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Medicine balls have been used for conditioning for well over a century. Traditionally large solid weights bound with leather, they now come in varied sizes and weights and are usually made of plastic and filled with rubber or fluids.

Medicine balls have many advantages over free weights. Shaped like a sports ball, they can be used for sport-specific exercises as well as being thrown or balanced upon to vary workouts. They improve stability, speed, power and fitness as well as being a good conditioning tool.

This 'how to' video serves as your personal library of the best individual and partner based medicine ball exercises. From wood choppers and power passes to bicep curls and upright rows, the exercises are geared towards general sports conditioning as well as Power, Agility, Speed and Stability Training.

The video starts with a brief introduction to medicine balls before moving into a series of 30 conditioning exercises covering general conditioning, sports dynamic and partner based exercises. Drills include squats, lunges, crunches and twists, sit ups, back extensions, shoulder presses, upright and reverse rows.