Beginner exercise

Sled Push

  • Conditioning
  • Strength
  • Strongman

Technique

How to perform Sled Push

  1. Load your pushing sled with the desired weight.
  2. Take an athletic posture, leaning into the sled with your arms fully extended, grasping the handles.
  3. Push the sled as fast as possible, focusing on extending your hips and knees to strengthen your posterior chain.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis.

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Maximus1.0Target, Mover
Rectus Femoris0.9Target, Mover
Vastus Lateralis0.9Target, Mover
Vastus Medialis0.9Target, Mover
Soleus0.5Mover