Medicine Ball Push-Up

Setup

Start in a high plank with both hands on a medicine ball under your chest and feet hip-width apart, body forming a straight line from head to heels.

How to do it

1. Lower your chest toward the ball with elbows tracking back at about 45 degrees
2. Keep your core braced so the ball stays under your sternum without rolling
3. Press through the ball to return to the top, fully extending your elbows
4. Move slowly — the unstable surface punishes rushed reps

Watch out for

• ✗Letting the ball roll out from under the hands because the core is relaxed
• ✗Flaring the elbows wide or half-repping to avoid the stability demand