How to do medicine ball chop squats

Learn how to do medicine ball chop squats. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life.

Benefits
Medicine ball chop squats are a great warm-up movement to get your blood going and wake up the muscles in your legs, as well as your shoulders and core.

Starting Position
Stand upright with a medium-sized medicine ball held in both hands in front of you in both hands and your feet about hip-distance apart with knees slightly bent.

Exercise
1. From the starting position, bring the medicine ball down in front of you in a wood-chopping motion—directly down in front of you, either to between your knees or, for a greater challenge, until you tap the floor.
2. From the bottom of the motion, reverse direction and bring the ball back up, all the way to overhead. Try to maintain an even pace throughout the motion. Keep your chest and head high on both the lift and the descent, and allow your feet and legs to bend and pivot as demanded by the motion of your upper body.