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The medicine ball exercises are an amazing form of upper body plyometrics. Nowadays the medicine ball is being used by almost all athletes… baseball, football, golf, tennis, soccer and of course hockey players.

The medicine ball plays a major role in your level of performance. It builds the core muscles in your abs, obliques and lower back. Allowing you to generate extreme amounts of power quickly. As you should already know any force transmitted through your legs or arms is all generated  from your core muscles.

 Valeo MB10  10-Pound Medicine Ball

 a) Over Head Toss

- keep feet planted

- throw ball against wall

- keeping core stabil

 b) Punch Thrust

- 1 foot back

- in a punching motion thrust ball against wall

- do exercise with both sides

c) Chest Thrust

- keep feet planted

- bring ball to your chest

- thrust ball against wall

- keeping your core stabil

  Valeo MB8  8-Pound Medicine Ball

 d) Rotating Under Arm Toss

- 1 foot back

- bring ball to your side

- wip ball against wall, then quickly switch sides

 e) Sit Up Chest Thrust

- lay back, bring ball above head

- sit up, bringing ball to chest

- thrust ball against wall

- catch and lay back

f) Sitting Cross Body Toss (legs elevated)

 - sit with legs elevated

 - sit sideways to the wall

 - throw ball across body

 - holding the V-formation, work both sides

 g) Squatting Under Arm Toss

- squatting down

- hang ball beetween legs

- on the way up, wip the ball underarm against wall

 Valeo MB6  6-Pound Medicine Ball

NOTE: YOU SHOULD DO THE EXERCISES ABOVE FOR APPROX. 30 TO 60 SECS EACH!

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