How to do a Single Arm Landmine Press
Reviewed by Jim Parker, CPT, B.A. Kinesiology
About this exercise
- Sets Logged
- 157,591
- Popularity Rank
- 627th
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Shoulders Strength
- 65 mSCORE 98th
- Equipment Required
Barbells
Landmine
Workouts with Single Arm Landmine Press
Instructions for Proper Form
A unilateral shoulder and upper body exercise that utilizes the landmine apparatus for a unique pressing angle. By pressing a barbell with one arm at a time, it targets the shoulders, triceps, and core, emphasizing stability and balance. This variation allows for focused strength development on one side of the body, helping to correct imbalances and enhance coordination. Ideal for athletes and individuals seeking to improve shoulder strength, stability, and functional movement patterns, the Single Arm Landmine Press offers a safe and effective way to press overhead while minimizing joint stress.
- Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart holding the end of the barbell in your right hand just in front of your right shoulder.
- Your right forearm and wrist should be vertical with the ground with your palm facing in. The elbow should be tucked to your side.
- Keep your core braced as you extend your right arm raising the end of the barbell in front of your right shoulder.
- Controllably lower back to the starting position and repeat with the opposite side.
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Alternatives & Variations to Single Arm Landmine Press
1. Dumbbell Shoulder Press
99.5 mSCORESWAPPED 246 TIMESDumbbell Shoulder Press is a compound exercise that primarily targets the shoulders. The use of dumbbells allows for slightly more instability than with equipment like barbells. This can help you recruit and develop stabilizing muscles around the shoulders. In addition, by using dumbbells, you can help identify and address any strength imbalances between sides.
2. Dumbbell Front Raise
98.6 mSCORESWAPPED 200 TIMESDumbbell Front Raise is an isolation exercise that primarily targets the shoulders, more specifically the anterior deltoid (front of the shoulder). This is a very common shoulder exercise, and can work well to isolate the shoulders to build strength and muscle mass. By using dumbbells, you can help identify and address any strength imbalances between sides.
3. Arnold Dumbbell Press
93.2 mSCORESWAPPED 141 TIMESArnold Dumbbell Press is a compound movement that primarily targets the shoulders. The difference between the Arnold Press and a standard Shoulder Press is that you bring the dumbbells in front of you at the bottom of the movement rather than stopping when they reach your shoulders. Bringing the dumbbells in front of you can be more a comfortable movement as well as improve muscle activation.
4. Barbell Shoulder Press
97 mSCORESWAPPED 139 TIMESBarbell Shoulder Press is a compound exercise that primarily targets your shoulders. By using a barbell instead of other pieces of equipment, you can add more stability to the movement, which allows you to focus more on exertion rather than stability. This is one of the best exercises for developing vertical pressing strength.
5. Landmine Press
53.3 mSCORESWAPPED 134 TIMESLandmine Press is a compound exercise that primarily targets your shoulders. The use of a landmine allows you to press the weight up and forward instead of only up. This can be a huge advantage for developing strength for sports or other functional applications.
6. Cable Face Pull
96 mSCORESWAPPED 128 TIMESCable Face Pull is a compound exercise that primarily targets your shoulders, more specifically your posterior deltoids (back of the shoulder). By using a cable machine, you have more control over where the resistance is coming from, and can easily make adjustments by either moving towards or away from the cable machine, or by adjusting the height of the pulley.
- Intermediate
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7. Cable Lateral Raise
97.7 mSCORESWAPPED 119 TIMESCable Lateral Raise is a variation on the more standard Dumbbell Shoulder Raise. Similar to the Dumbbell Shoulder Raise, this isolation exercise primarily targets the shoulders, and more specifically the medial deltoid (middle of the shoulder). By using a cable machine, you have more control over the direction your resistance is coming from, and can easily make adjustments. In addition, by isolating each side of the body, you can more easily identify and address strength imbalances between sides.
8. Dumbbell Standing Front Press
64.1 mSCORESWAPPED 113 TIMESDumbbell Standing Front Press is a variation on the more standard Shoulder Press. Similar to other Shoulder Press variations, this compound exercise primarily targets your shoulders. The standing position helps improve overall balance and functional strength by engaging your core and stabilizing muscles more than a seated version. Using dumbbells ensures that each side of the body works equally, preventing compensating for any strength imbalances between sides.
9. Dumbbell Lateral Raise To Front Raise
78.6 mSCORESWAPPED 107 TIMESDumbbell Lateral Raise to Front Raise is a combination of both Shoulder Raise, and Front Raise. Both movements in this exercise are isolation movements that primarily target the shoulder. By performing these exercises together, you can more completely target your shoulders than by using one of these two movements.
10. Dumbbell Shoulder Raise
97.8 mSCORESWAPPED 101 TIMESDumbbell Shoulder Raise is an isolation exercise that primarily targets the shoulders, more specifically the medial deltoid (middle of the shoulder). This is a very common shoulder exercise and can work well for building muscle mass and strengthening the shoulders. By using dumbbells, you can help identify and address any strength imbalances between sides.