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Push-Up Medicine Ball

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Equipment

Medicine Ball
Medicine Ball

The push-up using a medicine ball increases intensity by requiring balance and stability, engaging more muscular control. This variation emphasizes core stabilization and upper body strength while adding an element of instability.

How to do it

  1. Place one hand on the medicine ball and the other on the floor.
  2. Keep your body in a straight line from head to heels.
  3. Lower your body until your chest nearly touches the ball.
  4. Push back to the starting position.
  5. Repeat, ensuring even engagement on both sides.

Muscles worked

Primary Pectoralis Major Sternal Head Rectus Abdominis

Secondary Deltoid Anterior Obliques Triceps Brachii

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