Sandbag Shoveling
- Primary muscles
- Obliques
- Secondary muscles
- Quads, Hamstrings, Glutes
- Equipment
- Weighted
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, with a sandbag placed on the floor to one side of your body.
- 2 Hinge at your hips and bend your knees to squat down, grabbing the sandbag with both hands.
- 3 In one fluid motion, lift the sandbag up and across your body, rotating your torso as you drive through your hips and legs.
- 4 As the sandbag reaches the opposite side of your body, release it to the floor with a controlled motion.
- 5 Turn your body to face the sandbag on the new side and repeat the shoveling motion in the opposite direction.
