Chest Push with Run Release

How to do the Chest Push with Run Release

1. Begin in an athletic stance with the knees bent, hips back, and back flat. Hold the medicine ball near your legs. This will be your starting position.
2. While taking your first step draw the medicine ball into your chest.
3. As you take the second step, explosively push the ball forward, immediately sprinting for 10 yards after the release. If you are really fast, you can catch your own pass!

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	chest
Secondary	abs, shoulders, triceps
Equipment	medicine ball
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

No medicine ball? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Plyo Push-up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Medium Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Reverse Grip Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Wide Bodyweight Isometric Wipers Bodyweight Push Up to Side Plank Bodyweight

Harder than the Chest Push with Run Release

Plyo Kettlebell Pushups expert · Kettlebell Flat Bench Cable Flyes intermediate · Cable Machine Incline Cable Flye intermediate · Cable Machine

Common questions

What muscles does the Chest Push with Run Release work?

The Chest Push with Run Release primarily works the chest, with the abs, shoulders, and triceps as secondary movers. Chest Push (multiple response), Chest Push (single response), and Chest Push from 3 point stance train the same muscle, across 11 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Chest Push with Run Release?

A Medicine Ball. Without a medicine ball, Plyo Push-up, Incline Push-Up Medium, and Incline Push-Up Reverse Grip train the same muscle, and 17 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Chest Push with Run Release suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Chest Push with Run Release is rated beginner. Plyo Kettlebell Pushups, Flat Bench Cable Flyes, and Incline Cable Flye are the progressions from here.

Where should the Chest Push with Run Release go in a workout?

Early — the Chest Push with Run Release is compound, working 4 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh.

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