How to do Backward Medicine Ball Throw
- Main muscle
- Shoulders
- Equipment
- Medicine ball
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Cardio
How to do it
- 1
This exercise is best done with a partner. If you lack a partner, the ball can be thrown and retrieved or thrown against a wall.
- 2
Begin standing a few meters in front of your partner, both facing the same direction. Begin holding the ball between your legs.
- 3
Squat down and then forcefully reverse direction, coming to full extension and you toss the ball over your head to your partner.
- 4
Your partner can then roll the ball back to you. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
This page is general information. If you have an injury, pain or a health condition, check with a professional before doing this exercise.
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