Medicine Ball Full Twist
How to do the Medicine Ball Full Twist with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Abs
Shoulders
Medicine Ball
How to do the Medicine Ball Full Twist
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For this exercise you will need a medicine ball and a partner. Stand back to back with your partner, spaced 2-3 feet apart. This will be your starting position.
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Hold the ball in front of the trunk. Open the hips and turn the shoulders at the same time as your partner.
- 3
For full rotation, you and your partner should twist in the same direction, i.e. counter-clockwise.
- 4
Pass the ball to your partner, and both of you can now twist in the opposite direction to repeat the procedure.
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