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Ball side toss

A isolation exercise for the obliques, with help from the abs, glutes. Equipment: medicine ball.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Stand side-on to a wall, a ball held at your hip.
  2. Rotate and throw the ball into the wall
  3. Catch it and reload smoothly

Muscles worked

Ball side toss: 3D figure mid-rep with the obliques highlighted

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