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Landmine Rotation

Also called Landmine 180

BarbellCompoundEasy to learn
Front
Back
Primary Secondary

Works

Obliques

Also abs, delts, glutes

You need

Landmine, Barbell

How to do itPictures · 3 steps
1Left
2Overhead
3Right
Main musclesAlso working
  1. 1Hold the bar end at arm’s length
  2. 2Rotate it side to side in an arc
  3. 3Pivot the hips with it

Most common mistake

Bending the arms and turning only the shoulders.

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Good for

  • Ranked #3 for golf
  • Carries straight over to golf

Compare with

vs Cable Woodchopvs Med Ball Rotational Throwvs Pallof Press
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For golf
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Research
79
Scored by hand
Results
Soon
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How lifters rate itBe the first
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Why research scores it 79
TransferExcellent
Injury protectionGood
PracticalityStrong

Rotation driven from the hips under load, close to the sequence of the swing.

Research behind these criteria

  • Transfer: Seitz et al., 2014 · Markovic, 2007 · Blagrove et al., 2018 · Rønnestad & Mujika, 2014
  • Injury protection: Lauersen et al., 2014 · van Dyk et al., 2019 · Harøy et al., 2019 · Webster & Hewett, 2018
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  • ASingle-Leg RDLDumbbell
  • AMed Ball Rotational ThrowOther
  • ATrap Bar DeadliftBarbell

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