Best Core Workouts With Medicine Balls
About
Medicine balls are versatile tools, constructed as weighted spheres often covered in durable, rubbery material, suitable as resistance substitutes for traditional weights.
Their unique ability to be safely thrown or smashed enhances workout dynamics and creates engaging exercises.
Utilizing a medicine ball can provide challenges to core stability due to added instability during various movements.
The core includes the abdominal and lower back muscles, essential for stabilizing the torso during physical activities.
Practicing exercises such as sit-ups, planks, twists, and back extensions with a medicine ball effectively strengthens these muscle groups and promotes overall body stabilization.
Workout 1
Abs, Lower Back
Medicine Ball Russian Twist
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Medicine Ball Superman
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Decline Sit Up with Medicine Ball Toss
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Medicine Ball Leg Crunch
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Balance Trainer Overhead Weighted Crunch
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1. Medicine Ball Russian Twist
SETS LOGGED321,445Abs Strength93 mScoreAbs
Medicine BallsThe Medicine Ball Russian Twist is a core exercise using a medicine ball to increase resistance. This variation challenges your stability and strength while twisting side to side, engaging your core effectively.
How to do it
The Medicine Ball Russian Twist is a core exercise using a medicine ball to increase resistance. This variation challenges your stability and strength while twisting side to side, engaging your core effectively.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps12.5lbs28reps12.5lbs38reps12.5lbs2. Decline Sit Up with Medicine Ball Toss
SETS LOGGED14,494Abs Strength87 mScoreAbs
Decline BenchMedicine BallsThe Decline Sit Up with Medicine Ball Toss is a challenging core exercise done on a decline bench. It works your abdominal muscles and improves coordination by adding a toss to the sit-up movement.
How to do it
The Decline Sit Up with Medicine Ball Toss is a challenging core exercise done on a decline bench. It works your abdominal muscles and improves coordination by adding a toss to the sit-up movement.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps12.5lbs28reps12.5lbs38reps12.5lbs3. Medicine Ball Superman
SETS LOGGED190,755Lower Back Strength89 mScoreLower BackMedicine BallsThe Medicine Ball Superman is an exercise that strengthens your back, glutes, and hamstrings using a medicine ball for added resistance. It targets similar muscles as the standard Superman but enhances the workout by incorporating an object to lift.
How to do it
The Medicine Ball Superman is an exercise that strengthens your back, glutes, and hamstrings using a medicine ball for added resistance. It targets similar muscles as the standard Superman but enhances the workout by incorporating an object to lift.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps10lbs28reps10lbs38reps10lbs4. Medicine Ball Leg Crunch
SETS LOGGED53,142Abs Strength90 mScoreAbsMedicine BallsThe Medicine Ball Leg Crunch is a great exercise to strengthen your abdominal muscles. You lie on your back, hold a medicine ball between your feet, and lift your upper body toward your legs while keeping the ball squeezed.
How to do it
The Medicine Ball Leg Crunch is a great exercise to strengthen your abdominal muscles. You lie on your back, hold a medicine ball between your feet, and lift your upper body toward your legs while keeping the ball squeezed.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps12.5lbs28reps12.5lbs38reps12.5lbs5. Balance Trainer Overhead Weighted Crunch
SETS LOGGED30,104Abs Strength89 mScoreAbs
BOSU® Balance TrainerMedicine BallsThe Balance Trainer Overhead Weighted Crunch is a core exercise performed on a BOSU Balance Trainer using a medicine ball for added resistance. This exercise targets the abdominal muscles while also improving grip strength and core stability due to the instability of the dome.
How to do it
The Balance Trainer Overhead Weighted Crunch is a core exercise performed on a BOSU Balance Trainer using a medicine ball for added resistance. This exercise targets the abdominal muscles while also improving grip strength and core stability due to the instability of the dome.
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