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Push-ups with 3 medicine balls

Do push-ups with 3 medicine balls: two for your hands and one for your feet. [ID: pushup_3balls]

Instructions

First time: Do some push-ups with zero medicine balls

This is a tough exercise that combines balance and core strength. You can get there with a step-by-step approach and a little patience.

Each step gets a little tougher...and a little closer to victory:

1. Plank for 30 seconds
2. Do 10 push-ups
3. With your feet balanced on 1 medicine ball, plank for 30 seconds
4. On 1 medicine ball, do 10 push-ups
5. With 2 medicine balls, one for each hand, plank for 30 seconds
6. With 2 medicine balls, do 10 push-ups
7. Use all 3 medicine balls and plank for 30 seconds
8. Finally, use all 3 medicine balls, do 10 push-ups (Congrats!)

Details

Here's the basic push-up exercise, pushup.htm

Here are five FUN, intense variations of push-ups with medicine balls, www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Mf4m3_4TA

• Explosive plyo push-up
• Single arm medicine ball push-up
• Alternating single arm push-up
• Tricep push-up
• High tension isometric push-up

Thank you to the inspiration for this exercise: Tony at Planet DG.

Little help

Video: demo from AskTheTrainer, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bRjWYLX4IY

Image source: AskTheTrainer, www.askthetrainer.com