Landmine Anti-Rotation

Anti-rotation variation: you resist trunk rotation while holding the bar in front of you.

• Isolation
• Barbell
• Beginner

How to do it

• Hold the end of the bar in front of your chest and resist being rotated by the load
• Resist the rotation: pelvis and shoulders stay square to the front
• Brace the abs and keep breathing without losing position

Sets, reps and tempo

Ranges: 8–15 reps or 20–45 s under tension · 1–2 RIR

Tempo: Slow, controlled movement; no momentum and no bouncing

Common mistakes

• Letting the torso rotate toward the load
• Choosing so much weight that you have to change your posture to hold it

Muscles worked

Primary

• Core / abs

Secondary

• Anterior deltoid

Alternatives

• Cable Wood Chopper
• Pallof Press (anti-rotation)
• Russian Twist