Overhead Medicing Ball Throw
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Difficulty
Hard
Equipment Needed
Medicine Ball
Starting Position
Find the appropriately weighted medicine ball and stand in front of a sturdy wall.
Put your arms in the air, holding medicine ball overhead.
Procedure
- Make sure to keep your arms back and overhead.
- Bend the arms behind the head with the medicine ball resting almost on your neck.
- Launch the ball overhead extending the arms upward and forward.
- Catch the ball and repeat.
Coaching Keys
- Flex the abdominals when releasing the ball.
- Start by standing closer to the wall and step further away as you get comfortable with the movement.
You Should Feel it...
In your arms, shoulders and core.
Exercise Purpose
Improves upper body power and strength
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