Weighted Sandbag Over the Shoulder Toss

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a weighted sandbag in front of you. Engage your core and prepare to lift.

  1. Squat down slightly and then explosively lift the sandbag over your shoulder.
  2. Follow through with your arms, tossing the sandbag behind you.
  3. Retrieve the sandbag and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Weighted Sandbag Over the Shoulder Toss

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Weighted Sandbag Over the Shoulder Toss using your free weights.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your quadriceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your quadriceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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