Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw

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Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw — Medicine Ball Shoulders exercise demonstration
Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw — Medicine Ball Shoulders exercise demonstration
Body part
Shoulders
Target
Shoulders
Equipment
Medicine Ball
Secondary
Chest, Lats

Instructions

  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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