Ball Overhead Hold

Overview

Medicine ball core training is a form of exercise that focuses on strengthening and stabilizing the muscles of the core using a medicine ball. The core muscles include the abdominals, obliques, lower back, and deeper stabilizing muscles. The medicine ball, a weighted ball that comes in various sizes and weights, adds resistance to the exercises, making them more challenging and effective for core development.

Description

Let's get started by grabbing your ball and pressing it above your head or as high as you can.

This is the starting position.

From here, we are going to hold this position for the allotted time. Once done, return the ball back down safely to your lap.

You can change the intensity of this exercise by increasing or decreasing the weight of the ball.

Benefits

• Improved Strength: Medicine ball resistance training helps build muscular strength, especially in the arms, shoulders, core
• Enhanced Stability and Balance: Using a medicine ball challenges your stability and balance during exercises, leading to improved functional fitness.
• Versatility and Convenience: Medicine ball workouts can be performed virtually anywhere, making them a convenient option for effective strength training on the go.

Area focus

• Shoulders

Primary muscles

• Deltoids

Secondary muscles

Exercise type