How to do Medicine Ball Scoop Throw

Muscles worked

Main: Shoulders. Also: Abs, Obliques, Hamstrings, Quads.

Step by step

1. Assume a semisquat stance with a medicine ball in your hands. Your arms should hang so the ball is near your feet.
2. Begin by thrusting the hips forward as you extend through the legs, jumping up.
3. As you do, swing your arms up and over your head, keeping them extended, releasing the ball at the peak of your movement. The goal is to throw the ball the greatest distance behind you.

Similar exercises

• Backward Medicine Ball Throw
• Kneeling Arm Drill
• Return Push from Stance
• Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw
• Alternate Leg Diagonal Bound
• Bench Jump

Instructions from Free Exercise DB, in the public domain. General guidance, not medical advice. Stop if anything hurts.