2015 Off-Season Training With Ryan Whiting

Published by Throwaholics on December 25, 2014

Ryan Keith Whiting (born November 24, 1986) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of 22.28m (73′ 1¼”) outdoors and 22.35m (73′ 4″) indoors. His biggest international senior success to date is first place at the 2012 World Indoor Championships. He represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and the 2012 London Olympics.

He competed for the Arizona State Sun Devils collegiately and won six NCAA titles while there. His throw of 21.73 m (71 ft 31⁄2 in) to win the 2008 NCAA Indoor title is the best mark by a college student indoors. He was the 2011 American indoor champion.

For me, the first order of business is rest. After a 9 month long season my body is typically exhausted. Each year since I finished college I have learned to take longer each year to allow my body to fully recover. In college I would only take around two weeks. This year I took a full 7 week break.

My goal during this break is to let my body to heal and allow time for my mind to get excited about training again. Typically by the time I finish a season I have some things that I know I will want to work on the following season. I write ideas/goals down in my journal constantly. I revaluate every year and try to be honest with myself so that I can continue to grow and improve as a thrower.