How to do the Landmine Lateral Raise
- Stand beside the landmine, feet comfortable, holding the bar near your thigh.
- Keep your torso upright with a slight elbow bend and your shoulders level.
- Lift the bar out to your side, keeping your wrist below your elbow.
- Raise the bar until your arm reaches shoulder height, then slowly lower it back.
Full technique — 7 steps
- Stand beside the landmine with the sleeve end in one hand and feet set comfortably apart.
- Hold the bar just off your outside thigh with a slight elbow bend and your torso upright.
- Tighten your stomach and keep your shoulders level before starting the raise.
- Lift the bar out and up to your side, keeping your wrist below your elbow as the bar arcs upward.
- Raise until your upper arm reaches about shoulder height without shrugging or leaning away.
- Lower the bar along the same path until it returns near your thigh.
- Finish all reps on one arm, then switch sides.
Common mistakes
- Leaning away from the bar
- Shrugging into the top
- Turning it into a front raise
- Bending the elbow too much
- Swinging through the bottom
Form cues
- Keep wrist below elbow
- Keep shoulders level
- Stop at shoulder height
- Stay upright
