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Landmine Squat

BarbellCompoundEasy to learn
Front
Back
Primary Secondary

Works

Quads

Also glutes

You need

Landmine, Barbell

How to do itPictures · 3 steps
1Start
2Bottom
Main musclesAlso working
  1. 1Hold the end of the bar at your chest
  2. 2Lean slightly into the bar
  3. 3Sit down between your heels and stand up

Most common mistake

Leaning so far forward that the bar does the work.

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Good for

  • Easy on the joints and recovery
B
For quads
#25 of 33
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Research
60
Scored by hand
Results
Soon
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How lifters rate itBe the first
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Why research scores it 60
Target tensionGood
Loaded stretchGood
ProgressionGood
Low costExcellent

Research behind these criteria

  • Target tension: Zabaleta-Korta et al., 2021 · Kinoshita et al., 2023
  • Loaded stretch: Maeo et al., 2021 · Maeo et al., 2023 · Pedrosa et al., 2022 · Kassiano et al., 2023
  • Progression: Plotkin et al., 2022 · Pelland et al., 2026
  • Low cost: Schoenfeld et al., 2021 · Refalo et al., 2023
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