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Backward Medicine Ball Throw
shouldersplyometrics
Target Muscles
Primary: shoulders
Equipment Needed
medicine ball
Mechanics
compound
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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.
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Begin standing a few meters in front of your partner, both facing the same direction. Begin holding the ball between your legs.
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Squat down and then forcefully reverse direction, coming to full extension and you toss the ball over your head to your partner.
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Your partner can then roll the ball back to you. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.