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Medicine Ball Scoop Throw
Medicine Ball Scoop Throw is a beginner plyometrics exercise using medicine ball. It works the shoulders, with help from the abdominals, hamstrings and quadriceps.
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- Main muscles
- shoulders
- Also works
- abdominals, hamstrings, quadriceps
How to do it
- Assume a semisquat stance with a medicine ball in your hands. Your arms should hang so the ball is near your feet.
- Begin by thrusting the hips forward as you extend through the legs, jumping up.
- As you do, swing your arms up and over your head, keeping them extended, releasing the ball at the peak of your movement. The goal is to throw the ball the greatest distance behind you.
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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).