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Supine Chest Throw

How to do the Supine Chest Throw with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundMedicine BallBeginnerPush
Primary muscles

Triceps

Secondary

Chest, Shoulders

Equipment

Medicine Ball

Step by step

How to do the Supine Chest Throw

  1. 1

    This drill is great for chest passes when you lack a partner or a wall of sufficient strength. Lay on the ground on your back with your knees bent.

  2. 2

    Begin with the ball on your chest, held with both hands on the bottom.

  3. 3

    Explode up, extending through the elbow to throw the ball directly above you as high as possible.

  4. 4

    Catch the ball with both hands as it comes down.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Supine Chest Throw set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your triceps volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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