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Sled Sprint
Short maximal sprints driving a lightly loaded sled. Trains acceleration mechanics under resistance and produces high output with a low landing impact.
- 01Load the sled light enough that you can still run, roughly a ten to twenty percent speed loss.
- 02Set up behind it with a forward lean, arms extended and shoulders in front of the hands.
- 03Drive out hard, pushing the ground back with long powerful strides.
- 04Sprint fifteen to thirty metres at full effort, then walk back to the start.
- 05Rest two to three minutes between sprints and stop the session when times start dropping off.
- 01Long body line, do not pike at the hips.
- 02Push the ground back, not down.
- 03Every rep is full effort or the set is over.
- 01Loading too heavy, which forces a slow grinding march and trains a pattern nothing like sprinting.
- 02Bending at the waist with the hips high, which cuts hip extension and wastes the drive.
- 03Cutting rest short, which turns a power session into fatigued conditioning at a lower quality.
Note: Reference material, not a prescription. Load, volume and whether this movement suits you at all depends on your assessment — if something hurts, stop and get it looked at.