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overhead medicine ball toss - beginner Upper Body exercise

Upper Body
beginner

overhead medicine ball toss

stand and explosively toss medicine ball upward toward ceiling, catch and repeat

Starting position: standing
Joints: shoulder, elbow, wrist
Muscles: deltoid, triceps, rotator cuff, trapezius
Equipment: medicine ball
Goal: postural correction, coordination, power
Type: isotonic concentric, plyometric

How it is done

Stand with holding a medicine ball. Look up and toss the ball towards the ceiling. Repeat.

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