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Medicine Ball Plyo Push-Up

Step by step instructions, muscle activation and variants for the Medicine Ball Plyo Push-Up.

HardMiddle chest

About this exercise

The medicine ball plyometric push-up is an advanced explosive upper-body exercise where one or both hands are placed on a medicine ball. The unstable surface challenges balance while the explosive push generates power through the chest, triceps, and shoulders.

How to Perform

  • Place both hands on top of a medicine ball and extend your legs into a push-up position
  • Lower your chest toward the ball under control, keeping elbows at roughly 45 degrees
  • Explosively press through your hands to launch your body upward off the ball
  • Land softly with hands back on the ball, absorbing the landing with a slight bend in the elbows
  • Immediately go into the next rep without pausing at the top

Muscle Activation

Primary
Middle chest
Secondary
TricepsCoreFront shoulders

Common Mistakes

Common mistakes content is coming soon.

About the Medicine Ball Plyo Push-Up

The Medicine Ball Plyo Push-Up is a foundational movement that builds strength and muscle through controlled, progressive overload. Train it 1 to 2 times per week with 3 to 5 working sets per session, gradually adding weight or reps as form holds up.