um , ▁in ▁ 2 1 2 , ▁by ▁being ▁thrown ▁to ▁wild ▁be asts , ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁Governor ▁Sc ap ula . ▁ ▁His ▁fe ast ▁day ▁is ▁ 4 ▁January . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : S ain ts ▁from ▁Roman ▁Africa ▁( prov ince ) ▁Category : 3 rd - century ▁Christian ▁mart y rs ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁Ball istic ▁training , ▁also ▁called ▁power ▁training , ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁training ▁which ▁involves ▁throwing ▁weights , ▁and ▁jump ing ▁with ▁weights , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁increase ▁explos ive ▁power . ▁The ▁intention ▁in ▁ball istic ▁exer cis es ▁is ▁to ▁maxim ise ▁the ▁acceleration ▁phase ▁of ▁an ▁object ' s ▁movement ▁and ▁minim ise ▁the ▁dec eler ation ▁phase . ▁For ▁instance , ▁throwing ▁a ▁medicine ▁ball ▁maxim ises ▁the ▁acceleration ▁of ▁the ▁ball ; ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁a ▁standard ▁weight ▁training ▁exercise ▁where ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁pron ounced ▁dec eler ation ▁phase ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁repet ition ▁i . e . ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁ben ch ▁press ▁exercise ▁the ▁bar bell ▁is ▁dec eler ated ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁a ▁halt . ▁Similarly , ▁an ▁ath lete ▁jump ing ▁whilst ▁holding ▁a ▁trap ▁bar ▁maxim ises ▁the ▁acceleration ▁of ▁the ▁weight ▁through ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁holding ▁it ▁whilst ▁they ▁jump ; ▁where ▁as ▁they ▁would ▁dec eler ate ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁standard ▁trap ▁bar ▁dead