Medicine balls may be new to your club, but they have been around long before Jack La Lane. A little trivia Hippocrates used animal skin balls stuffed with sand to rehabilitate his patient’s injuries.
Medicine balls offer a great alternative to dumbbells, they are more sport like and fun to train with, an important tool to implement in a functional strength training program, and they can be used to train through all planes of motion and used for sport specific training incorporating explosive movements and power.
Medicine balls available today can be bounced, tossed, and float in a pool. Their weight can range from 2-20 pounds. Small weight increments can add significant intensity to a strength training program, so be careful how fast you progress in weight.
