By Dr. Greg Shepard
John Nichols: 6-2 230 was the 1989 NCAA Discus Champ as a sophomore -Threw 208-1. John Hang Cleaned 415 and did front squats with 425 pounds.
Randy Matson: Dominated the world with other American athletes in the 1960's.
ABrian Blutreich: Threw the shot 69-6 1/2 and the discus 210-8 in high school Brian Milne: 1993 NCAA Discus Champ. Brain holds the Penn State record at 207-5. He does reps at 315 on the Power where he Power Cleaned 320 at 65 1/2" 250 Ibs. in 1984. Ten years later he Clean. remains one of the nation’s best throwers. 47 John Godina:
Year. John, in High School threw the discus 210-4 and the shot 63-1.
He Power Pictured on these two pages are only shot putters and discus throwers but, obviously, throwers also include javelin and hammer U.C.L.A. and is the 1994 Indoor Shot Put throwers. I would say that the huge majority of the top 100 throwers in the world in any of Champion. the throwing events over the last 30 years have made the Power Clean or similar movement a top priority exercise. The reason is simple: Cleans had and have to be done or you can’t compete. doesn’t seem to matter. Doing heavy cleans with great technique over a period of time develops world class explosive power.
I'll make this challenge: There is nobody in the world in 1994 in any throwing event among the top 100 throwers that does not do a quick lift like cleans. If there is, bring it to my attention and I'll not only publicly retract the above statement, I'll eat this page.
High School discus 225-2. He also threw the shot 65-9 1/2. with his dad at age nine, and by the time he had reached high school, was 6-4, 220 Goren Svenssen: Past NCAA record holder, from Sweden threw the discus 217-2. At age 23 he did a 420 lb. Power Clean and a 330 Power Snatch, ran a 4.55 forty and had a standing long jump of 11-3. Goren was 6-3 252 Ibs. ran a 4.3 forty, could put his elbow on the crossbar, and Power Snatched 225.
From BFS Magazine — Summer 1994. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
