Shot Putting with the Big "O" - Brian Oldfield - From Technical Track and Field

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Technical Track and Field presents Shot Putting with the Big "O".
This video from 1986 follows Oldfield, the word record holder at the time, as he trains and instructs others on the technique of putting the shot. Multiple interviews with Oldfield are shown in addition to highlights from his career.
The back of the DVD case says:
"Oldfield is the fellow who introduced bikini briefs and fishnet tank tops to track when he came out of nowhere to make the 1972 Olympic Team. Shot putting has never been the same." - Sports Illustrated
As a professional in 1975, Brian Oldfield threw the shot far ... very, very far. He was the first man to throe 73', 74', and 75'. Some track experts compare it to Bob Beamon's 29' long jump leap.
Brian is well known for some remarkable quotes. "When God created man, He wanted him to look like me," and "On my worst day I'm still the baddest." To which Olympic pole vaulter Steve Smith responded, "When I grow up I want to be just like you, Brian, so strong, nobody cares how stupid you are."
Oldfield was a world class shot putter for 2 decades. He ranked #1 in the U.S. in 1980, 1981, and 1984. He completed in the Munich Olympic Games and won the 1980 U.S. Championship. In 1984, with 3 compression fractures in his back and a torn bicep, he upped the American record in the shot.
He competed in several World's Strongest Man competitions, Superstars, and graced the cover of Sports Illustrated.
More than just a competitor in the event, Oldfield is a technical pioneer in the rotational style of throwing. He has refined the technique continuously since adopting it in 1973 and today is the foremost expert in the application and teaching of the rotational style.
Brian has returned to his hometown, Elgin, IL. To arrange a personal training session, contact him at (847) 622 - XXXX.

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@t.s.9656 3 жыл бұрын

I was competing in San Jose one time, and off in the distance I see this guy throw some kind of box over the fence followed by a bag, and then he climbed the fence and began to walk toward the track and then the infield. As he got closer, I saw it was Brian Oldfield. I asked him why he just didn't just walk around to the entrance and he said he didn't feel like walking that far. That box I mentioned, it was a case of beer. Everything that guy did had some sort of entertainment value. He was a treasure. RIP Brian.

@Justin-so1xs 2 ай бұрын

When I was in high school in the early 2000s my track coach gave me this on VHS and I must have watched it 500 times. Not really to get better, just because it's phenomenal

@artkazyak3242 3 жыл бұрын

BRIAN OLDFIEID was a man that lived his life full of his sport gave his all in the shot put and reached the top his mind body and soul he did it his way he was the best a bad ass man for sure a beast hats off to you sir rest in peace MR BRIAN OLDFIELD

@teller1290 2 жыл бұрын

I read where in later yrs, Brian was saddled by a cane and then a wheelchair due to "injuries from his athletic career." The video shows knee, back and bicep injuries. I guess bicep was some kind of lifting thing, but were the rest from spin technique torque or also from lifting. Thx.

@artkazyak3242 2 жыл бұрын

@@teller1290 Yes he did take a lot of pounding and had injuries and pain but that is part of going after it he did it his way and was the best in the world for a time at his craft

@teller1290 2 жыл бұрын

@@artkazyak3242 but how did all of that happen? From intensity of spin and the spin drills, weights or both. I didn't know if you knew specifically.

@artkazyak3242 2 жыл бұрын

@@teller1290 HIS WAY OF LIFE WAS DEMANDING ON HIM BUT HE DID IT HIS WAY AND HE WAS THE BEST AT ONE TIME HE SAID ONCE THAT EVEN ON HIS WORST DAY HE IS BETTER THEN ALL OF HIS RIVALS

@JamesKostohryz 11 ай бұрын

I competed at Stanford from 87 to 91. Although this was recorded a couple of years earlier, I got to know and work with - on a regular basis - most of the people in this video, including Brian, John, Carol and others. It was a privilege that I marvel at now.

@t.s.9656 3 жыл бұрын

I was at the meet that showed Oldfield followed by Carter. It was in San Jose. For the first time in history, four guys threw over 70 feet in the same meet.

@ChicagoTAT 4 ай бұрын

Coach Oldfield was at Lake Park high school when I was there, and he was still a competitor and a jokester with a huge heart. It was fun to see coaches from neighboring high schools coaches coming over to meet him at track meets and hang over every word.

@hlobend2111 3 жыл бұрын

May you Rest In Peace. You were the Best.

@akiyl7479 2 жыл бұрын

Nice but have you heard of Ulf Timmermann?

@hlobend2111 2 жыл бұрын

@@akiyl7479 Everyone- has their place. Brian is the man. Have you heard of Randy Matson. All due respect to all your shot put mentors.

@beinfavor111 3 жыл бұрын

If it had not been for Brian, there wouldn't be a Ryan

@ThrowinBombs80 2 жыл бұрын

100% incorrect lol

@chuckcedar8650 2 жыл бұрын

No Brian invented the spin, which Ryan uses

@beinfavor111 2 жыл бұрын

@@chuckcedar8650 You are correct. Oldfield is the originator.

@duncanidaho2097 2 жыл бұрын

I remember Brian when he competed. He perfected the spin delivery and was consistently further than any one else. He even ran against female sprinters in 60 yard dashes in fun demonstrations. He looked huge for men of time but seems thinner than the shotputers of today. RIP Brian.

@teller1290 2 жыл бұрын

What an absolutely wonderful video; a sort of time capsule for us who put the shot in the '70s and '80s. Makes you wonder how much of Brian's orthopedic issues late in life stemmed from some of those lifts (oh, those knees going out WAY over his toes on those front squats!)...or was it intense torque on lower back from endless spin reps? The video is almost like a glimpse of America (slice of Americana, they used to call it) gone forever. I wonder what happened to the ladies. Anyway, great video.

@dirk143 2 жыл бұрын

Never place yourself between Brian and a steel tape. Legend . 22,19 in 84.

@MrToughern 3 жыл бұрын

Great ideas put forth here! A lot to take on board, but I believe it will be worthwhile.

@markdupuis971 8 ай бұрын

I was a competitive discus and shot put thrower in the 1970's. My brother made two olympic trials in 1980 and 1984 as a shot putter. I once watched Brian warm up at the USA indoor Nationals with a 12 pound shot! He threw it 100 feet. It landed on the running track and bounced into the stands! What did he do next? The same thing, except this time everyone got the hell out of the way! He was definitely one of a kind.

@darksupra009 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Legend

@frankyancy1347 3 жыл бұрын

The best ever.

@dlai5702 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the no timmerman sign

@TheGudeGym 3 ай бұрын

A lot of theories in this comment section about what happened to him as he aged. Brian lived a hard life. Yes his PED use probably contributed to his medical state. Not to mention the more recreational kind. He also claimed he was born with a bad back. In an article from early in his career he stated he remembered crawling home in high school because his back was in so much pain. I would imagine some of his physical aliments also came from overtraining for years. He also seemed to let himself go when he retired. And lastly he had back surgery in the 90s if memory serves. If you know anything about back surgery you know its 1/3 chance of having no effect, positive or negative effect. He happened to have a negative effect.

@raymondv2366 Жыл бұрын

In Modesto 1984 he did well. I remember I was a junior throwing 59' and I was impressed with B.O. 70 feet s &w meet pretty cool. My coach said he is a rebel but he throws far.

@raymondv2366 Жыл бұрын

He made throwing fun

@tigerteeth2694 3 жыл бұрын

Good Stuff

@JamesKostohryz 11 ай бұрын

For many of us at Stanford Track, I think Brian served as a living reminder of the long term effects of PEDs. It was pretty scary to see how badly Brian was doing. The physical deterioration/damage was very drastic and clearly permanent. He was seen as a bit of a pariah. It kept myself and others from getting to know him better, which was a shame.

@SuperOlds88 3 жыл бұрын

Some of the best juicers ever.

@dariophotography7169 3 ай бұрын

He was the best he coached me for a bit and amazing guy had way more talent than all those shot putters together now, giving him the technology and knowledge we have now he would have thrown 25 meters, way more talent than this crouser and covacs guys

@dennistaktarov2485 3 жыл бұрын

What a powerhouse! What happened to his bicep?

@j_t4036 3 жыл бұрын

He has a torn bicep

@veganpotterthevegan 3 жыл бұрын

I think he tore it in a car accident

@kevinbrady6075 2 жыл бұрын

@@veganpotterthevegan No

@JamesKostohryz 11 ай бұрын

By the time I got to know Brian in 1987, he was only a shell of his former self. Some of his physical problems that crippled him in later life were likely from massive misuse of HGH. He had numerous tell-tale signs of this including severely overgrown and deformed toes. You could also see deformity in his legs and fingers. I believe many of his joint issues in later life were from PEDs, especially HDH. In 1987 he was already very arthritic and limping badly.

@Whitegorillaboy 9 ай бұрын

The motherfucker did it to himself. He admitted to me by phone in 2016 that "of course" he'd used steroids. I first talked with him in 1976, when he was clearly loaded on some substance. Saw him throw in the 1988 Salinas Throwers Meet at Hartnell College, where he was physically debilitated and could only reach 59' and change; I have his autograph on that day in black Sharpie, along with that of Wolfie Schmidt and Mac Wilkins, on a powder blue Gill discus that's been safely stored ever since to preserve the ink and their fingerprints.

@campanova 3 жыл бұрын

Sexual Tyrannosaurus

@BigEightiesNewWave 3 жыл бұрын

My right bicep looks like his from hitting the heavy bag,

@zanick2 3 жыл бұрын

i remember when he did that

@teller1290 2 жыл бұрын

Excuse me, but what DID cause that? And I wonder why he wasn't able to have it re-attached. Did that injury on his right arm seriously hinder his performance? Those front squats with knees going out over toes so much looks like an orthopedic minefield! Ouch.

@kevinbrady6075 2 жыл бұрын

@@teller1290 28 lbs throw.Next punk!

@teller1290 2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinbrady6075 are you saying he trained with a 28-lbs shot?

@kevinbrady6075 2 жыл бұрын

@@teller1290 Highland Games,28 weight throw for distance.Lived/trained with the Big O foe 13 years in San Jose,....