![]() ![]() Hold this position for 1 count before returning to the starting position. Next, transfer it diagonally up and across the body (Think: John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever). Hold a medicine ball in both hands close to your body while keeping your torso tight and perpendicular to the floor.īring the medicine ball toward your right hip, while keeping the rest of your body forward. Kneel on right knee with left foot back and toes curled under to form a 90-degree angle. With control, lower back to the starting position. While keeping legs straight, sit straight up, so your body forms a giant L shape. Ready to take standard situps up a notch? Lie faceup, holding a medicine ball in front of your chest with both hands. ![]() Crunch back up, grab the ball, and return to the starting position, holding the ball overhead. Lower to the starting position with arms extended overhead, holding the ball in place between your feet. Holding the ball overhead, crunch up, hold, and then lower back down to the starting position.įor an added challenge, crunch up and place the ball between your ankles, keeping your legs steady. Lie faceup with legs extended in the air, so your body forms an L shape. Acute cardiometabolic responses to medicine ball interval training in children. ![]() In 2018, research on children (don’t worry - no kids were harmed in the making of this study) found that medicine ball interval training could elicit the same amount of cardio demand as intermittent running or cycling. Effects of 12-week medicine ball training on muscle strength and power in young female handball players. While recent research on medicine balls is limited, a 2012 study found that a 12-week resistance training program using medicine balls improved throwing distances. Validity and reliability of a medicine ball explosive power test. Medicine balls can be thrown and caught (don’t try that with a dumbbell!), making for explosive movements that can improve overall athletic ability. Effect of twelve weeks of medicine ball training on high school baseball players. ![]() Available in varying sizes and weights (some up to 150 pounds), these weighted spheres can help improve muscular power and sports performance. Time to get schweddy with some balls! Medicine balls, that is. ![]()
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