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The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

Nick Ponzio Is Shot Put's Best Entertainer/Personality And Wants More Eyes + Attention On The Throws Ahead of The World Championships

The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

CITIUS MAG

Sports, Running

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

"It's almost criminal these days how little the shot put gets coverage-wise. You can say it's arguably the best it's ever been all-time...What I'm trying to do is to bring people to watch and think that guy is not only really good at what he's doing but looks really good doing it...I also think that shot putters – when it comes to the people that I've met around the world – are some of the best personalities. I think we have some of the funniest guys out there."

Nick Ponzio is a shot putter who represents Italy on the global championship stage. He just took seventh at the World Indoor Championships. He is an electric follow on Instagram – @chubbydiamonds on there. He just recently threw a 21.83m personal best at the European Winter Throws Cup to open his outdoor season. He is originally from San Diego, grew up in Temecula, went to the University of Florida before transferring to USC. He also spent some time training post-collegiately in Arizona with Ryan Whiting but is now based in Nashville and coaching at Belmont. We go through his career trajectory up until this point,  talk about his decision to compete for Italy, examine the depth of U.S. shot put, what he hopes to see improved around the coverage of the throws and much more.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Sidious Mac Podcast. I'm your host, Chris Chavez. The Sidious Mac Podcast is presented by Final Surge.

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No matter if you're an athlete or a coach, Final Surge helps plan and attain both short and long-term training success.

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Their free online training log is compatible with Garmin, Strava, Polar, Stride, Coros, and a slew of other apps and devices.

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If you're a coach, Final Surge makes planning and analyzing workouts simple and helps streamline communication with you and your athletes.

0:29.0

Some of the top coaches in the world who have been guests on this podcast use it on a daily basis.

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If you're an athlete out there who's hammering miles and temple runs solo with no guidance or direction, while Final Surge is also here to offer up some world-class training programs.

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Get yourself a training plan for that spring 5K, that half marathon or full marathon that's on your calendar right now.

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You can always hit the classics with Greg McMillan or Boston Marathon Champion Ambi Burfoot.

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