Medicine Ball / Alternating Side Slams
How to Do 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 Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Medicine Ball / Alternating Side Slams targets abs and middle back / lats and obliques and also works glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and upper back & lower traps. 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 Jackknife sit-ups / crunch / toe touches, kneeling cable crunches and leg pull-in knee-ups. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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