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ThrowsTalk interview with Åsmund Martinsen, March 2017

by throwstalk in ThrowsTalk 0 comments tags: Andreas Thorkildsen, Coach, Javelin Throw, World Champion
In this interview, Norwegian Javelin coach Åsmund Martinsen talks about his philosophy of training and Javelin throwing, and his incredibly successful partnership with Andreas Thorkildsen.   Åsmund began working with the 17yr old Thorkildsen in 2001, and set about making the “most athletic Javelin thrower in the world” in order to develop a special talent, but also to provide a platform for a long and rewarding career.  Under his tutelage, Thorkildsen won medals at all major Championships over an 8 year period, including 2 Olympic Gold Medals, a World Championship Gold in 2009 and 2 European Titles, becoming the first Javelin thrower in history to hold all three major titles. Åsmund put together an incredibly effective training programme based on the balance of strength, speed, flexibility and gymnastics, utilising the expertise of specialists in gymnastics and sprinting, as well as strength and conditioning, to create a “superathlete” that happened to throw the Javelin, and remain healthy enough to contest for all major titles over a long career. This included establishing an Olympic record of 90.57m in Beijing 2008, and a lifetime best of 91.59m in front of a home crowd at the Oslo Bislett Games in 2006.  Many videos of this […]
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