Fysiqal

Intermediate

Medicine-Ball Rotational Throw

Compound exercise using medicine ball.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Equipment
Medicine ball
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Unilateral
Main plane
Transverse

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How to do the Medicine-Ball Rotational Throw

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Spine rotationprimary action

    External oblique (prime mover, high emphasis); Internal oblique (prime mover, high emphasis); Thoracic rotators (synergist, moderate emphasis); Rectus abdominis (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Hip internal rotationprimary action

    Gluteus medius (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Gluteus minimus (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Tensor fascia lata (synergist, low emphasis); Adductor longus (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Hip extensionsecondary action

    Gluteus maximus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Biceps femoris long head (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Shoulder horizontal adductionsecondary action

    Pectoralis major (synergist, low emphasis); Anterior deltoid (synergist, low emphasis)

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