Shot Put
Adam Nelson - My favorite shot putter
My son has started again with his track & field training. It’s great to watch him work on all the different athletics disciplines. Seeing him run, jump and throw in all kinds of different activities made me wanna be on the field again myself.
I’ve done athletics from the age of 6 until 16 and a lot of competitions in that time. And I was not too bad at it! I loved the decathlon, but my specialties were discus and shot put.
A few years back I went back to the field with Sanne and I think we trained for these disciplines for around 8-9 months. 2 sessions a week, technique, power, everything. Even a little competition again. But due to personal circumstance I couldn’t continue doing it.
But now that my son has started again, it’s a waste of time for me to just stand, watch and wait for him. So I talked to the club and as long as no planned youth training is making use of the facility, I can go and use it instead.
Yesterday was time for the first test. After a few years, how would I do and how would I feel. After 50 minutes of throwing, I already got some confidence back in speed and thrust. And best of all, it was so much fun to do it again.
Next day I really felt in my muscles that I did something new again. So let’s continue with this and see what it brings me. The minimum is a good feeling in the end.
