Overhead Slam

What it is

This powerful full-body movement utilizes a medicine ball to build explosive power. It primarily engages your latissimus dorsi, or lats, in a dynamic pulling motion. You will extend your body fully before explosively driving the ball into the ground. It also effectively strengthens your core.

Technique tips

• Begin by extending your body fully upward before the slam.
• Slam the medicine ball with maximum force directly in front of you.
• Brace your core throughout the entire motion for stability.
• Use the momentum from the bounce to initiate your next repetition.
• Focus on generating power from your hips and core.
• Maintain a controlled stance to absorb the landing.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.