75-76 Thrower Strength Norms

[coolcolj]

Here is interesting data from the 1975-76 Olympic Shotput & Discus camps. This is a small tidbit from it, but will give you the ballpark on how strong strong is when talking about elite throwers from a practical sense, not from "information from periodicals."

Here's how strong those elite US guys were- the group sample size after each lift, the group average, and the range (min and maxes of the group in question):

First, The Shotputters, in lbs:

Benchpress:
N=15, 453.13 avg (400-520 range)

Squat:
N=16, 602.17 (480-750)

Power Clean:
N=15, 363.73 (320-410)

Incline Bench:
N=14, 390.64, (315-460)

Snatch:
N=12, 293.83 (235-375)

C&J:
N=11, 388.09 (310-440)

Push Press:
N=11, 374.45 (275-460)

D/L:
N=13, 618.46 (510-700)



And The Discus Throwers:

BP:
N=12, 411.28 (350-475)

SQ:
N=11, 536.54 (400-700)

PC:
N=11, 329.92 (230-410)

IBP:
N=8, 314.37 (260-335)

Snatch:
N=10, 246.00 (190-275)

C&J:
N=9, 309.50 (250-410)

PP:
N=8, 305.51 (220-450)

D/L:
N=10, 572.50 (430-675)

 

[skaman607]

My dad was a shot putter around then, and he was nowhere near that in bench, he threw about 50 feet.

 

[slobberknocker]

Cool post. IMO, the clean and jerk stats is the most impressive. That's a lot of friggin' weight.

I wonder what kinds of numbers they're putting up nowadays.

 

[coolcolj]

well your talking about elite level people here, and these guys tend to be rather tall and big. Think Strongmen type builds

250-350lb bodyweight range

 

[argent]

I find it strange that the push press is less than the Clean and Jerk. It would seem to me that by eliminating the clean, it would be easier to press it up. Impressive either way. I enjoyed this bro, thnak you.

 

[Lord_Suston]

that friggin disgusting. I want to be that strong but it seems like it will take me a while. hopefully I can grow a few more inches but I doubt it

 

[coolcolj]

Well I doubt most of these guys are not on vitamin S

top putters from the 90s
I know the top guy definitely is on - East german dude

height weight shotput verticaljump 30m-dash bench squat (parallel) powerclean standing-long-jump
http://web.archive.org/web/20011106025436/www.enteract.com/~bwal/spft.htm

Ramona Pagel is 5'11" 185 though!

 

[Deepsquat]

wel...I am at least in the range with the discus guys ..on all exercises..but the shot putters have me on everthing ..except squat....fuck I am week!

 

[Zander1983]

Monsters. I imagine with improved training, nutritional and anabolic techniques, that they are putting up even more impressive numbers these days (though I do imagine they would've been seriously "assisted" in the 70s!).

 

[mekannik]

I have one past Olympic thrower working out at my gym. Jud Logan (4 Olympic appearances in the Hammer Throw) - 6'4" 275#, a little heavier in retirement - but still big and strong. He told me that other day when he was training some college throwers in the snatch - he one armed 80Kg (176#) with an Olympic bar.


And the guy that got me started - John McEwen - is 6'4" 290#. Bench 500, Squat 700, Snatch 308, Clean 400. 38-40" vertical.

ANIMALS. Plain and simple.