Defender Ibrahima Sonko and strength and England conditioning coach Chris Neville demonstrate the medicine ball chest press - an exercise designed to give you a strapping chest for the rigours of battle.
You will need:
Medicine ball
Muscles worked:
Chest (pectoral muscles)
Front of the shoulders (anterior deltoids)
What to do:
2-3 sets
8-10 reps
2-3 times per week
Ibrahima Sonko uses EA Active 2 on the Playstation 3 to workout at home.
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