Skip to main content

Hominin · exercise

Medicine Ball Full Twist

Medicine Ball Full Twist is a beginner plyometrics exercise using medicine ball. It works the abdominals, with help from the shoulders.

beginnermedicine ballpull movementcompoundplyometrics

Main muscles
abdominals
Also works
shoulders

How to do it

  1. For this exercise you will need a medicine ball and a partner. Stand back to back with your partner, spaced 2-3 feet apart. This will be your starting position.
  2. Hold the ball in front of the trunk. Open the hips and turn the shoulders at the same time as your partner.
  3. For full rotation, you and your partner should twist in the same direction, i.e. counter-clockwise.
  4. Pass the ball to your partner, and both of you can now twist in the opposite direction to repeat the procedure.

Watch a form tutorial on YouTube · Search Hominin for it

Similar exercises

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).

Medicine Ball Full Twist: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin