Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw

Plyometrics · Beginner · Shoulders

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Primary muscles
Shoulders
Secondary
Chest, Lats
Equipment
Medicine Ball
Force
Pull
Mechanic
Compound
Level
Beginner

Muscles worked

Shoulders

Also works: Chest, Lats

How to do itStanding Two-Arm Overhead Throw

  1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder width apart holding a medicine ball in both hands. To begin, reach the medicine ball deep behind your head as you bend the knees slightly and lean back.
  2. 2Violently throw the ball forward, flexing at the hip and using your whole body to complete the movement.
  3. 3The medicine ball can be thrown to a partner or to a wall, receiving it as it bounces back.

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