Beginner exercise

Medicine Ball Full Twist

  • Coordination
  • Power
  • Functional

Technique

How to perform Medicine Ball Full Twist

  1. Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and hold the medicine ball in front of your chest.
  2. Soften your knees, brace your core, and keep a slight bend in your elbows.
  3. Rotate your hips, torso, and shoulders together toward one side while pivoting the opposite foot.
  4. Reverse the motion through center and rotate toward the other side.
  5. Continue alternating sides under control for the prescribed repetitions.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
External Oblique0.7Mover, Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.7Mover, Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.3Stabilizer