Medicine Ball Push-Ups
How to Do Medicine Ball Push-Ups
- Kneel with feet together and toes tucked under. Bend forward placing your arms on the sides of a medicine ball, bending forward until you are in the plank position with legs straight out behind you.
- Lower your chest towards the ball, keeping the torso rigid and body in line. Lower down until your chest touches the ball, keeping your elbows in and slightly flared outwards.
- Press upwards to the starting plank position.
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Medicine Ball Push-Ups Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Medicine Ball Push-Ups targets chest and also works abs and shoulders and triceps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: medicine ball.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Foam roller chest opener stretch, nustep machine / recumbent cross trainer and bear crawls. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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