The Sled Push, Walking or Running: It Buys the First Five Metres (SMD −0.87), Fades by Twenty, Leaves Top Speed Untouched - and Has Not Been Shown to Beat Plain Sprinting
Sep 25
5 min read
Hands on the handles of a self-propelled treadmill, hips low, driving the belt with the legs: the sled push has moved from the rugby pitch into the commercial gym and into fitness racing. Done walking it is a leg-dominant conditioning drill; done running it is a resisted sprint. The question is what it actually trains, how heavy the resistance should be, and whether the transfer people claim for it holds up in trials.
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