Intermediate exercise

Chest Push (single response)

  • Power
  • Plyometrics

Technique

How to perform Chest Push (single response)

  1. Kneel facing a clear throwing area and hold the medicine ball at your chest with both hands.
  2. Drive your hips and body forward as you push the ball away from your chest.
  3. Release the ball forward, then reach your hands toward the floor to receive the forward fall.
  4. Bend your elbows to control the landing while keeping your torso from collapsing.
  5. Reset in kneeling and retrieve the ball before the next separate throw.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.

MuscleScoreRole
Serratus Anterior0.5Mover, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.4Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.4Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.4Stabilizer