Med Ball Training for Athletic Performance
As far back as 3000 years, the Greeks used medicine balls to help post-injury stages of recovery. Nowadays, medicine balls (MB’s) have become popular among athletic trainers, sports performance coaches, and athletes themselves due to the major benefits this equipment provides.Using MB’s can increase the rate of force development, neural recruitment, coordination, balance and provides an effective plyometric movement that ads some variety to an athlete’s training regimen.Throughout the article, we will expand on the benefits and highlight important factors of MB training.Develop Explosive Power and StrengthExplosive power is the ability to produce a maximum amount of force in the [...]
