Sledding?
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Skarhead1
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use it, love it... other benefits include, strenghening your legs and I feel much better conditioned then say the tead mill -- i find myself recovering from workouts much easier
AngryMuscles
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it burns your entire legs and body. i use tires. what I do is: weight should be light
300 m back and forth so that would mean dragging 600 m on your first lap
rest 90 sec
then do it again for 4-5 more. if strength, as dave said, heavy weight on sled/tire then pull half meter of what u did, 150m so both are 300 m but really heavy
that's what i do. i dunno about the weight since I just fill the tire gap with stones and sometimes had kids sit on it, but it's all good. usually, doing such are for people who can't run or do not want to run.
300 m back and forth so that would mean dragging 600 m on your first lap
rest 90 sec
then do it again for 4-5 more. if strength, as dave said, heavy weight on sled/tire then pull half meter of what u did, 150m so both are 300 m but really heavy
that's what i do. i dunno about the weight since I just fill the tire gap with stones and sometimes had kids sit on it, but it's all good. usually, doing such are for people who can't run or do not want to run.
AngryMuscles
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or if I have the time, i'd cut the tire a bit to insert the rope/chain in there rather than tying it over and above then had the hole in the middle covered with some hard wood and place plates on it. that would be cool
Swellin
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Wes has me using an experimental program at the moment, and it is sick as hell!
Here is an entire forum on his board that is dedicated to information about sled pulling.
http://www.ironaddicts.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=116
At first, I pulled the sled forward for 1 minute; rested for 1 minute; pulled it backwards 1 minute; rest 1 minute; forward 1 min; rest 1 min; backward 1 min; rest 1 min; forward 1 min.
That makes a total of 5 pulls in ten minutes. I used a weight that made me push to get a full minute from it the second time around.
Now, I can't tell you because it is an experiment. lol
I wouldn't want to wish this nightmare on anyone else anyway. lol
I will tell you that my cardio ability is improving as a result. I am burning fat, but that is the result of all I am doing at this point. Pulling the sled is not a substitute for normal cardio. It is in addition to the rest of your regimen. It can really kick things into gear for you.
The benefits I have personally seen from it: fat reduction, increased cardio capacity, increased GPP (fitness), and a better understanding of how various things affect my body and my overall health.
It will also help strengthen your legs, but that depends on the way you pull the sled. If you pull heavy...you strengthen the legs. You can tweak your sled pulling to benefit any aspect of your fitness, so it is a very malleable tool that can make a big difference for you.
Here is an entire forum on his board that is dedicated to information about sled pulling.
http://www.ironaddicts.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=116
At first, I pulled the sled forward for 1 minute; rested for 1 minute; pulled it backwards 1 minute; rest 1 minute; forward 1 min; rest 1 min; backward 1 min; rest 1 min; forward 1 min.
That makes a total of 5 pulls in ten minutes. I used a weight that made me push to get a full minute from it the second time around.
Now, I can't tell you because it is an experiment. lol
I wouldn't want to wish this nightmare on anyone else anyway. lol
I will tell you that my cardio ability is improving as a result. I am burning fat, but that is the result of all I am doing at this point. Pulling the sled is not a substitute for normal cardio. It is in addition to the rest of your regimen. It can really kick things into gear for you.
The benefits I have personally seen from it: fat reduction, increased cardio capacity, increased GPP (fitness), and a better understanding of how various things affect my body and my overall health.
It will also help strengthen your legs, but that depends on the way you pull the sled. If you pull heavy...you strengthen the legs. You can tweak your sled pulling to benefit any aspect of your fitness, so it is a very malleable tool that can make a big difference for you.
http://www.steroidology.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72716&highlight=sled+training
is a good thread as well.
is a good thread as well.
head over to IA forum...tons of info on his board on it.outlawtas2 said:
i prefer to do a timed session of 30-45 min...
doing various pulls/exercises with my tire as i travers differnt intervals of distance..anywere from 60yrds (30yrd turn around and back) to 200yrds (same as the 30 yrds proceedure)..and using differnt levels of resisitance as well..
Swellin
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Like I stated above, it can be tweaked to do pretty much whatever you want with it. Your post shows that to be very true. You pull to replace you cardio work. I train to fight, so my cardio work is something different. I use the sled to enhance my overall fitness and GPP.adidamps2 said:
Recently after a 5 minute pull, my heart rate went up to 164 BPM and my blood glucose levels dropped 37 points (I did not puke this particular time, but came close the first time I pulled this way...it gets better each time). So as you can see, the sled can be used to benefit many aspects of your training. It's all in how you set it up.
I would also add that my thighs looked like I just finished working legs and topped it off with a 20 rep widowmaker on squats. lol
I would recommend it to anyone wanting to improve their body. Just do some reading and ask some questions. Get some help with designing your program. As you can see, it can be developed to do anything from replacing your cardio, to strengthening your legs, and everything in between.
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yea i wasnt disagreeing with ya Swell, i was just pointing out that you said its "not a replcement for cardio" which in fact it can be...but we both agree on that too..so there is no futher arguement here...i personally love pulling and like we both said it can be tweaked to fit into any ones work out regiment as anything they need it to accomplish.
and i'm with ya on the Pukish asspects of training with this damn thing..i have spent a few mintues betwwen pulls trying not ralf all over the place...
SIDE NOTE: Swell how did you know your glucose dropped 37points after a 5 min pull?
and i'm with ya on the Pukish asspects of training with this damn thing..i have spent a few mintues betwwen pulls trying not ralf all over the place...
SIDE NOTE: Swell how did you know your glucose dropped 37points after a 5 min pull?
Swellin
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I know bud. My wording probably came off wrong there, but I knew what you were saying. I was actually trying to point out that we were both effectively saying similar things and that the sled can be useful for EVERYBODY, no matter your goals. You had a different goal for using it than me, and it worked perfectly for you and is helping me tremendously as well.adidamps2 said:
Since I am cutting weight, I have actually gone hypo after a very hard day of fight training. I now monitor my bg levels a bit better and I increased my carbs. I wear a heart rate monitor when I walk (for fat burning) and when I pull the sled. this way I can tell how things are affecting my overall fitness. The way to tell that I am still putting out the effort even though my heart rate doesn't get quite as high, is for me to check my bg pre workout and post workout. My pull was only for 5 minutes, but it was absolutely grueling beyond belief. I keep track of my bg. I checked it prior to pulling the sled, then I went outside and pulled the sled. When I got enough energy to get off the ground and crawl back inside, I checked it again. I try to keep the same interval for pre-post WO. I check it immediately prior to going outside. I then do my thing and wait exactly 20 minutes from the initial reading before taking another reading. This allows my body to kind of respond to the battering and draw upon my glycogen stores. It gives me a better idea if I hit it 20 minutes after the pre-WO test.
I recommend the use of a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, and a bg monitor for anyone who is serious about health and fitness. It allows you to keep a much better idea of what is going on with your body. of course, these are just tools and you have to figure out what each thing means and how they relate to each other over a given period of time/exercise.
I would unquestionably do HIIT 'sprints' with the sled...45sec work periods (obviously flat out, balls to the wall) 1min rest periods (walking, slowly without the sled, if you can do anything apart from just about put one foot in front of the other then the work periods should be harder). Around 8 work peroids.outlawtas2 said:
Swellin
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^^^^^^
Same goes for a sled. My sled on grass is murder. My sled on packed dirt is sweet. lol Asphalt is better than packed dirt..it glides on asphalt.
I also pull in an area that has some pretty strong slope to it. Going down hill sure is a lot more fun than coming back up it!
Same goes for a sled. My sled on grass is murder. My sled on packed dirt is sweet. lol Asphalt is better than packed dirt..it glides on asphalt.
I also pull in an area that has some pretty strong slope to it. Going down hill sure is a lot more fun than coming back up it!
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Skarhead1
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i strap a light band around a pole behind a tread mill. that way i can do sled work inside when the weather is shitty.
