Sled dragging and calf muscles...

[Mr.Meat]

I recently noticed that when doing medium to heavy sled drags my calf muscles get fairly fatigued during the drag and feel well worked after. Is there something wrong with my pulling technique or is this just a wonderfull side effect of sled drags? I was under the impression that the quads were the main target.

[bigleemurali]

its the wonderful side effect bro. :Rawk:

[thecomeback]

Heavier weight usually means smaller strides. Which will put some extra emphasis on the calf muscle for most people.

[Polski Byk]

With reverse sled drag drive off the heel not the toe. Shifts the work load to the legs dominately the quads. You will be more efficient with moving weight if you make bigger muscles take the "brunt" of the work load.

[Mr.Meat]

With reverse sled drag drive off the heel not the toe. Shifts the work load to the legs dominately the quads. You will be more efficient with moving weight if you make bigger muscles take the "brunt" of the work load.


Yarrr!

[RagingBull666]

With reverse sled drag drive off the heel not the toe. Shifts the work load to the legs dominately the quads. You will be more efficient with moving weight if you make bigger muscles take the "brunt" of the work load.

I have such a difficult time doing this. I want to plant the toe and then the foot and it burns up my freaking calves but only on reverse!!

Meat, which way are you going when they burn?? SS, RB

[IliekFude]

sled work was always the only thing that ever made my calves grow.
i find it to be the single best movement for calf growth out there. forward leaning belt pulling specifically but backwards belt pulling hits the calves great as well but at a dif angle. i feel the anteriors hardcore backwards dragging.

[Mr.Meat]

I have such a difficult time doing this. I want to plant the toe and then the foot and it burns up my freaking calves but only on reverse!!

Meat, which way are you going when they burn?? SS, RB

I'm walking backwards when they "burn"

I'm kinda surprised since I do not do and have not done any calf training in the last 2 years, which I feel bad about... but not anymore.

[dubdubs]

do you have a vid of these sled drags? haha, someone here is looking for info to make their calves grow - not me but in another post. I am still interesed in seeing what these are :dj:

[IliekFude]

take a premade sled from a place like elitefts, or an old tire and cut slits in it so you can drop plates into it and tie it around a lifting belt, put belt on and walk around dragging the weight.
do it forwards , backwards , whatever.
thats all there is too it, its pretty simple n straight forward.
drag weight.

[Mr.Meat]

do you have a vid of these sled drags? haha, someone here is looking for info to make their calves grow - not me but in another post. I am still interesed in seeing what these are :dj:

I'm one of those lucky people who have naturally jacked calves, hence I don't really know what will make em grow. But seeing sled dragging is hard work this might just do it.

Or maybe you just wanna see more pics/vids of me:kiss:

[dubdubs]

I'm one of those lucky people who have naturally jacked calves, hence I don't really know what will make em grow. But seeing sled dragging is hard work this might just do it.

Or maybe you just wanna see more pics/vids of me:kiss:

lol.. aha you read my mind :kiss:
sure post pics and vids if you like... Like I said that pic H.Lee took of you was very nice.

[Mr.Meat]

lol.. aha you read my mind :kiss:
sure post pics and vids if you like... Like I said that pic H.Lee took of you was very nice.

You've allready seen all the best ones.

But I'm doing my first Highland Games tomorrow so we'll see and I just might update the "AF Glutes thread".

[dubdubs]

You've allready seen all the best ones.

But I'm doing my first Highland Games tomorrow so we'll see and I just might update the "AF Glutes thread".

LOL... NOW WE ARE TALKING :naughty:

[Mr.Meat]

LOL... NOW WE ARE TALKING :naughty:

You're f**kin' hilarious!:hyper: