This medicine ball move will take that plank to the next level, giving your shoulders and legs more of a challenge. Fitness instructor John Garey, who uses it at his namesake Long Beach studio and ...

Keeping arms straight, pull medicine ball forward to chest-level, pause, and then return to overhead position. Complete 12 reps. Start in a high plank position with shoulders over wrists ...

Lower the medicine ball to the floor and press into it with both hands as you jump (or step) legs back into a high plank. From here, quickly jump feet towards the ball, into a squat position.

Hold a medicine ball at chest. Toss the ball to the wall three times. Then, squat down placing the ball on the ground, jump back into a high plank position, using the ball as support. Then jump ...

How to do it: 1. Start by getting into a high plank position and place your hands, palms down on a medicine ball underneath your head. 2. Looking down, with your back and neck straight ...

Just use a dumbbell, and place your palms on the ground for any moves that begin in plank position.) 1. Medicine Ball Swing: Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulders-width apart.

How long? Perform 10 to 15 reps on each side. What? Level up the humble (but certainly not easy) plank by passing a medicine ball under your body as you maintain a high plank position. Why?

1/ Start with your body in a plank position, making sure it's in a straight line, with your feet balancing on your toes. Place one hand atop a medicine ball - your upper body will be angled down ...

The Russian twist can also be done with a medicine ball. Step 1: Place hand weights on your mat, shoulder-width apart. Step 2: Holding onto the weight handles, lift your body into a plank.

If you want to improve your functional fitness, you can't go wrong with a medicine ball. Medicine ball exercises are generally full-body, compound moves that combine cardiovascular work with ...

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) has dropped the medicine ball toss, removed the word ... push-up with arm extension Sprint-drag-carry Plank Two-mile run The following are training ideas ...

The medicine ball’s long history as a piece of weight training equipment persists today because of its versatility, and its relative safety as compared to other types of weights. And while the ...