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Ball Slams

When you're first learning this move, go for a lighter medicine ball, such as a 10-pounder. Make sure it's not bouncy, so it doesn't fly up and hit you in the face.

If you don't have a medicine ball, do dumbbell thrusters.

  • Stand with your feet shoulder-width distant apart with the medicine ball on the floor in front of you.
  • Squat down and pick up the medicine ball, keeping your head up and trying not to round the spine.
  • Stand up, lifting the medicine ball above your head, fully extending the arms straight above you.
  • Forcefully slam the ball down on the floor as hard as you can. If the ball is light enough, catch the ball as it bounces slightly off the floor.
  • This counts as one rep.
  • Cycle through 10 ball slams.
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