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Supine Chest Throw
Supine Chest Throw is a beginner plyometrics exercise using medicine ball. It works the triceps, with help from the chest and shoulders.
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- Main muscles
- triceps
- Also works
- chest, shoulders
How to do it
- This drill is great for chest passes when you lack a partner or a wall of sufficient strength. Lay on the ground on your back with your knees bent.
- Begin with the ball on your chest, held with both hands on the bottom.
- Explode up, extending through the elbow to throw the ball directly above you as high as possible.
- Catch the ball with both hands as it comes down.
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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).