Plans are built around phases, not weeks
Most discus plans are calendar-based, week 1, week 2, week 3. A better plan is phase-based, train the phase that's weakest, until it's not weakest anymore. AI tells you which phase to start with.
A discus training plan should adapt to what your form is doing now, not what it was doing last season. Here's how to structure a discus plan around the phases the AI flags as weakest, strength block, technique block, plyo block, and re-test against video at the end of each.
Most discus plans are calendar-based, week 1, week 2, week 3. A better plan is phase-based, train the phase that's weakest, until it's not weakest anymore. AI tells you which phase to start with.
Plans without checkpoints turn into routines. Every two to three weeks, upload a discus clip and let the AI check whether the gap closed. If it didn't, the plan changes.
Once the takeoff is dialed in, the next gap shifts. The plan follows the gap, not the calendar. AI re-prioritizes after every video re-test.
Build a discus plan around the phase that's costing you the most, train it for two to three weeks, re-test on video, repeat. AI tells you what to start with and what to do next.
Follow up in chat and ask questions. The AI remembers your analysis and speaks the language of discus coaching.
This is the schedule a typical HS or club program uses during the in-season. Wednesday's drill focus rotates based on what AI form check flagged from the weekend's tape.
Technique + standing throws. Strength: legs, posterior chain.
Strength: rotational core, full body.
Full throws (volume). Drill flagged phase.
Recovery.
Meet day or PR.
Off.
Tape review.
Progression is non-linear. The ladder below maps marker behavior, typical discus performance, approach length, and last-5m approach speed to the technical focus that should dominate your training block.
| Level | Marker | Performance | Approach | Speed | Training focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | First season. | 20-30 m | Standing | n/a | Hold, release off finger. |
| HS Developing | Full rotation. | 30-40 m (M), 25-35 (W) | 1.75 turns | n/a | Balance, power position. |
| HS Top / Club | State-meet caliber. | 50-60 m (M), 40-48 (W) | 1.75 turns | n/a | Release velocity, hip-shoulder separation. |
| College | D1. | 60-65 m (M), 48-55 (W) | 1.75 turns | n/a | Refined separation, marginal release gains. |
| Elite | International. | 65+ m (M), 60+ (W) | 1.75 turns | n/a | Release velocity ceiling, world-record execution. |
Primary sources behind the numbers and methods on this page.
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