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Backward Medicine Ball Throw
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Backward Medicine Ball Throw

Hold the ball between your legs, squat, then explode up and toss it back over your head. Works with a partner or against a wall.

Difficulty
Beginner
Type
Plyometrics
Mechanic
Compound
Force direction
Push
Muscles
3

Form sequence

  1. 01 · arrangement

    This exercise is best done with a partner. If you lack a partner, the ball can be thrown and retrieved or thrown against a wall.

  2. 02 · start

    Begin standing a few meters in front of your partner, both facing the same direction. Begin holding the ball between your legs.

  3. 03 · throw · Key step

    Squat down and then forcefully reverse direction, coming to full extension and you toss the ball over your head to your partner.

  4. 04 · repeat

    Your partner can then roll the ball back to you. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.