Correcting Common Landmine Press Mistakes (Video)
Written on December 3, 2014 at 10:06 pm, by Eric Cressey
I'm a huge fan of incorporating landmine press variations into strength training programs. These awesome exercises are great for building scapular upward rotation, core stability, upper body strength, thoracic mobility, and a whole lot more. Unfortunately, folks commonly struggle with technique with the landmine press, so I wanted to use today's video to cover how we coach these drills.
I devote a considerable amount of focus to the landmine press and its impact on scapular control in my new resource, Sturdy Shoulder Solutions. You can learn more at www.SturdyShoulders.com.
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December 4th, 2014 at 7:28 am
Great video and instruction as usual. I do have a question about foot positioning though. Does it make a difference in terms of efficiency or safety if the feet are placed in a staggered stance instead of even, like he is in the video? Thanks for any feedback!
December 4th, 2014 at 8:57 am
Excellent! I always learn so much from you, Eric! Thank you!
December 4th, 2014 at 9:31 am
Fascinating. Given concerns you’ve mentioned before with excessive anterior rotation of the shoulder, it makes sense, but had I seen that being done at the gym I would’ve assumed the person did not know what they were doing (that is, that much body sway seems to be as appropriate as the movement in a kipping pullup). Greatly appreciate the education; thank you!
December 4th, 2014 at 10:24 am
Ben, for the past year I’ve done these, and always with staggered stance. (Plus sometimes in half-kneeling.) I have LBP if my feet are in the same plane so I just stagger and the pain is gone.
My advice: experiment with different stances, and just keep the weight low enough to prevent your lumbar from hyper-extending.
You can lift the most weight standing with the back foot on same side as your push arm. Other option: there’s more multiple-plane resistance on your trunk if your back foot is the opposite side as your push arm. You get more X-pattern forces on the core. (Gray Cook is nodding approvingly if he is reading this. 🙂
This ex rocks, I love it…it’s the only pushing I can do since I tore a supraspinatus.
December 4th, 2014 at 11:05 am
This is awesome! I always wondered why I only felt it predominantly at the front of the shoulder. Thanks!!
December 4th, 2014 at 11:06 am
Hey Eric,
For a shotputter (different release), would you make any adjustments at all with technique?
December 4th, 2014 at 11:26 am
do you ever have your athletes do landmine push presses?
December 4th, 2014 at 12:43 pm
Jon,
Nope, we wouldn’t.
December 4th, 2014 at 9:23 pm
Very helpful cues. I love your site and learn so much from you videos. Thank you!
December 5th, 2014 at 8:38 am
I”ve made each one of those mistakes…..thanks to this, now i will not. Thanks Eric
December 14th, 2014 at 1:52 pm
When using a standard Olympic bar and landmine set up (as opposed to bar being wedged in a corner) I find that at the top of the lift, where advised to lean into the move, I have to lean almost 45o forward as I’m 6-ft tall. Would I be better to raise the bar off the floor to ‘make the bar longer’ due to my height? thanks