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Hold the medicine ball in front of body at chest. Bend both knees 90 degrees to lower into a lunge. Drive through feet to jump up, switching legs and landing back into a lunge on the opposite side.

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.

Couple the medicine ball chest press with plyo exercises for speed to work your shoulders, chest, and triceps. You’ll need a medicine ball you can reasonably throw between 15 and 25 feet.