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How to do Push-up Medicine Ball

The push-up medicine ball is a challenging variation of the traditional push-up that requires you to place both hands on a medicine ball. This increases the demand on your chest, triceps, shoulders, and core, while also challenging your balance and stability.

Primary muscle: Chest
Also works: Triceps, Shoulders and Core
Equipment: Medicine ball
Level: Advanced
Category: Chest

How to do Push-up Medicine Ball, step by step

Start in a high plank position with your hands on the medicine ball, shoulder-width apart.
Engage your core and lower your body towards the ground by bending your elbows, keeping your back straight.
Push through your palms to extend your arms and return to the starting position.
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Push-up Medicine Ball works your chest as the main mover, with help from your triceps, shoulders and core.

Track Push-up Medicine Ball in SPLYT

Push-up Medicine Ball is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.

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