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Best Push Day Workouts With Medicine Balls To Build Strength

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Medicine balls are versatile fitness tools, often made of durable rubber, allowing for exercises similar to those done with free weights while also enabling dynamic movements like throws or slams without damaging your surroundings.

A strength-focused routine typically includes compound lifts to engage multiple muscle groups alongside isolation movements, emphasizing higher weights with fewer repetitions for maximum strength development.

Push-focused exercises target chest, shoulders, and triceps using horizontal and vertical pressing patterns combined with supplementary exercises for comprehensive development.

This structured method is a great addition to a PPL (Push, Pull, Legs) workout schedule, optimizing balanced progress and performance growth.

The 2 Best Push Day Exercises with Medicine Balls to Build Strength

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  • 1. Alternating Medicine Ball Push Up

    Alternating Medicine Ball Push Up demonstration video — proper form for this exercise.
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    55 mScore
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    Medicine Balls

    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.

    How to do it

    1. Place your right hand on a medicine ball and keep your arms shoulder-width apart.
    2. Raise your knees to form a straight line from your heels to your shoulders.
    3. Bend your elbows to lower your chest towards the floor, keeping your elbows at 45 degrees.
    4. Push back up and roll the ball to your left hand.
    5. Repeat for the desired number of reps.
    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    6reps
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    6reps
    3
    6reps
    4
    6reps
  • 2. Medicine Ball Push Up

    Medicine Ball Push Up demonstration video — proper form for this exercise.
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    180,204
    Chest Strength
    25 mScore
    Chest
    Photo of Medicine Balls
    Medicine Balls

    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.

    How to do it

    1. Start in a push-up position with your hands on a medicine ball.
    2. Keep your body straight as you bend your elbows to lower your chest to the ball, keeping your elbows at a 45-degree angle.
    3. Push back up to the starting position after your chest lightly touches the ball. Repeat for the desired number of reps.
    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    6reps
    2
    6reps
    3
    6reps
    4
    6reps

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