Medicine Ball Slam primarily works the core and shoulders. It is categorized as a push movement and uses medicine-ball.
- Primary muscles
- core and shoulders
- Equipment
- medicine-ball
- Movement pattern
- push
- Catalog difficulty
- 2 of 5
How to do Medicine Ball Slam
- Ball overhead, ribs down
- Slam to floor between feet — use full hip hinge
- Scoop or catch on the rebound safely
Common mistakes
- Rounding hard at the bottom — brace, pick a safe ball surface
Muscles worked
The primary catalog target is core, with shoulders also involved. Exercise feel varies with setup, range of motion, and individual anatomy.
Related exercises and substitutions
A useful substitute should preserve the job this movement has in the session—not merely train a nearby body part. Explore the related Movviva guides below, then compare pattern, target muscles, available equipment, and difficulty.
Plank · Ab Wheel Rollout · Weighted Dead Bug · Front Rack Carry · Ab Wheel · Bird Dog
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