Cardio From Sled Pushing Vs Running

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[asherray]

Sled work gets my heart rate going CRAZY. My mind was blown the first time I ever did a sled work out, and just pushing the sled 4 times back and forth had me about to pass out lol. And I ran track and cross country in high school and thought I had good “endurance” because I could run 8 miles and I raced in the 1 mile. But I had never trained endurance before with the STRENGTH aspect added to it.

Man, exercises that combine strength and cardio are a whole different beast. Way harder than steady state running for me personally.

[nb]

Just discovered the sled push as not all my gyms have it. My new favourite exercise. I prefer lower weight and longer distance. The overall stress on the body is as intense as I have ever felt, feels like i'm going to die. I love it.

[Direct]

Pushing/pulling a sled is both cardiovascular and strength training. It’s all in how you do it and for how long.

[jacobharris]

Mine is sled push with burpess, to stimulate takedowns, I normally add 100 to 125 kg to short to medium distance. Very practical tool. Since functional strength is requires you to lift, lower, push, pull, throw and Catch Odd objects.

[ryandeffley]

I've been dealing with a nasty proximal hamstring strain, and sled pushes have been great for both rehab and conditioning.

At the end of every full body lifting session 3x per week, I do three rounds. The turf at my gym is 25 yards. So I go down, back, down, and back for 100 yards total. Then I rest two min and go again, etc.. It definitely gets me a bit winded, which I like as a finisher. Plus, my proximal strain is healing faster because of it.

[GorillaStrengthEquipment]

Interested.... one of may favorite cardio routines is max effort heavy 50 foot pushes with 30 second breaks per push. Duration generally 10 minutes.

[chrisattwood]

I do 250 lb sled pushes at the end of every visit to the gym as I love the way it murders me and I feel more like I've done a beast of a gym sesh

[kaylarosche]

Thank you guys for your input on my question! I love to do things like sled pushes for my "cardio" while trying to keep my strength and muscle up. Not sure if that's a good use of it or not. Lol

[seanogrady]

1:22 Not just strength homie, but speed training also, It can be like Anaerobic sprinting, where your metabolism gets faster, and your speed at sprinting events increases, you still definitely get cardio benefits of doing heavy 10-20 yard sled pushes.

[anthonybrown]

Me and a buddy race with the sled at our gym 😂😂 Load as much weight at possible and then race em 40 yards

[natbrownizzle]

I was thinking of donig a cardio sled workout and also a cardio farmers walk even on a treadmill, my idea came, when I thought about how construction workers are often very strong in certain exercises or wrestlers and their bodies are used to hours long of carrying heavy stuff, hell wrestlers lift grown man and throw them around. I am not very much interested on a bodybuilders aesthetic but rather in longevity which is why I want to implement such workouts.

[kingrobert]

for me the best training is to manually run on the treadmill i.e pushing it with your feet to move the belt, its like a sled push but you can really sprint to the max and unlike regular treadmill you are doing the work as opposed to bouncing to keep up with the moving belt. just 20 seconds in my heart rate hits 180 and in 10 minutes the whole treadmill is a puddle.

[shaunphillips]

It would be a HIIT type right if you sprint push 20 yards then rest a bit then 20 yards back??? Do that 5 times surely that's HIIT

[DeeTeaDee]

What about doing light sled pushes
15kgs only

But do it for 12 x 3 minute rounds ?

I cant get past 4 rounds without wanting to throw up.

I wanna build stamina and endurance. Will this be an effective way

[lmc]

I do 30 rounds in the gym 600m total in 30 min about once a fortnight, I hope Im getting both

[liam]

Hey guys here's a topic idea. Whenever I try to bulk I have noo problem eating enough protein and calories but I always put on waay too much fat. I think its because I'm not eating the "right" calories. I find I'm always snacking and eating garbage in an effort to get my cals up. Sometimes it can be chips and stuff. I'd love a video on the best foods to bulk with. And what happens if you bulk on too much snack foods? Thanks!

[alshaifhir]

I still wonder about the best way to perform general conditioning while maintaining muscle (as a soccer player). I'm partial to weighted movements like the sled, kettlebell, battle ropes, bands, weights, etc. My issues is: I know the mind pump guys hate circuit training and CrossFit, so what specifically should we do? Maybe I'm just dumb, but I'm not seeing the distinction

[stefansly]

Walking lunges is another one that boosts heart rate. Very curious to try and add the sled into my routine though.

[gpolishuk]

if I DO BATTLE ROPE DO i NEED TO W/O WITH WEIGHS?

[zayzay.]

is pushing your body weight(315) 400 yards a day enough?