The Ryan Vierra Clinic
The Ryan Vierra Highland Games Clinic
The Clinic
The John Godina World Throws Center is proud to announce their partnership with 5-Time World Champion Ryan Vierra to create the Ryan Vierra Clinic. Ryan Vierra teaches most of the Highland Games Events and John Godina teaches stones. The clinic is January 2nd in Phoenix, AZ.
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Testimonials:
This letter is from Dave Brown, one of the greats of the Highland Games. Please take the time to read about his incredible experience:
From Dave Brown Highland Games Pro and strong man
I’ve probably either been to or been an instructor at nearly 100 clinics and for the most part, many are just that – a clinic… some basic explanation of the events, some throws, some drills, even some person specific or sport specific training – these clinics have included athletes from Andy Bloom to Vierra to McGoldrick and McKenzie to dozens others. At each of these the instruction somewhat caters to the masses and person skillset to help get them to perform better or at the next level.
The Vierra/Godina session over the weekend I wouldn’t call a clinic at all, the term just doesn’t do it justice… it was truly a throws specific training centre that was several levels above a normal HG “clinic”. Call it a mega-clinic or HG superman training – you get the hint. Caution – if you wanted somewhere to show some improvement and get a pat on the back for the weekend and only add a few feet to an event, then this is not the place for you… instead if you desire to not just throw better, but learn how to throw the peak of your mechanics and mental aptitude, then this instruction is miles ahead of anything else you’ve probably seen and would want to make sure the video camera has plenty of battery.
The atmosphere was professional, fun, just right on the level of detail for each individual, and probably only lacking that it couldn’t be a 2, 3 or 5 day retreat to soak it in.
My guess is the next one will be a sellout (to not dilute the training with too many there) and would say to book it early. Myself am thinking hard about getting back out there for the next 2, pretty cool throwing indoors on turf, WOB in a indoor sandbox, and the video review (somewhat instantaneous considering everything) was pretty cool on the wall.
Don’t believe I’ve ever endorsed a clinic on this board in the many years having been on it… this one was truly an experience – catch it while you can!!
-Dave Brown
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The Center
The John Godina World Throws Center is proud to work with Athletes’ Performance, the world’s top sports performance training company.
Athletes’ Performance is known worldwide as the leader in Performance Training. Their athletes are a Who’s Who list of All Stars in a variety of sports including NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, MLS, International Soccer, Professional Tennis, PGA and more. By partnering with the John Godina World Throws Center, Athletes’ Performance has begun building a Track and Field training environment to rival that of any Olympic Training Center. In what amounts to the most important step forward ever in the throws training world, the WTC will begin operations in Athletes’ Performance’s sparkling new showplace facility in North Phoenix beginning September 1st. The facility – another in a line of architectural award-winning facilities for Athletes’ Performance – has an incredible array of amenities and services at the athletes’ disposal.
Opening September 1st, 2009. Amenities include:
- Full weight room with 12 Keiser power racks, Olympic Lifting platforms and every piece of weightlifting equipment imagined or needed
- On-site Shot Put Training area and long throws training just 3 miles from the facility
- 3 Lane 50 Meter Sprint track
- 60 Yard Field Turf Field
- Agility and Bounding Area
- Three lane 25 yard swimming pool
- Massive, in-ground, hot and cold recovery tubs
- Massage Therapy
- Full Training Room
- Certified Athletic Trainers
- ART Specialists
- Physical Therapists
- Chiropractic
- Orthopedic Surgeons
- Metabolic Specialists
- Sports Nutritionists
- Chef, staff and Kitchen for preparing meals in line with the Athlete’s nutrition plan
- EAS supplementation for post workout nutrition in line with the Athlete’s nutrition plan
- Meeting and film study theaters
- Athlete lounge area for relaxation – video games, pool table, table tennis, TV, internet access
- Fully-equipped locker room facilities
