Log Lift

intermediateother·compound·push

Muscles Worked

Primary

coracobrachialis deltoid infraspinatus muscle serratus anterior subscapularis supraspinatus teres major teres minor

Secondary

Diaphragm External anal sphincter external oblique iliacus psoas major pubococcygeus Abdominal part of left pectoralis major Abdominal part of right pectoralis major Anterior papillary muscle of right ventricle Anterolateral head of lateral papillary muscle of left ventricle External intercostal muscle Innermost intercostal muscle Internal intercostal muscle Lateral papillary muscle of left ventricle pectoralis major pectoralis minor transversus thoracis gemellus inferior gemellus superior gluteus maximus gluteus medius gluteus minimus piriformis quadratus femoris biceps femoris gracilis popliteus semimembranosus semitendinosus iliococcygeus iliocostalis lumborum longissimus thoracis lumbar rotator semispinalis thoracis serratus posterior inferior Set of interspinales lumborum Spinalis Tendinous arch of levator ani iliocostalis thoracis interspinalis thoracis rhomboid major rhomboid minor serratus posterior superior Set of left levatores costarum breves Set of left levatores costarum longi Set of right levatores costarum breves Set of right levatores costarum longi spinalis thoracis Thoracic rotator rectus femoris vastus intermedius vastus lateralis vastus medialis Ascending part of left trapezius Ascending part of right trapezius Descending part of left trapezius Descending part of right trapezius levator scapulae trapezius anconeus triceps brachii

How to Perform

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.