Medicine Ball Scoop Throw
A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the shoulders, using a medicine ball.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Medicine Ball Scoop Throw
- Assume a semisquat stance with a medicine ball in your hands. Your arms should hang so the ball is near your feet.
- Begin by thrusting the hips forward as you extend through the legs, jumping up.
- As you do, swing your arms up and over your head, keeping them extended, releasing the ball at the peak of your movement. The goal is to throw the ball the greatest distance behind you.
Muscles Worked
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Backward Medicine Ball Throw
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Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do medicine ball scoop throw work?
Medicine Ball Scoop Throw primarily works the shoulders. The abs, hamstrings and quads assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for medicine ball scoop throw?
Medicine Ball Scoop Throw uses medicine ball.
Medicine Ball Scoop Throw: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Medicine Ball Scoop Throw is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of medicine ball scoop throw?
Backward Medicine Ball Throw, Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw, Kneeling Arm Drill train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my medicine ball scoop throw reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; medicine ball scoop throw can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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