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Effectiveness

If you improve discus throwing, you should be able to throw discus further in competition. Right?

Very high

Effectiveness

Very high effect on the desired sport performance. For example, improving throwing drills such have 'south-african throw' will have very high impact on your ability to throw discus further.

High to very high

Effectiveness

High to very high effect on the desired sport performance. For example, improving your technique while doing discus drills without throwing will have a high impact on your ability to throw discus further.

High

Effectiveness

High effect on the desired sport performance. Many explosive or throwing specific exercises will have a have high impact on your ability to throw discus further.

Moderate to high

Effectiveness

Moderate to high effect on the desired sport performance. While those exercises might not have super high effect on your desired performance. They are still worth doing since they might have indirect effect. Examples from this category might be many jumping or general throwing exercises to improve your explosive power.

Moderate

Effectiveness

Moderate effect on the desired sport performance. While those exercises might not have super high effect on your desired performance. They are still worth doing since they might have indirect effect. Examples from this category might be many running exercises to improve your explosive power.

Low to moderate

Effectiveness

Low to moderate effect on the desired sport performance. While those exercises might not have very high effect on your desired performance they might be important part of a training cycle. Typically those could be circuit workout in a gym which are often important part of pre-season workouts.

Low

Effectiveness

Low effect on the desired sport performance. While those exercises might have very little direct effect on your desired performance they might be important for you to be able do rest of your practice property. In this category you will typically see conditioning or injury prevention exercises

None to low

Effectiveness

None to low effect on the desired sport performance. While exercise might have no effect on the desired performance it does not necessary mean the exercise is not worth doing. It might be great injury prevention. For example breathing exercises have virtually no effect on the distance you throw with discus, but might be useful while recovering after some types of injuries.

None

Effectiveness

None effect on the desired sport performance. While exercise might have no effect on the desired performance it does not necessary mean the exercise is not worth doing. It might be great injury prevention. For example breathing exercises have virtually no effect on the distance you throw with discus, but might be useful while recovering after some types of injuries.

Garbage

Effectiveness

Exercises to avoid. Dangerous exercises or activity which will likely lead to injuries and are not worth it. Particular exercises might have some utility but if it is too dangerous it will still score 'garbage' ranking