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Log Lift
Log Lift is a intermediate strongman exercise. It works the shoulders, with help from the abdominals, chest, glutes, hamstrings, lower back, middle back, quadriceps, traps and triceps.
intermediateotherpush movementcompoundstrongman
- Main muscles
- shoulders
- Also works
- abdominals, chest, glutes, hamstrings, lower back, middle back, quadriceps, traps, triceps
How to do it
- Begin standing with the log in front of you. Grasp the handles, and begin to clean the log. As you are bent over to start the clean, attempt to get the log as high as possible, pulling it into your chest. Extend through the hips and knees to bring it up to complete the clean.
- Push your head back and look up, creating a shelf on your chest to rest the log. Begin the press by dipping, flexing slightly through the knees and reversing the motion. This push press will generate momentum to start the log moving vertically. Continue by extending through the elbows to press the log above your head. There are no strict rules on form, so use whatever techniques you are most efficient with. As the log is pressed, ensure that you push your head through on each repetition, looking forward.
- Repeat as many times as possible. Attempt to control the descent of the log as it is returned to the ground.
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Similar exercises
- Crucifix · other, beginner
- Circus Bell · other, expert
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).