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How to do it
- Wedge one end of a barbell into a landmine sleeve or a padded corner.
- Load the free end and stand facing it with your feet hip-width apart.
- Cup the loaded end with both hands and bring it to chest height.
- Brace your core, squeeze your glutes and hinge very slightly at the hips.
- Press the bar up and away along its arc until both arms are straight.
- Hold briefly, then lower the bar back to your chest under control.
Common mistakes
- Pressing straight up instead of following the bar's arc, which fights the anchor and stalls the rep.
- Letting the ribs flare at lockout, which turns the press into a lower back extension.
- Holding the bar loosely so it slides in the hands, which ends the set on grip rather than shoulders.
- Using an unsecured corner setup, which lets the bar skate sideways under load.
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Front Delts
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Good to know
- What muscles does the Landmine Press work?
- Mainly the front delts. It also works the abs, chest and triceps.
- What equipment do you need for the Landmine Press?
- It uses a barbell. Without it, the Band Overhead Press and the Cable Overhead Press train the same muscles the same way.
- Is the Landmine Press good for beginners?
- GymVim rates it beginner.