The medicine ball is experiencing a new renaissance. Rightly so, as this traditional training tool is incredibly versatile and perfectly suited for modern functional training. It can be used to develop strength, endurance, speed, and coordination. The ball can serve as an additional weight in bodyweight training as well as an unstable surface, enabling explosive and complex movements through throws, impacts, and catches that train the entire body. Trainer and successful author Christoph Delp demonstrates, with the help of high-quality photos, how to incorporate the medicine ball into fitness training, targeting specific body parts or the entire body, and assists the reader in efficient and balanced training planning.