Power Sled Backward Push
The Power Sled Backward Push targets your lower body and enhances strength and power.
- Stand behind the sled with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Bend your knees slightly and grip the sled handles.
- Push the sled backward by extending your legs and driving through your heels.
- Maintain a straight back and engage your core throughout the movement.
- Continue pushing until you reach your desired distance.
How to perform the Power Sled Backward Push
- Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Power Sled Backward Push using your sled machine.
- Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your quadriceps.
- Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.
Coaching cues
- Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
- Drive force through your quadriceps rather than momentum.
- Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.
Common mistakes
- Using too much weight and losing positional control.
- Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
- Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.
Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.
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