
Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw
Take the medicine ball behind your head with both hands, then hurl it forward using your whole body. The ball comes back off a wall or a partner.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Type
- Plyometrics
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force direction
- Pull
- Muscles
- 5
Form sequence
01 · setup
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart holding a medicine ball in both hands. To begin, reach the medicine ball deep behind your head as you bend the knees slightly and lean back.
02 · throw · Key step
Violently throw the ball forward, flexing at the hip and using your whole body to complete the movement.
03 · receive
The medicine ball can be thrown to a partner or to a wall, receiving it as it bounces back.
What's working
3D
- Anterior Deltoid
Primary · 338 exercises
- Lateral Deltoid
Primary · 338 exercises
- Posterior Deltoid
Primary · 338 exercises
- Pectoralis Major
Secondary · 147 exercises
- Latissimus Dorsi
Secondary · 93 exercises
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Equipment
Medicine ball17 exercises
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