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Chest Push (single response)

Chest Push (single response) is a beginner plyometrics exercise using medicine ball. It works the chest, with help from the abdominals, shoulders and triceps.

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Main muscles
chest
Also works
abdominals, shoulders, triceps

How to do it

  1. Begin in a kneeling position holding the medicine ball with both hands tightly into the chest.
  2. Execute the pass by exploding forward and outward with the hips while pushing the ball as far as possible.
  3. Follow through by falling forward, catching yourself with your hands.

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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).

Chest Push (single response): muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin