Backward Medicine Ball Throw
- Equipment
- Medicine Ball
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Force
- Push
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Type
- Plyometrics
How to do the Backward Medicine Ball Throw
- 1
This exercise is best done with a partner. If you lack a partner, the ball can be thrown and retrieved or thrown against a wall.
- 2
Begin standing a few meters in front of your partner, both facing the same direction. Begin holding the ball between your legs.
- 3
Squat down and then forcefully reverse direction, coming to full extension and you toss the ball over your head to your partner.
- 4
Your partner can then roll the ball back to you. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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