Heavy/Light: Periodized Throwing for the Highland Games E-Book

Heavy/Light is the first manual to create a full-season block periodization approach for athletes competing in the Scottish Highland Games.  Programs like Training Lab, Strength Lab, and other block periodization programs give Highland Games athletes a solid plan and foundation for the weight room throughout a season. However, when it comes to throwing we often take a relatively unrefined approach, and just “go throw.” Sometimes we will modulate the volume according to where we are in the season/off-season, but often there is no plan beyond what implements we choose to practice that day. Without a doubt, we pay great attention to the technical aspects of the throws themselves. However there is no larger scheme in which we are operating, or true methodology to how we program our throwing. This manual looks to change all of that. Throwing is a unique skill we must develop, but there is absolutely nothing saying that it cannot be approached with the same principles we (should) have in the