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Sled Overhead Backward Walk - starting position
Start
Sled Overhead Backward Walk - ending position
End

Strength

Sled Overhead Backward Walk

beginnerother·compound·pull

Muscles Worked

Primary
coracobrachialisdeltoidinfraspinatus muscleserratus anteriorsubscapularissupraspinatusteres majorteres minor
Secondary
Abductor digiti minimi of left footAbductor digiti minimi of right footabductor hallucisadductor hallucisextensor hallucis brevisextensor hallucis longusfibularis brevisfibularis longusfibularis tertiusFirst lumbrical of left footFirst lumbrical of right footflexor accessoriusFlexor digiti minimi brevis of left footFlexor digiti minimi brevis of right footflexor digitorum brevisflexor digitorum longusflexor hallucis brevisflexor hallucis longusFourth lumbrical of left footFourth lumbrical of right footgastrocnemiusplantarissoleustibialis posterioriliocostalis thoracisinterspinalis thoracislongissimus thoracisrhomboid majorrhomboid minorserratus posterior superiorSet of left levatores costarum brevesSet of left levatores costarum longiSet of right levatores costarum brevesSet of right levatores costarum longispinalis thoracisThoracic rotatorrectus femorisvastus intermediusvastus lateralisvastus medialis

How to Perform

1

Attach dual handles to a sled connected by a rope or chain. Load the sled to a light weight.

2

Face the sled, backing up until there is some tension in the line. Hold your hands directly above your head with your elbows extended. This will be your starting position.

3

Walk backwards, keeping your arms raised above your head. Avoid jerky movements.

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