# Medicine Ball Rotational Slam

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/medicine-ball-rotational-slam

Also known as: Med Ball Rotational Slam, Rotational Medicine Ball Slam, Rotational Ball Slam

Body region: Core, Shoulders

## Muscles

- Main: External Oblique, Internal Oblique
- Helps: Deltoid, Latissimus Dorsi, Rectus Abdominis, Gluteus Maximus
- Holds: Erector Spinae, Transversus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Medicine Ball

## Technique

1. Stand with feet wider than shoulders holding a slam ball by one hip.
2. Rotate and lift the ball up diagonally across your body toward the opposite shoulder.
3. Slam the ball into the floor on the far side of your body with a powerful rotation.
4. Pick it up and repeat, then switch sides.

### Cues

- Drive from the hips and trunk.
- Use a ball that does not bounce back hard.

### Common mistakes

- Using a bouncing ball that returns toward the face.
- Rounding the back to pick up the ball.
- Throwing with the arms alone.

## Alternatives

- [Medicine Ball Rotational Throw](https://heatsy.app/ex/medicine-ball-rotational-throw)
- [Medicine Ball Woodchop](https://heatsy.app/ex/medicine-ball-woodchop)