How to Exercise with the squat and medicine ball side throw

Learn how to exercise by doing the squat and medicine ball side throw.

EXERCISE DETAILS:

Primary Muscle Group: glutes

Secondary Muscle Group: abs and obliques, calves, chest, hamstrings, lower back, quads, shoulders

Base Movement: squat, throw, trunk rotation

Equipment: medicine ball

Training Type: plyometrics and power, weight training

Level of Difficulty: 7

Sport Specific: baseball, basketball, boxing, cycling, field hockey, football, ice hockey, rowing, rugby, ski alpine, ski nordic, soccer, speed skating, swim breast stroke, swim butterfly, swim freestyle, tennis, volleyball, wrestling

Position: standing

Movement Variation: bilateral

Plane of Motion: sagittal, transverse

Joint Action: hip extension, knee extension, plantar flexion, shoulder girdle protraction, shoulder girdle retraction, shoulder horizontal extension, shoulder horizontal flexion, spine rotation