Medicine ball slam

Sets, reps and RIR

Stop the set when position breaks, not when the muscle burns. Quality of position is the whole point.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Abs, Lats.

Secondary: Front delts, Triceps.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norwegian Ballslag
• Swedish Bollslag
• Danish Medicinbold slam
• German Medizinball Slam
• Spanish Golpe con balón medicinal
• Italian Slam con palla medica
• Portuguese Medicine ball slam
• Russian Удары мячом об пол
• French Slam avec médecine ball

Related core exercises

• Hanging leg raise
• Hanging knee raise
• Pelvic floor squeeze
• Plank
• Side plank
• Sit-ups

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