Sandbag Load

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Sandbag Load — start position
Start
Sandbag Load — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryQuads
SecondaryAbs, Biceps, Calves, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower back, Mid back, Shoulders, Traps

How to do it

  1. 01

    To load sandbags or other objects, begin with the implements placed a distance from the loading platform, typically 50 feet.

  2. 02

    Begin by lifting the sandbag. Sandbags are extremely awkward, and the manner of lifting them can vary depending on the particular sandbag used. Reach as far around it as possible, extending through the hips and knees to pull it up high. Shouldering is usually not allowed.

  3. 03

    Move as quickly as possible to the platform, and load it, extending through your hips, knees, and ankles to get it as high as possible. Place it onto the platform, ensuring it doesn't fall off.

  4. 04

    Return to the starting position to retrieve the next sandbag, and repeat until the event is completed.

In the app

Sandbag Load appears when you own the kit it needs and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have the kit it needs

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

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