Weight sled workouts are a fantastic way to develop strength, endurance, and overall performance. The Zero Sled takes sled training to the next level with its 360° swivel, making it perfect for rapid direction changes in sled drags, pulls, sprints, rows, and presses. Whether you're aiming to boost leg strength or upper body power, the Zero Sled has you covered.
But what if you could take your sled workouts even further? With the right upgrades, like the Sled Strap and Premium Handles, you can unlock even more exercises and versatility, allowing you to target specific muscles and enhance your training effect. In this blog, we’ll explore how these upgrades can enhance your sled exercises, helping you get the most out of your sled training.
Key Takeaways
- Supercharge your sled workouts: The Zero Sled upgrades allow you to add resistance and variety to your weight sled exercises, making your lower body and conditioning workouts more intense and effective.
- Build explosive strength and endurance: With these upgrades, you’ll target your legs, core, and glutes, helping you develop power, speed, and endurance in every push or pull.
- Customizable resistance for all fitness levels: The Zero Sled's adjustable features ensure that both beginners and advanced athletes can tailor the resistance to match their training needs.
Sled Strap: Comfort and Control for Better Performance
The Sled Strap is a must-have for anyone serious about weight sled workouts. Whether you’re doing a sled drag, pull, or sprint, this comfortable, adjustable strap ensures that you can move efficiently and with control. It wraps around your upper body, distributing the weight evenly to help prevent fatigue and discomfort. This allows you to focus on perfecting your form and powering through your workout.
Top Exercises with the Sled Strap
Sled Drag (Lateral)
Starting Position: Attach the Sled Strap to your Zero Sled and wrap it around your torso. Stand facing sideways to the sled with your legs shoulder-width apart.
How to Perform: Step forward with your outside leg while pulling the sled laterally. Keep your core tight and your arms locked. Walk forward, keeping a neutral spine position as you pull the sled.
Muscle Groups: Targets the lower body, particularly the hips, quads, and glutes.
Training Effect: Improves leg strength, balance, and endurance by engaging the entire body in a resistance exercise that strengthens the lower body muscles.
Sled Pull (Backward)
Starting Position: Stand tall with the Sled Strap securely around your torso. Begin pulling the sled backward while maintaining a neutral spine position.
How to Perform: With each step, lean forward slightly, ensuring your arms are extended, and your foot stays flat on the ground as you walk backward.
Muscle Groups: Works the hamstrings, quads, and glutes and provides a powerful lower body workout.
Why It Works: This movement helps develop eccentric muscle contractions, which are vital for deceleration in athletic movements and fat loss.
Sled Sprint
Starting Position: Attach the Sled Strap, load the sled with weight plates, and stand with your hips forward in a staggered stance.
How to Perform: Explosively sprint forward, pulling the sled as fast as possible. Focus on driving your feet into the ground while keeping your arms extended and your body in a straight line.
Muscle Groups: Activates the legs, core, and upper body.
Why You’ll Love It: This exercise builds speed, power, and endurance, raising your heart rate and developing leg strength through powerful resistance.
Premium Handles: Perfect for Upper Body Work
If you want to add more upper body-focused movements to your sled training, the Premium Handles are essential. These high-quality handles attach to your Zero Sled and allow you to perform exercises like rows and presses, helping you target specific upper body muscles while still benefitting from the sled's resistance.
Top Exercises with the Premium Handles
Sled Row
Starting Position: Stand facing the sled with the Premium Handles in both hands. Keep your arms extended and feet shoulder-width apart.
How to Perform: Begin pulling the sled towards you by bending your elbows and squeezing your shoulder blades together. Slowly lower the sled back to the starting position and repeat.
Muscle Groups: Engages the back, biceps, and core muscles.
Training Effect: This movement helps improve upper body strength, endurance, and posture by targeting the back muscles during this pulling exercise.
Sled Ruck
Starting Position: Stand tall, facing away from the sled, holding the Premium Handles at shoulder height. Load the sled with weight plates to provide resistance.
How to Perform: Push the handles forward, fully extending your arms, then slowly return to the starting position. Keep your core engaged and maintain a straight line from your shoulders to your feet.
Muscle Groups: Works the chest, triceps, and shoulders.
Why It’s Effective: The sled ruck is a great way to build upper body strength while incorporating dynamic movement with the sled.
Sled Face Pull
Starting Position: Stand facing the sled with the Premium Hand
les in your hands, arms extended. Load the sled with a moderate weight.
How to Perform: Pull the sled towards your face by bending your elbows, keeping them at shoulder height. Focus on squeezing your shoulder blades together as you pull, then return to the starting position.
Muscle Groups: Targets the upper back, rear deltoids, and biceps.
Why It Works: This exercise helps improve shoulder stability and upper body strength, making it an essential addition to your sled workouts.
How These Upgrades Elevate Your Weight Sled Workouts
Both the Sled Strap and Premium Handles bring unique benefits to your sled training:
Enhanced Comfort: The Sled Strap reduces strain on your upper body and distributes the weight evenly, allowing you to perform sled drags and pulls for longer distances.
Increased Versatility: The Premium Handles expand your sled exercises to include upper body-focused movements like rows and presses, making the Zero Sled a full-body training tool.
Better Performance: Whether you’re sprinting, pulling, or rowing, these upgrades ensure that you’re targeting key muscle groups with proper form, helping you develop strength and endurance faster.
Conclusion: Take Your Sled Training to the Next Level
The Zero Sled is already an incredible tool for improving athletic performance, but with the addition of the Sled Strap and Premium Handles, you can unlock even more potential in your weight sled workouts. From powerful sled drags and sprints to upper-body exercises like rows and chest presses, these upgrades allow you to target every major muscle group while pushing your body to new limits.
Ready to take your sled training up a notch? Grab your Sled Strap and Premium Handles today to build strength, endurance, and overall work capacity in a way that challenges both your upper and lower body.
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