Overhead Slam

Overhead Slam — Start position — Start position

Overhead Slam — End position — End position

Region: Shoulder & Scapula
Equipment: Medicine Ball
Category: Plyometrics
Level: Beginner
Mechanic: compound
Force: pull

Muscles worked

lats

Filled = primary · Outlined = secondary

Source: Free Exercise DB (public domain)

How to perform

Hold a medine ball with both hands and stand with your feet at shoulder width. This will be your starting position.
Initiate the countermovement by raising the ball above your head and fully extending your body.
Reverse the motion, slamming the ball into the ground directly in front of you as hard as you can.
Receive the ball with both hands on the bounce and repeat the movement.

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