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Get In Shape with Medicine Ball Training
The 30 Best Medicine Ball Exercises and Workouts To Create A Great Body In Record Time
By Julie Schoen and Little Pearl
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GET IN SHAPE
My first encounter with medicine balls was not pretty. It was freshman year of high school and I was in love. The recipient of my longing affection, a sophomore and my high schools only male member of the pole-vaulting team with a four-o-clock shadow, had just nearly escaped a medicine ball that was hurled at his head by one of the star sprinters. The ball came rolling into my path on the track. Weak in the knees from hearing his angelic voice calling for me to toss him the ball back, not to mention the 200-meter sprints I was running, I mustered up every ounce of energy I had left and sprinted towards the ball.
As a die-hard soccer player who only moonlit as a track star to appease the pestering coach who had noticed me my first day of high school P.E. my first instinct when I saw that blue ball rolling across the track was to kick it. I somehow thought in that split second that my kicking the ball back to the hunky boy with the long stick was my only hope at escaping teenage loneliness and the best chance I had at marriage barring an unlikely arranged marriage. Thoughts of me and him frolicking through the grass in our matching track shorts and holding hands at our futures sons wedding clouded my vision as I approached the lethal ball.
Dont Kick The Balls
With one swift kick I was on my face. The ball, which I now discovered was heavy and not at all like a soccer ball, had foiled all of my hopes at impressing my could-have-been-beau. The romantic bubble burst and my first love faded as quickly as it came. As I surveyed the damage, bleeding knees, a road rash shoulder, and a face that looked like I just got run over by a truck, my better judgment took; how could I marry someone who was doubled over in laughter at the sight of my blood?
Yes, my first encounter with a medicine ball is one I, and now likely you, will never forget. But as I picked myself up off the track a new obsession took the place of the boy I would redeem myself by mastering the medicine ball.
Are You Ready For Intense Training?
Now my workout weapon of choice, the medicine ball has helped me train for championship matches, sculpt my body for my swimsuit modeling days, get back in shape after giving birth to my son, and, most importantly, helps me torture friends and clients who pay good money for me to do just that.
And of course Im not alone. Something this good is bound to be popular, which is why the medicine ball is a staple in nearly every home gym and professional trainers repertoire. A global phenomenon since William "Iron Duke" Muldoon, a nineteenth-century wrestling champion and boxing trainer, invented the training device, now medicine balls come in a wide variety of colors and weights, anywhere from two to sixty pounds.
Join The Ranks of Professional Trainers and Celebrities
Take for example actress Stacy Keibler and her trainer, Juliet Kaska, who use medicine balls to help tone Keiblers core and butt. Keibler says that within four weeks of doing these workouts she feels more confident and gets compliments on my butt all the time now.
And then there is superstar Vanessa Hudgens, who used medicine balls with her Los Angeles trainer Logan Hood to help create a buff physique for her kick-butt role in the movie Sucker Punch , a 2011 Kill Bill meets Inception fantasy-action flick directed by Zack Snyder. According to her trainer, the intense workouts helped to prove to the young actress that she is stronger than she imagined.
Busy? Just had a baby? That is nothing that a kick-butt medicine ball workout cant handle. One look at Elisabeth Rohms, the 39-year-old actress, body will convince you. After giving birth to her daughter the actress turned her exercise regimen up a notch (including strength moves with weighted balls) and the result was an impressive 75-pound weight loss according to Shape magazine.
You Can Do It!
So whether you are interested in a killer workout at home or a fun new way to train with a friend, the medicine ball is your new go-to piece of equipment. It is the only thing standing in between you and the sexy, sculpted body of your dreams just be sure to not kick it.
Have Fun and Get In Shape!
Julie
3 EFFECTIVE WORKOUT PLANS
No matter how busy you are I am confident that you can find the time to squeeze in a 10-minute workout. Treat those 10 minutes like an appointment with yourself and dont you dare cancel! Even in just 10 minutes, 5 times a week you will start to see incredible results. If you have more time, try a 20 or 30-minute workout. And remember, a little bit of extra time spent with your medicine ball means the faster you will achieve that incredible body you have always wanted!
The Equipment
To do these workouts all you will need are two medicine balls, one lighter and one heavier. For me (and most of the clients I work with) a 6-pound ball and a 10-pound ball work best. As a general rule of thumb, use the heavier ball for exercises that work your arms and legs and the lighter ball for ones that work your core. Of course, you will know pretty quickly if the ball you are using is the right weight too heavy and the exercise will seem impossible, too light and you wont break a sweat.
- 10 Minute Workout Plan
Begin with 5 minutes of cardio, something like running or jumping rope to really get your heart rate going. Choose 3 of the medicine ball exercises. Do each exercise for 1 minute, completing as many reps as possible in that time frame or holding the position for 1 minute depending on how the exercise is performed.
- 20 Minute Workout Plan
Choose 5 of the medicine ball exercises. Do 3 sets of 15 to 20 reps for each exercise. Do all sets of each exercise in a row, resting for 30 to 60 seconds between each set.
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