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Landmine rotation

A isolation exercise for the obliques, with help from the abs, front delts. Equipment: barbell.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Hold the bar end at arm’s length over the head, feet wide.
  2. Sweep it down to one hip in an arc
  3. Bring it back over and down to the other hip

Muscles worked

Landmine rotation: 3D figure mid-rep with the obliques highlighted

Equipment

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