http://arethathrows.com Personal website of Aretha Hill Thurmond, two time Olympian and world class discuss thrower Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:34:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Much like coffee I also like smoothie's. The real fruit kind, like the ones from Jamba Juice. I added a new breakfast smoothie to my meal plan this offseason. Looking for more energy, good protein and no added sugar, I decided I better make my own at ... http://arethathrows.com/2010/03/10/whats-your-favorite-smoothie/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7SJQ3_i4Tg[/youtube] http://arethathrows.com/2010/03/02/will-conwell-training/  This was my 1st trip to a USA indoor championships and it was awesome.  The meet is being held in Albuquerque, NM this weekend, and will be on ESPN 2 today 2/28 7 to 9pm EST.  Being a discus thrower which is an outdoor event sometimes thrown indoors for fun, ... http://arethathrows.com/2010/02/28/2010-usa-indoor-championships/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P1ORfyaq2Q[/youtube] http://arethathrows.com/2010/02/28/amber-campbell-weight-throw/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLKSwyO_RqM[/youtube] http://arethathrows.com/2010/02/28/loree-smith-weight-throw/ A big piece of my training is spent in the weight room.  Where I am hard at work trying to get stronger, more fit and lift correctly.  I have spent a lot of my fall training working on my platform technique trying to use more hips and less lower back ... http://arethathrows.com/2010/02/23/team-gold-star/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erd5OD1BTgQ[/youtube] http://arethathrows.com/2010/02/23/weight-room-work/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtoF5yOvH2Q[/youtube] http://arethathrows.com/2010/02/23/box-clean-pulls/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AavCQuGH-SI[/youtube] http://arethathrows.com/2010/02/23/box-cleans/ A few of my fans have been asking me what I have been up to this off season and to share that on my website.  So I've been thinking about it and for this week let's discuss coffee. As a Seattle native I have been around coffee my whole life.  There ... http://arethathrows.com/2010/02/20/whats-your-favorite-coffee-drink/