One of the easiest ways to get started with a medicine ball is to use it while performing squats. Simply hold the medicine ball in both hands at chest height and perform a squat like you normally ...

Trainer Nellie Barnett, CPT created a blistering five-minute workout that uses only medicine balls. You'll be challenged to squat, rotate, clean, and of course slam the implement down into the ...

A thruster is a combination of a front squat and a push press. Get the medicine ball into a front-rack position with your elbows high. Drive through your heels, and explosively extend though your ...

Here's a few examples of exercises you can perform with one. Drop into a semi-squat with a medicine ball in both hands. Drop your arms down so the ball is near your feet and then thrust through ...

Hold a medicine ball at chest. Lower into a squat by sending hips down and back. Drive through feet to stand back up and as you do, throw the ball against the wall above head, extending arms.

View Deal As part of my medicine ball training, I did slams and wall throws, throwing the ball up at the wall and catching it in a deep squat. These exercises use a huge range of movement and ...

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, legs turned out slightly, and hold a medicine ball on top of one shoulder. Push your glutes back and then bend your knees to squat down to parallel or below.

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.

The move also works your upper back, shoulders, and arms since you hold the medicine ball above your head as you squat. How to do it: 1. Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width ...

Goblet squats are air squats you perform with the addition of a dumbbell, kettlebell, medicine ball, or anything else that's heavy and compact. They usually require you to hold the weight in front ...

This classic CrossFit move combines squats and explosive movements for a full-body workout. Wall balls are a full-body, multi-body-part exercise performed with a wall and a medicine ball.