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Chest Push with Run Release
Chest Push with Run Release 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
- Begin in an athletic stance with the knees bent, hips back, and back flat. Hold the medicine ball near your legs. This will be your starting position.
- While taking your first step draw the medicine ball into your chest.
- As you take the second step, explosively push the ball forward, immediately sprinting for 10 yards after the release. If you are really fast, you can catch your own pass!
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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).