Medicine Ball Training

The biomechanics of athletics involve several planes of motion. It is important to achieve harmony throughout the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes. Most weight lifting exercises only train one plane of motion. Athletic movement takes place in three planes, hence the importance of designing a training program that includes these movements. Medicine ball workouts provide resistance throughout a full range of motion. The medicine ball is a unique tool that allows athletes to perform explosive, functional exercises. The ball develops core strength and mobility by providing resistance through circular, rotational, and power movements. Unlike weight machines that restrict natural movement, medicine ball training provides weighted resistance throughout all planes of movement.