Medicine Ball / Alternating Side Slams
- Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart and hold the medicine ball just below your chest.
- Lift the ball high above your head, taking care to maintain a firm hold.
- Bring the ball down to a slam on the right side of your body.
- Squat to pick up the ball, being sure to bend your legs, and bring it back to the starting position.
- Repeat the movement on the opposite side.
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Medicine ball / alternating side slams is a gym work out exercise that targets abs and middle back / lats and obliques and also involves glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Double side jackknifes, barbell windshield wipers and kettlebell windmills are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as medicine ball / alternating side slams. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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