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Supine Two-Arm Overhead Throw

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

CompoundMedicine BallBeginnerPull
Primary muscles

Abs

Secondary

Chest, Lats, Shoulders

Equipment

Medicine Ball

Step by step

How to do the Supine Two-Arm Overhead Throw

  1. 1

    Lay on the ground on your back with your knees bent.

  2. 2

    Hold the ball with both hands, extending the arms fully behind your head. This will be your starting position.

  3. 3

    Initiate the movement at the shoulder, throwing the ball directly forward of you as you sit up, attempting to go for maximum distance.

  4. 4

    The ball can be thrown to a partner or bounced off of a wall.

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Log it, see it on your body.

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

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