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Plyometrics
Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw
beginnermedicine ball·compound·pull
Muscles Worked
Primary
Secondary
Abdominal part of left pectoralis majorAbdominal part of right pectoralis majorAnterior papillary muscle of right ventricleAnterolateral head of lateral papillary muscle of left ventricleExternal intercostal muscleInnermost intercostal muscleInternal intercostal muscleLateral papillary muscle of left ventriclepectoralis majorpectoralis minortransversus thoracisserratus anterior
How to Perform
1
Stand 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
Violently throw the ball forward, flexing at the hip and using your whole body to complete the movement.
3
The medicine ball can be thrown to a partner or to a wall, receiving it as it bounces back.
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