Landmine 180
A rotating landmine core exercise where you swing the barbell side to side using your hips, shoulders, and obliques.
Secondary muscles
How to do it
- Stand facing the free end of the barbell with your feet about shoulder-width apart, and hold the barbell sleeve with both hands in front of your chest.
- Bend your knees slightly, brace your midsection, and keep your arms long but not locked.
- Rotate your shoulders and hips together to lower the barbell toward one hip.
- Drive through your feet and rotate across your body to sweep the barbell in an arc toward the opposite side.
- Control the barbell as it changes direction, and continue rotating side to side with your chest facing the barbell.
- Keep the movement smooth and balanced on both sides until the set is complete.
Form cues
- Rotate hips and shoulders together
- Brace your core
- Move the bar in an arc
- Stay tall through the chest
Common mistakes
- Twisting only the arms while the torso stays still
- Letting the lower back arch as the bar moves
- Locking the knees and staying flat-footed
- Jerking the bar instead of controlling the arc
Breathing
Inhale as the barbell moves to one side, and exhale as you rotate it across to the other side.
