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Medicine Ball Overhead Slam

Muscles involved

If you want to boost your athletic performance and power transfer, the medicine ball overhead slam is a must-try movement. This dynamic exercise utilizes explosive power from your core straight into your back muscles, developing a functional pattern that translates directly to sprinting, jumping, and throw mechanics. By driving the medicine ball straight down with speed and control, you train your body to generate and absorb violent forces without sacrificing trunk stability. You will gain impressive rotational control, athletic reactivity, and explosive endurance, giving you a competitive edge in sports demanding raw functional power and total-body coordination.

How to do it

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart and knees slightly bent. 2. Hold a medicine ball with both hands overhead. 3. Slam the ball forcefully against the floor, contracting your abs, glutes, and back. 4. Catch the ball after the bounce and lift it overhead to repeat.

Equipment required

Balón medicinal

Muscles worked

Tips

- Use your whole body to generate force in the slam, not just your arms. - Keep your knees slightly bent during impact to absorb the force. - Catch the ball with knee flexion to prepare immediately for the next repetition.