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Med Ball Rotational Throw

OtherCompoundEasy to learn
Front
Back
Primary Secondary

Works

Obliques

Also glutes, delts, abs

You need

Medicine ball, Wall

How to do itPictures · 3 steps
1Load
2Throw
Main musclesAlso working
  1. 1Stand side-on to a wall
  2. 2Load into the back hip
  3. 3Throw by rotating hips first, arms last

Most common mistake

Throwing with the arms while the hips stay still.

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Good for

  • Ranked #3 for racket
  • Carries straight over to racket

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Research
79
Scored by hand
Results
Soon
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Why research scores it 79
TransferExcellent
Injury protectionGood
PracticalityStrong

Trains the hip-to-shoulder sequence behind serves and forehands.

Research behind these criteria

  • Transfer: Seitz et al., 2014 · Markovic, 2007 · Blagrove et al., 2018 · Rønnestad & Mujika, 2014
  • Injury protection: Lauersen et al., 2014 · van Dyk et al., 2019 · Harøy et al., 2019 · Webster & Hewett, 2018
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