Shoulders · Landmine
Landmine Shoulder to Shoulder Press
How to do the landmine shoulder to shoulder press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Landmine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set a barbell in a landmine and stand holding the end with both hands at one shoulder. Press the bar up and across, then lower it under control to the opposite shoulder, alternating sides each rep. Keep your ribs down and core braced throughout.
- 1Feel your front and side delts drive the press across
- 2Let your triceps finish each press near the top
- 3Brace your core and glutes to keep your trunk stable
Common mistakes
- Don't overarch your lower back or flare your ribs
- Avoid twisting your hips as the bar travels across
- Don't bounce the bar off your shoulder at the bottom
Muscles worked
The landmine shoulder to shoulder press mainly works the front delts, triceps, and side delts, with the forearms, upper chest, upper traps, upper abs, lower abs, and obliques assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsPrimary
- Side DeltsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- GlutesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.