SLEDS FOR BODYBUILDING
My old friend, Danny, met me in the local high school parking lot this morning for a sled workout. Danny has been competing for a number of years in bodybuilding and he is actually one of the guys I looked up to when I first started to compete. He was the only local guy I had access to that could help me along. Anyway, we always have nasty, instense workouts when we get together. Danny just came to observe this morning to see what the sleds are capable of, but he is going to start incorporating them into his routine. A hard area to develop for many bodybuilders is the posterior chain, an area that is strongly emphasized when I train my performance athletes. Sleds are a great way to strengthen and grow the posterior muscles (if that is your goal). Sleds have been called the sport specific leg press and there is no reason that they cannot be used for hypertrophy as well. When I prep my clients for bodybuilding shows, I train them as athletes, not bodybuilders. Their health is much better off for this and they don’t have to perform hours of ‘cardio’. If your goal is to get jacked, seriously consider investing in a sled or come over and try them out. Check out these sled drags from Joe Defranco’s place:
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