The recent removal of the standing power throw from the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) has prompted some to cry foul, as argued in an op-ed published last week in Military Times, claiming the ...

So grab your medicine ball, and let's get going ... As you work up to it, this is throwing in the shoulders. All right, we're going to move on to the rolling push up. Down on the floor, push ...

Medicine ball exercises aren’t new to me – but during ... Let your arms follow through as you throw, keeping a soft bend in your knees and your gaze forward. Catch the ball on its rebound ...

The recent removal of the standing power throw from the Army's fitness test threatens to undermine the test's comprehensiveness and effectiveness, the author of this op-ed argues. (SSgt.

Throw the medicine ball hard enough against the wall to try to make yourself lose balance while completing an overhead throw, a chest pass and a side throw.

And with the rise of functional training and low-impact strength options that you can do at home or at the gym, medicine ball workouts are having a major moment. Instead of only grabbing (beloved ...

While visually dramatic, the medicine ball throw demands a particular motor pattern — hurling a 10-pound object overhead and backward — that rewards practicing the specific skill more than ...

The removal of the standing power throw from the ACFT represents a smarter, more combat-relevant assessment of soldiers, the authors of this op-ed argue. (SSgt. Armando R. Limon/U.S. Army) ...