- Primary muscles
- Chest
- Equipment
- Medicine ball
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Category
- Plyometrics
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force
- Push
Movement notes
- You will need a partner for this exercise. Lacking one, this movement can be performed against a wall.
- Begin facing your partner holding the medicine ball at your torso with both hands.
- Pull the ball to your chest, and reverse the motion by extending through the elbows. For sports applications, you can take a step as you throw.
- Your partner should catch the ball, and throw it back to you.
- Receive the throw with both hands at chest height.
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