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Plyometric

Medicine Ball Scoop Throw

Assume a semisquat stance with a medicine ball in your hands. Your arms should hang so the ball is near your feet.

Beginner

The movement

Medicine Ball Scoop Throw - Load
1 · 3  Load / Reset
Medicine Ball Scoop Throw - Overhead Release
2. Overhead Release

Repeats: returns to Load between phases.

About This Exercise

Assume a semisquat stance with a medicine ball in your hands. Your arms should hang so the ball is near your feet.

1Setup

Assume a semisquat stance with a medicine ball in your hands. Your arms should hang so the ball is near your feet.

2Execution

Begin by thrusting the hips forward as you extend through the legs, jumping up. As you do, swing your arms up and over your head, keeping them extended, releasing the ball at the peak of your movement. The goal is to throw the ball the greatest distance behind you.

Train This Exercise

Quick workout with this exercise

Muscles Worked

Front

Back

How to programme it

Sets3
Default reps8
Rest90 sec
Movement patternPull
Movement typeCompound

Equipment