Best Chest And Back Workouts With Medicine Balls To Build Muscle Mass
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This comprehensive workout incorporates medicine balls, effective for both building muscle mass and improving functional strength.
Medicine balls, available in various weights and made of durable materials, are uniquely suitable for explosive movements like throws and slams as well as providing a versatile instability element to exercises.
The chest muscles, or pectorals, are engaged through pressing and adduction movements, while the back muscles are activated utilizing pulling actions such as rows and pull-ups.
Combining chest and back exercises allows both the push and pull motion patterns to be addressed, fostering overall upper body development.
Workouts focused on hypertrophy use moderate weights with higher repetitions, ensuring muscle growth in a balanced manner.
This approach provides a well-rounded, effective method to enhance strength and endurance.
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1. Alternating Medicine Ball Push Up
SETS LOGGED518,478Chest Strength55 mScoreChest
Medicine BallsThe Alternating Medicine Ball Push Up is a challenging push-up variation that targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps. Using a medicine ball helps improve balance and strength on both sides of the body.
How to do it
The Alternating Medicine Ball Push Up is a challenging push-up variation that targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps. Using a medicine ball helps improve balance and strength on both sides of the body.
Sets, Reps, Weight16reps26reps36reps46reps2. Medicine Ball Push Up
SETS LOGGED180,204Chest Strength25 mScoreChestMedicine BallsThe Medicine Ball Push Up is a challenging twist on a standard push-up that uses a medicine ball to engage your chest, shoulders, and core more effectively. It helps improve your balance and coordination while increasing the difficulty of your push-up routine.
How to do it
The Medicine Ball Push Up is a challenging twist on a standard push-up that uses a medicine ball to engage your chest, shoulders, and core more effectively. It helps improve your balance and coordination while increasing the difficulty of your push-up routine.
Sets, Reps, Weight16reps26reps36reps46reps3. Medicine Ball Slam
SETS LOGGED299,149Back Strength24 mScoreBackMedicine BallsThe Medicine Ball Slam is a full-body exercise that builds strength and improves cardiovascular fitness. It involves lifting a medicine ball overhead and slamming it down, engaging your arms, shoulders, core, and back.
How to do it
The Medicine Ball Slam is a full-body exercise that builds strength and improves cardiovascular fitness. It involves lifting a medicine ball overhead and slamming it down, engaging your arms, shoulders, core, and back.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps17.5lbs28reps17.5lbs38reps17.5lbs
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