Medicine Ball Slam
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 with the feet about hip width and hold the ball overhead with the arms extended.
- Crunch hard through the trunk and throw the ball straight down into the floor in front of you.
- Follow it down into a hinge rather than staying upright.
- Pick it up and reset for the next rep.
FORM TIPS
- Use a non-bouncing slam ball. A standard medicine ball comes straight back at your face.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Shoulders
- Abs
Secondary
- Chest
- Lats
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Medicine Ball Slam
- Medicine Ball Side Slam
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.