Technique
- Lean forward and place your hands on the sled’s vertical bars.
- Drive your feet into the ground with small, powerful steps.
- Move the sled forward while maintaining constant tension and rhythm.
Form tips
- Maintain a straight line from your head to your heels.
- Do not let your back arch during the push.
Logging: Total weight used.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Quadriceps
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Legs
Secondary
- Pelvis
- Hip adductors
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Vastus lateralis
- Gluteus maximus
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Biceps femoris (long)
- Flexor digitorum brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Flexor hallucis brevis
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- Serratus anterior
Equipment
Appears in
Cardio
Other disciplines
Joint movements
Regressions
Treadmill sled push
Beginner
Variations
Treadmill sled push
Beginner
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