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Backward Medicine Ball Throw

Backward Medicine Ball Throw — starting positionBackward Medicine Ball Throw — end position
Primary muscles
Shoulders
Equipment
Medicine Ball
Level
Beginner
Type
Compound · Push

How to do the Backward Medicine Ball Throw

  1. 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. 2

    Begin standing a few meters in front of your partner, both facing the same direction. Begin holding the ball between your legs.

  3. 3

    Squat down and then forcefully reverse direction, coming to full extension and you toss the ball over your head to your partner.

  4. 4

    Your partner can then roll the ball back to you. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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