Take Your Medicine.. Ball!!!

Why do they call it a Medicine Ball anyway??? I like to think that it's because if you get hit in the face with one, you'll need medicine to wake up... Actually, Medicine Balls originated during the time periods of the ancient greek civilization. They were originally made from animal skins and filled with sand!! Blehh!! Can you imagine making those things?!?!?! Yummy... Medicine Balls are great tools to help develop explosive strength and muscular power. There's a few thing you gotta know before you pick one up and toss it around "willy-nilly...", whatever that means: 1) Keep your eye on the ball ALWAYS. It could me the difference between a mouth full of teeth, or a mouth built like a picket fence...with pieces missing... 2) Pick a medicine ball that is about 10 % of your bodyweight to begin with, and when it becomes too light for you ( which it will WHEN you follow your program), then get another one that's a couple of pounds heavier, and decrease the reps of the movements in your current program. The name of the game is SAFE progression. 3) If you're going go throw the thing around, pleas make sure you do so outside. Although it is a ball, it's pretty much a rubbery brick... and it can damage your floors like nobody's business. Follow the pointers above and you'll get stronger (SAFELY) in no time!!! Sincerely, Amir C AC FITNESS SOLUTIONS