MED BALL FORWARD OVERHEAD TOSS

Forward Overhead Toss is an athletic forward flexion, anterior core movement. Typically, we complement them with a lower body stability exercise making the toss much more functional and multi-purpose.

Med Ball Forward Overhead Toss: Standing to Single Leg

• This movement combines a standing Overhead toss, with a double leg to single leg snap down.
• The focus is on both rotary and single leg stability
• Begin in athletic position, approximately 10 ft away and facing the wall. Feet are slightly wider than shoulder width.
• Grap the Medicine ball on either side, fingers pointed away, thumbs up the entire time
• Begin with the ball near your chest.
• Rotate your shoulders by taking the ball around your inside shoulder and behind your head, keeping your hips stable with belly button facing forward. Try not to arch your back when doing so.
• With force, overhead toss the ball towards the wall.
• At the same time snap-down to a single leg position on your outside foot.
• Attempt to pause in this position until the ball rolls to you.
• The challenge isn’t so much the toss, as the ability to brake and stabilize on one leg. This toss is a lot harder than it looks.