medicine ball catch and overhead throw
medicine ball catch and overhead throw exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: lats. Equipment: medicine ball.
- Target muscle
- lats
- Muscle group
- shoulders
- Body part
- back
- Equipment
- medicine ball
Secondary muscles
shoulders, core
How to perform
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a medicine ball in both hands at chest level.
- Bend your knees slightly and engage your core.
- Lower your body into a squat position, keeping your back straight and chest up.
- Explosively extend your hips and legs, while simultaneously throwing the medicine ball overhead.
- Release the ball at the top of the movement and catch it on the way down.
- Lower your body back into the squat position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.