medicine ball throw

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A medicine ball throw is an exercise in which a weighted ball is thrown against a wall, to a partner, or into the air, engaging the core and upper body.

Various forms emphasize different muscle groups: overhead throws target shoulders and back, chest passes work the pectorals, rotational throws engage obliques.

Medicine ball throws are a staple of athletic conditioning programs.

Related

chest pass · overhead · power · athletic · rubber · weighted · training · gym · strength · torque · hip rotation · release · grip · bounce · wall · partner · abs · full body

Opposites
intensity/explosive effort

medicine ball throwstatic stretching

Holding elongated positions steadily

foam rolling · restorative yoga · stretching routine · breathing exercises · meditation

movement direction/type

medicine ball throwface pull

Upper back cable exercise

lat pulldown · catching

equipment/modality

medicine ball throwisometric hold

Sustained muscular contraction without movement

wall sit · plank · dead hang · meditation · seated stretch

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Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G