Working Out With The Med Ball – 18 Med Ball Exercises
The Med Ball is a great piece of equipment that you can use to work on your power as well as your aerobic endurance. It is also a great way to get in a full-body, core-intensive workout.
However, unlike when you lift and you constantly want to be challenging yourself with weight, when you do Med Ball Exercises, more weight isn’t always better.
With Med Ball Drills, you want to use only as heavy a ball as you can while still being explosive and moving quickly. Explosiveness and power are more important than going heavy.
Even when you work on endurance, you don’t necessarily want to go super heavy. You want to use a heavy enough ball that you are challenged during the time you work, but also a light enough ball that you can keep moving at a consistent pace.
While lifting more weight to challenge your body is important, adding weight isn’t necessarily always the answer, especially with certain drills. The Med Ball is a great chance to work on your speed and explosiveness and even your reaction time. And going heavy and moving slowly because you are using too heavy a ball isn’t going to accomplish that.
When doing these 18 Med Ball Drills think explosive, quick and powerful and then think about adding more weight only if you can stay as explosive and power.
Or if you use some of these drills to build your aerobic base during your active recovery workouts, go light and think consistent movement. Only add weight if you can continue to work in that 65-85% of your max effort range. You aren’t trying to redline or burn yourself out during the endurance work!
