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Course: PHRE 5003 – High Performance Training Movement Pattern: Upper Body Target: Triceps Synergist(s): Deltoids (Anterior), Pec Major
Exercise
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Equipment: Medicine Ball
Description:
  1. Begin in a kneeling position facing a wall or utilize a partner. Hold the ball with both hands tight into the chest.
  2. Execute the pass by exploding forward and outward with the hips while pushing the ball as hard as possible.
  3. Follow through by falling forward, catching yourself with your hands.
  4. Immediately return to an upright position.

Variation: Medicine Ball Throw with Run Release

  1. Begin in an athletic stance with the knees bent, hips back, and back flat. Hold the medicine ball near your legs.
  2. While taking your first step draw the medicine ball into your chest.
  3. As you take the second step, explosively push the ball forward, immediately sprinting for several yards after the release.
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