Popsugar Health & Fitness Workouts Simone Manuel Strengthening Exercises Train Like Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Manuel With These 10 Strengthening Exercises 13 August 2019 by Tamara Pridgett View On One Page Photo 7 of 10 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 7 Medicine Ball Slam Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, with a 10-pound 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. Previous Next Start Slideshow UnstoppableBlack WomenSummer Olympics 2021AthletesStrength TrainingWorkoutsOlympicsPopsugar Interviews