar 22.03.2020 41:39
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Steve Myrland. Steve has worked as an athletic development coach at the youth, collegiate, and professional levels. He is a GAIN faculty member and was formerly the strength and conditioning caoch for the San Jose Sharks and Universiyt of Wisconsin. We talk about moving strength training away from barbell training and making it accessable in your ho...
Ep. 35 - Last WEEK was the longest YEAR of my coaching career 16.03.2020 30:02
This week, Coach Frontier is flying solo talking about the week that was for Track and Field in Wisconsin, in the US and around the world as the Covid19 Pandemic changes our world hourly. Coach Frontier's week with 62 throwers at Memorial High School NCAA Cancels the INDOOR Championships and then all of Spring Sports as well The NBA, Colleges, Schools and the world begin to shut down Practices can...
Ep. 34 - Dean Matsche : Kimberly, WI H.S. Throws Coach 09.03.2020 50:00
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Coach Dean Matsche, Kimberly H.S. Throws Coach. Dean is one the best and most well respected throws coaches in Wisconsin. He has had 24 throwers throw the shot put over 50' since 2007! Listen to Coach Matsche approach do success. Drawing on all of your resources to get better. Connecting Track and Field with Football program. What our job is as coac...
EP. 33 - Dani Stevens, Australian Discus Record Holder 02.03.2020 49:59
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Dani Stevens. After winning the World Junior Championship in 2005, Dani became the youngest IAAF World Champion in the women's discus in 2009. She is a 3-time Olympian for Australia and is the National and Oceanian Discus Record Holder - 69.64 (228'5"). She is currently preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrow...
Ep. 32 -Kara Winger - US Javelin Record Holder 24.02.2020 1:11:40
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Kara Winger. Kara is the US Record Holder in the Javelin 218'8" - 66.67m, 8-Time USATF National Champion, and 3-Time Olympian. She finished 5th at 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Doha. She thinks everyone should try the Javelin and with her enthusiasm for the event...I can't think of a reason why not! www.throwbigthrowfar.com www.madisonthrowsclub.com w...
Ep. 31 - Suzy Powell Roos : 3 Time Olympic Discus Thrower 17.02.2020 53:42
This week, Coach Frontier's guest on the show is Suzy Powell Roos, 3-time Olympic Discus Thrower, she set the American Discus Record in 2007 at 222'0" (67.67m). We talk about her journey as a young thrower starting at the age of 9 to the US Record holder and one of the longest and storied careers in US History. She is back in the game but instead of throwing she is coaching young throwers...today...
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