Demo & instructions
Landmine Thruster
Also known as: Landmine Squat to Press, Angled Barbell Thruster
Instructions
A landmine squat that flows straight into a two-hand press, using the drive from your legs to send the bar up and forward. It works most of the body at once and raises your heart rate quickly.
- Movement
- Squat
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 6–15 reps
Setup
- 1Anchor one end of the barbell in a landmine and load the free end lightly.
- 2Lift the free end to your chest and cup the sleeve in both hands, elbows tucked under it.
- 3Stand with feet about shoulder-width apart, leaning very slightly into the bar.
Execution
- 1Sit down into a full squat with the bar held close to your chest.
- 2Drive up hard through your whole foot.
Target
Equipment
Muscles worked
Equipment
Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
