The fastest way to look like an athlete is to train like an athlete, and athletes train specific to their sport.

Swimmers swim and runners run, but they all hit the gym and have the following training goals in common: endurance, speed, agility, power, flexibility and core strength.

One thing they are doing different than most non-athletes in the gym is incorporating medicine ball routines into their workouts.

Medicine balls greatly range in weight, they are often the size of a basket ball or soccer ball and can be used as a
substitute in nearly all the exercise you would traditionally add weight to. There is nothing more functional than a
medicine ball workout, and you can take any workout you have now and substitute the medicine ball for your traditional dumbbells and begin seeing the benefits immediately.

Unlike traditional weights, medicine balls can and should be thrown, tossed, caught and rolled to develop your traditional and core strength, agility, power, speed and flexibility.