push-up medicine ball

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

push-up medicine ball demonstration
push-up medicine ball — demonstration

Body part

Chest

Equipment

Medicine Ball

Target muscles

Pectorals

Secondary muscles

Triceps, Shoulders, Core

How to do push-up medicine ball

  1. Start in a high plank position with your hands on the medicine ball, shoulder-width apart.

  2. Engage your core and lower your body towards the ground by bending your elbows, keeping your back straight.

  3. Push through your palms to extend your arms and return to the starting position.

  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Pectorals

Secondary

TricepsShouldersCore

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