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.
Triceps
Chest, Shoulders
Medicine Ball
How to do the Supine Chest Throw
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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.
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Begin with the ball on your chest, held with both hands on the bottom.
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Explode up, extending through the elbow to throw the ball directly above you as high as possible.
- 4
Catch the ball with both hands as it comes down.
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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