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Backward Medicine Ball Throw

Backward Medicine Ball Throw is a beginner plyometrics exercise using medicine ball. It works the shoulders.

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Main muscles
shoulders

How to do it

  1. 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. Begin standing a few meters in front of your partner, both facing the same direction. Begin holding the ball between your legs.
  3. Squat down and then forcefully reverse direction, coming to full extension and you toss the ball over your head to your partner.
  4. Your partner can then roll the ball back to you. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).

Backward Medicine Ball Throw: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin