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Landmine Shoulder Press
An angled landmine press training the anterior deltoid, upper chest and triceps with trunk stabilization.
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Target
Shoulders
Category
Upper body · Strength
Difficulty
Intermediate
Sets
3
Reps
8-12 per arm
Execution
How to perform
1. Secure a barbell in a landmine and hold its end near one shoulder.
2. Stand in a stable split stance and brace your abdomen with your ribs down.
3. Press the bar upward and forward along its arc without leaning backward or using leg drive.
4. Lower slowly to the shoulder and complete the other side.
Suggested rest: 90 seconds between sets.
Technique
Key form tips
- 1Secure a barbell in a landmine and hold its end near one shoulder
- 2Stand in a stable split stance and brace your abdomen with your ribs down
- 3Keep each repetition controlled and maintain tension through Shoulders.
- 4Use a range of motion you can control without changing your setup.
Avoid
Common mistakes
- 1Using momentum or rushing the lowering phase.
- 2Letting the working position change as fatigue builds.
- 3Losing tension through Shoulders to force extra repetitions.