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323: Career debrief (with Adam Keenan)
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Olympic hammer throw Adam Keenan recently retired after the Paris Olympics. His long career spanned getting to work with Bondarchuk as a teenager to included a late career breakthrough to the top of the sport. On this week's episode he joins us to debrief on his career, including a look at what led to his breakthrough, advice for young throwers, how his training methods evolved, the role of light and heavy implements in training, and a detailed discussion of hammer throw technique.
For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: https://www.hmmrmedia.com/2025/04/hmmr-podcast-episode-323-career-debrief-with-adam-keenan/
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More notes:
- This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Become a member for full access to our videos, articles, and podcast archives.
- You can follow Keenan on Instagram @adamkeenanthrows. After his retirement he posted a six-part series breaking down his best training throws with various implements including the 10kg, 9kg, 8kg, 7.26kg, 6kg, and 5kg.
- Keenan was also a guest on Episode 245 where six former of Bondarchuk's former atheltes reflected on training with the master.
- For more on Bondarchuk's training methods, we have a simple introduction, as well video lesson detailing his approach, as well as a sample training program. We also interviewed Bondarchuk in 2015, and interviewed his protege Dylan Armstrong in 2023 on Episode 308.
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Manage episode 478412490 series 2691530
Olympic hammer throw Adam Keenan recently retired after the Paris Olympics. His long career spanned getting to work with Bondarchuk as a teenager to included a late career breakthrough to the top of the sport. On this week's episode he joins us to debrief on his career, including a look at what led to his breakthrough, advice for young throwers, how his training methods evolved, the role of light and heavy implements in training, and a detailed discussion of hammer throw technique.
For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: https://www.hmmrmedia.com/2025/04/hmmr-podcast-episode-323-career-debrief-with-adam-keenan/
» Support the show: join HMMR PLUS to get full access to our coaching resources.
More notes:
- This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Become a member for full access to our videos, articles, and podcast archives.
- You can follow Keenan on Instagram @adamkeenanthrows. After his retirement he posted a six-part series breaking down his best training throws with various implements including the 10kg, 9kg, 8kg, 7.26kg, 6kg, and 5kg.
- Keenan was also a guest on Episode 245 where six former of Bondarchuk's former atheltes reflected on training with the master.
- For more on Bondarchuk's training methods, we have a simple introduction, as well video lesson detailing his approach, as well as a sample training program. We also interviewed Bondarchuk in 2015, and interviewed his protege Dylan Armstrong in 2023 on Episode 308.
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