Medicine Ball Overhead Throw
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Medicine Ball
HOW TO PERFORM
- Stand facing the target with the ball held overhead in both hands.
- Load by hinging back slightly and letting the ball travel behind the head.
- Throw it forward and up for distance, driving the hips through as the arms come over.
- Retrieve and reset.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Shoulders
- Abs
Secondary
- Chest
- Lats
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