Shot Putt Training Program

The following is an overview of a weeks training for each of the three phases of an annual training program for the Shot Putt.

Day	Preparation Phase	Pre-competition phase	Competition phase
Monday	Shot Drills Weight Training Core Stability work Hill runs	Full Shot Throws Shot Drills Complex Training Core Stability work	Full Shot Throws Complex Training Core Stability work
Tuesday	Plyometrics - Bounding Medicine ball work Core Stability work	Medicine ball work Core Stability work 8 x 30m sprints	Medicine ball work Core Stability work 8 x 20m sprints
Wednesday	Shot Drills Weight Training Core Stability work 8 x 100m strides	Full Shot Throws Shot Drills Complex Training Core Stability work	Full Shot Throws Complex Training Core Stability work
Thursday	Rest	Medicine ball work Core Stability work 8 x 50m sprints	Medicine ball work Core Stability work 6 x 80m sprints
Friday	Plyometrics - Bounding Medicine ball work Core Stability work	Full Shot Throws Shot Drills Complex Training Core Stability work	Rest
Saturday	Shot Drills Weight Training Core Stability work 8 x 100m strides	Competition or Rest	Competition
Sunday	Rest	Rest	Rest

The competition rules for this event can be obtained from:

The following Sports Coach pages should be read in conjunction with this page:

The following books provide more information related to this topic:

How to Teach the Throws, M. Jones, ISBN 0 85134 081 4
Advanced Studies in Physical Education and Sport, P Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 4482345
Physical Education and the Study of Sport, B. Davis et al., ISBN 0 7234 31752
Essentials of Exercise Physiology, W.D. McArdle et al., ISBN 0 683 30507 7
Physical Education and Sport Studies, D. Roscoe et al., ISBN 1 901424 20 0
The World of Sport Examined, P. Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 438719 9
Advanced PE for Edexcel, F. Galligan et al., ISBN 0 435 50643 9
Examining Physical Education, K. Bizley, ISBN 0 435 50660 9
Sport and PE, K Wesson et al., ISBN 0 340 683821
PE for you, J. Honeybourne, ISBN 0 7487 3277 2