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Carry & Anti-Movement Core · Beginner

Forward Sled Drag

Compound carry & anti-movement core exercise using sled.
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Sled
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Alternating
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Forward Sled Drag

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Hip extensionprimary action

    Gluteus maximus (prime mover, high emphasis); Biceps femoris long head (synergist, high emphasis); Semimembranosus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Semitendinosus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Adductor magnus (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Knee extensionprimary action

    Vastus lateralis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus medialis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus intermedius (synergist, moderate emphasis); Rectus femoris (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Ankle plantarflexionsecondary action

    Gastrocnemius (synergist, high emphasis); Soleus (synergist, high emphasis)

  • Spine extensionsecondary action · resisted

    Rectus abdominis (stabilizer, moderate emphasis); Transverse abdominis (stabilizer, moderate emphasis); Erector spinae (stabilizer, moderate emphasis)

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