Landmine Half Kneeling Shoulders Press

The Landmine Half Kneeling Shoulder Press targets your shoulders and core stability. This exercise improves upper body strength while engaging your core.

  1. Kneel on one knee with the other foot flat on the ground.
  2. Hold the landmine barbell with both hands at shoulder height.
  3. Press the barbell overhead while keeping your core tight.
  4. Lower the barbell back to shoulder height and repeat.

How to perform the Landmine Half Kneeling Shoulders Press

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Landmine Half Kneeling Shoulders Press using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your deltoids.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your deltoids rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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