Landmine Kneeling Thruster Press

The Landmine Kneeling Thruster Press targets your shoulders and core while improving stability and strength.

  1. Kneel beside a landmine setup with one knee on the ground.
  2. Hold the barbell with one hand at shoulder height, keeping your elbow close to your body.
  3. Engage your core and press the barbell overhead while standing up from the kneeling position.
  4. Lower the barbell back to the starting position and repeat.

How to perform the Landmine Kneeling Thruster Press

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Landmine Kneeling Thruster Press using your barbell.
  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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