Athletics (British Sports Library)

186 ATHLETICS The follow through and swing round in sequence should prevent the thrower from fouling~ by going out of the circle, but do not develop ~ a sort of accentuated pull-back which has the same effect upon the hammer as a stab-shot has on a billiard ball. Never train for the shot put while you are prac– tising for the hammer throw, and vice versa. The sets of muscles employed in these events, i.e. the pushing and pulling muscles, are directly opposed to each other.