How to do: Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw

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Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw — starting position — Start position

Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw — finishing position — Finish position

Step-by-step instructions

1Stand with your feet shoulder width apart holding a medicine ball in both hands. To begin, reach the medicine ball deep behind your head as you bend the knees slightly and lean back.
2Violently throw the ball forward, flexing at the hip and using your whole body to complete the movement.
3The medicine ball can be thrown to a partner or to a wall, receiving it as it bounces back.

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Photos & base instructions from the open-source Free Exercise DB (public domain).