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Tennis: ABS Throw Overhead

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Sit close to the wall and put feet up on the wall. Lift your upper body and start throwing the ball overhead against the wall. Player has to maintain straight upper body to make sure that core muscles are working all the time. On the other hand, player also works on shoulders while throwing the ball.

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