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Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw
Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw is a beginner plyometrics exercise using medicine ball. It works the shoulders, with help from the chest and lats.
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- Main muscles
- shoulders
- Also works
- chest, lats
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder width apart holding a medicine ball in both hands. To begin, reach the medicine ball deep behind your head as you bend the knees slightly and lean back.
- Violently throw the ball forward, flexing at the hip and using your whole body to complete the movement.
- The medicine ball can be thrown to a partner or to a wall, receiving it as it bounces back.
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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).