Medicine Ball Push-Up
The push-up with one hand on a medicine ball and the other on the floor; the ball shoulder steadies the wobble as the chest lowers and rises.
How to do it
Setup
Plank on the toes, one hand on top of a medicine ball, the other flat on the floor, shoulder-width.
Steps
- Lower the chest toward the floor between the hands.
- Keep the ball still under a braced shoulder.
- Press up, finish the set, then switch the ball to the other hand.
Common mistakes
Body tilting toward the ball side: keep the shoulders level over both hands. Ball rolling out from under the hand: spread the fingers around its top and brace. Hips sagging at the bottom: squeeze the glutes, body in one line.
Breathing
Inhale down, exhale pressing.
