Medicine Ball Sit-Up (Wall)
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
This exercise combines a sit-up with a medicine ball throw against a wall. It enhances core strength and power, particularly targeting the abdominal muscles. The movement also involves coordination and timing, making it effective for functional fitness.
How to do it
- Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat, holding a medicine ball overhead.
- Engage your core and perform a sit-up while bringing the medicine ball forward.
- Once upright, throw the ball toward the wall with control.
- Catch the ball as it returns, and slowly lower back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Primary Rectus Abdominis
Secondary Deltoid Anterior Obliques