l ift . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁ball istic ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁word ▁ β ά λ λ ε ι ν ▁( b alle in ), ▁which ▁means ▁“ to ▁throw ”. ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁ball istic ▁training ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁throughout ▁recorded ▁history , ▁especially ▁in ▁dep ict ions ▁which ▁show ▁the ▁throwing ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁stone ▁( stone ▁put ). ▁Other ▁ball istic ▁discipl ines ▁from ▁anti qu ity ▁include ▁the ▁j avel in ▁throw ▁and ▁the ▁disc us ▁throw . ▁The ▁ham mer ▁throw ▁is ▁a ▁younger ▁discipline , ▁known ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Such ▁throws ▁have ▁been ▁both ▁a ▁popular ▁sport ing ▁past ime , ▁and ▁a ▁training ▁method ▁employed ▁by ▁soldiers . ▁Ball istic ▁training ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁day ▁by ▁el ite ▁athlet es ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁looking ▁to ▁enh ance ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁perform ▁explos ively . ▁▁ ▁Comm only ▁used ▁modern ▁ball istic ▁training ▁exer cis es ▁are ▁medicine ▁ball ▁throws , ▁ben ch ▁throws , ▁jump ▁squ ats , ▁cle ans , ▁sn atch es , ▁and ▁push ▁press es . ▁ ▁F ocus ▁and ▁effects ▁ ▁Ball istic ▁training ▁forces ▁the ▁ath lete ' s ▁body ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁and ▁trigger ▁fast ▁tw itch ▁mus cle ▁fib ers . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁important ▁because ▁these ▁mus cle ▁fib ers ▁have ▁the ▁greatest ▁potential ▁for ▁growth ▁and ▁strength . ▁ ▁Ball istic ▁training ▁requires ▁the ▁mus cles ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁contract ing ▁very ▁quickly ▁and