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Medicine Ball Overhead Slam
Muscles involved
The medicine ball overhead slam throws the ball down as hard as you can. It builds explosive power in your core, lats and shoulders.
How to do it
- Stand with feet hip-width apart and knees slightly bent.
- Hold a medicine ball with both hands overhead.
- Slam the ball forcefully against the floor, contracting your abs, glutes, and back.
- Catch the ball after the bounce and lift it overhead to repeat.
Equipment required
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.
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Medicine Ball Overhead Slam: which muscles does it work?
Medicine Ball Overhead Slam mainly works: Back, Abs, Shoulders. It also involves: Infraspinatus, Latissimus dorsi, Teres major, Teres minor, Trapezius lower fibers, Trapezius middle fibers, Anterior deltoid, Pectoralis major clavicular head, Rectus abdominis.
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