Medicine Ball Chest Pass

A chest exercise targeting the chest, performed with medicine ball.

Medicine Ball Chest Pass demonstration
Medicine Ball Chest Pass — demonstration

Body part

Chest

Equipment

Medicine Ball

Target muscles

Chest

Secondary muscles

Shoulders, Triceps

How to do Medicine Ball Chest Pass

  1. You will need a partner for this exercise. Lacking one, this movement can be performed against a wall.

  2. Begin facing your partner holding the medicine ball at your torso with both hands.

  3. Pull the ball to your chest, and reverse the motion by extending through the elbows. For sports applications, you can take a step as you throw.

  4. Your partner should catch the ball, and throw it back to you.

  5. Receive the throw with both hands at chest height.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Chest

Secondary

ShouldersTriceps

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