Side / Lateral Medicine Ball Throw / Slam
How to Do Side / Lateral Medicine Ball Throw / Slam
- Holding a Medicine Ball, stand with your right side next to a wall. Step out sideways and away from the wall approximately 5 to 6 feet. Keep your feet at shoulder width. Brace your core and bend slightly at the knees.
- In one fluid motion, twist your body up and to the side, releasing the medicine ball against the wall. Be sure not to move your feet.
- Catch the medicine ball as it bounces back and return to the starting position in another smooth, fluid motion. Keep the core engaged throughout the exercise.
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Side / Lateral Medicine Ball Throw / Slam Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Side / Lateral Medicine Ball Throw / Slam targets abs and chest and obliques and shoulders and also works calves and hamstrings and middle back / lats. 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.
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Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Gymnastic ring support position, dumbbell cuban press and standing cable chest press. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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