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medicine ball
The Barbell Squat and Deadlift Alternative
The medicine ball power clean to squat is the best substitute for anyone who can’t or won’t do barbell deadlifts or squats.
Jesse Irizarry
Power Up Your Training Inside and Outside the Gym
A small power investment pays huge dividends for you in and out of the gym.
Shane McLean
Include Rotational Movements In Your Training
Strengthen your muscles and joints to handle rotational movements to benefit you in sports and in life.
Emily Beers
Adduct, Extend, and Rotate for Better Pecs
If you want better pecs, you have to properly train all of the pecs.
DeShawn Fairbairn
10 Perfect Buys for Your Home Gym
If you're lucky enough to have enough space to create a home gym then make it the best one you can.
Amanda Thebe
Lying Single Leg Bicycle Kick (With Medicine Ball)
A great supplemental exercise for enhancing the acts of sprinting, jumping, and kicking.
Movement Library
Overhead Medicine Ball Throw
A drill to achieve triple extension of the joints (ankles, knees, hips) for the purpose of jumping and overall athletic performance.
Movement Library
Conditioning That Won't Kill Your Gains
What makes the concentric movement less effective in building muscle and strength is the same thing that makes it great as a conditioning tool.
Tim Hendren
Why I Love the Medicine Ball and You Should, Too
The med ball has been around for thousands of years. So why doesn’t it get the attention and respect other training tools do?
Eric C. Stevens
4 Hip and Core Strengthening Movements (Video)
In this video, Ben shows you four ways you can improve your trail running through simple bodyweight movements.
Ben Musholt
Volume Builds Overhead Ball Throwing Speed
Want to throw that soccer ball faster? New research suggests a certain volume of weighted medicine ball throws can help you build that ball speed.
Joshua Wortman