• Assume sit-up position, facing partner with med ball

• Catch ball from partner’s throw; rotate right, then left, touching ball to floor on each side

• Throw ball back to partner in explosive motion

• Repeat for specified reps

Sets/Reps: 4x15

Making Gaines: This focuses on the oblique muscles. I tell Reggie to follow the ball with his eyes to get more of a twist and work more of the oblique muscles. [I] want [him] to get full extension when he throws the ball back from his chest to help warm up his upper-body muscles. It [is] important for a running back like Reggie to have strong obliques, because he is always twisting and turning and trying to break tackles.