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squat with medicine ball at chest - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

squat with medicine ball at chest

stand with feet apart, hold medicine ball at chest, lower into squat position, then return to standing

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings, erector spinae
Equipment
medicine ball
Goal
postural correction, stability, endurance
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with feet apart, hold a medicine ball close to the chest. Bend both knees towards the floor, as sitting on chair with holding ball. Straight up to staring position and repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.