Best Legs Workouts With Landmine To Build Strength
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Landmines provide a unique way to train the lower body by utilizing specialized equipment that allows for a specific range of motion through an arc created by anchoring one end of a barbell.
Strength-focused workouts incorporate compound lifts like squats, deadlifts, and lunges, as well as isolation movements, using lower repetitions and heavier weights to increase maximum strength rather than mass.
Training leg muscles involves targeting groups such as glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves through exercises designed to engage these together.
This workout emphasizes effective methods to build robust lower body strength, accommodating individual fitness levels and progressions.
Workout 1
Quadriceps, Hamstrings

Landmine Squat to Press
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Landmine Romanian Deadlift
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Landmine Single Leg Romanian Deadlift
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Landmine Squat
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Landmine Sumo Squat
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The 5 Best Legs Exercises with Landmine to Build Strength
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1. Landmine Squat to Press
Landmine Squat to Press demonstration video — proper form for this exercise. SETS LOGGED180,761Quadriceps Strength66 mScoreQuadriceps
Barbells
LandmineThe Landmine Squat to Press is a full-body exercise that targets your legs and shoulders. It helps to build strength, improves coordination, and engages your core for stability.
How to do it
- Stand tall with feet shoulder-width apart, holding the end of the barbell at chest level.
- Squat down by bending your knees and pushing your hips back, keeping the barbell on your chest.
- Stand back up and press the barbell overhead.
- Lower the barbell back to your chest and repeat.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps45lbs28reps45lbs38reps45lbs2. Landmine Squat
Landmine Squat demonstration video — proper form for this exercise. SETS LOGGED70,270Quadriceps Strength91 mScoreQuadriceps
Landmine
BarbellsThe Landmine Squat is a lower body exercise using a landmine setup. It strengthens your quads, glutes, and hamstrings while also engaging your core for stability, making it a great variation to traditional squats.
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, just past the end of the landmine.
- Grab the bar under you with both hands in a deadlift grip.
- Lift the bar to chest height and interlock your fingers around the end.
- Lean slightly forward, positioning your chest against your hands.
- Hinge at your hips and lower into a squat while keeping your core tight.
- Push through your feet to rise back up, using your legs and core for support.
- Ensure your knees stay behind your toes and maintain good posture throughout the movement.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps35lbs28reps35lbs38reps35lbs3. Landmine Romanian Deadlift
Landmine Romanian Deadlift demonstration video — proper form for this exercise. SETS LOGGED173,397Hamstrings Strength83 mScoreHamstrings
Landmine
BarbellsThe Landmine Romanian Deadlift is a beginner-friendly exercise that targets your hamstrings and glutes. It uses a landmine setup for added stability, making it easier to control the movement compared to traditional deadlifts.
How to do it
- Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart with a slight bend in your knees.
- Grip the landmine with both hands, keeping your fingers underneath.
- Hinge at your hips and lower the weight slowly, keeping your knees slightly bent.
- Stop when you feel a stretch in your hamstrings, not exceeding your flexibility limit.
- Push through your glutes and hamstrings to lift your hips and raise the weight back up.
- Pause at the top, keeping your glutes and hamstrings engaged.
- Keep your core tight, shoulders back, and chest up throughout the exercise.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps35lbs28reps35lbs38reps35lbs4. Landmine Sumo Squat
Landmine Sumo Squat demonstration video — proper form for this exercise. SETS LOGGED42,418Quadriceps Strength88 mScoreQuadriceps
Landmine
BarbellsThe Landmine Sumo Squat is an exercise using a landmine barbell setup that targets your glutes, quads, and inner thighs. It helps improve lower body strength and stability through a unique squatting angle.
How to do it
- Stand over the landmine with your feet wider than shoulder-width and toes angled out.
- Squat down and hold the end of the landmine with both hands, fingers underneath.
- Push through your heels to stand up, driving your hips forward and squeezing your glutes.
- Pause briefly at the top before lowering yourself back into the squat.
- Hold at the bottom position for a moment, then repeat.
- Keep your core tight, shoulders back, and knees behind your toes while performing the exercise.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps35lbs28reps35lbs38reps35lbs5. Landmine Single Leg Romanian Deadlift
Landmine Single Leg Romanian Deadlift demonstration video — proper form for this exercise. SETS LOGGED78,938Hamstrings Strength91 mScoreHamstrings
Landmine
BarbellsThe Landmine Single Leg Romanian Deadlift is a straightforward exercise focusing on the glutes and hamstrings. This variation on the traditional Romanian Deadlift helps improve strength, stability, and mobility on one leg, using a landmine for added stability.
How to do it
- Setup the landmine so the end is over your toes on one foot.
- Hold the end of the landmine with the hand on the same side as the landmine.
- Lift the landmine slightly above your knee while keeping a slight bend in your knee.
- Hinge at your hips and lower the weight while swinging your back leg behind you.
- Stop when you feel a light stretch in your hamstring and hold briefly.
- Make sure your back leg's toes point down towards the floor.
- Engage your glutes and hamstrings to return to the starting position, swinging your back leg underneath you.
- Keep your core tight and chest open for good posture.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps35lbs28reps35lbs38reps35lbs
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