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Innovative Sled Dragging – Slosh Sled Dragging for Functional Strength

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Innovative Sled Dragging

Slosh Sled Dragging for Functional Strength

by Jim Smith, CSCS, RKC


Check out my latest article that was posted on Elite Fitness!  It involves a very unique sled dragging variation you have never seen.  I liken it to cutting for football or explosive dribbling in basketball, but the carry over is for all sports.

Non-linear, non-patterned sled dragging is the key to preparing the body, the joints and developing functional strength.  Truly bridging the gap between GPP and SPP.

SEE THE FULL ARTICLE HERE – CLICK HERE

Slosh Sled Dragging


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Tags: athletic strength training workouts, baseball, basketball, fighters, football, functional strength training, grappling, grappling strength training workouts, mixed martial arts, mma, rugby, ufc, UFC strength training, ultimate fighting championships, wrestling
Posted in strength training muscle building workouts, strength training powerlifting, strength training to improve athletic performance | 10 Comments »

Sled Dragging Variation YOU HAVE TO SEE

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

INNOVATIVE SLED DRAGGING VARIATION

by Jim Smith, CSCS

Today we are going to talk about sled dragging and a very unique variation I came up with.  Most  anaerobic alactic / anaerobic lactic sports (especially combat athletics) require not only specific metabolic adaptations but a general conditioning foundation (GPP).  It is this foundation that allows more specific, higher level conditioning to be implemented and developed.

Sled dragging is an excellent tool to help develop this general conditioning baseline.

Different types of sled dragging:

  • forward dragging
  • backward dragging
  • lateral dragging
  • rotational dragging

You can also attach different attachments to the sled to drag it to make it more difficult

  • tow ropes
  • thick ropes
  • thick “V” handle
  • and now a car tire!

The Setup

Hook the tow rope through the car tire and anchor it back onto the sled.  Grab over the circumference of the tire and perform a tight chest crush.  Now walk backwards.  We also did a variation where we perform a strong rotation to move the sled.

Standard Setup

Holding Lacrosse Balls

In the video I show another variation of holding lacrosse balls.  This makes the chest crush even harder.


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Tags: athletic strength training, basketball, fast bodybuilding workouts, fat loss workouts, football strength training, grappling, improve conditioning, innovative conditioning workouts, lose fat, mma, rugby, sled dragging workouts, strength building workouts, ufc, wrestling
Posted in accelerated muscular development, athletic strength training lift odd objects, how to improve fitness and conditioning, how to lose fat improve fat loss, how to lose weight and get in better shape, strength training muscle building workouts, strength training to improve athletic performance | 11 Comments »

MMA eBook Re-Released

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

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“How a UFC Fighter and High School Wrestler Got Insanely Strong, Explosive AND RIPPED for Their Competition by Training for Real World Strength, With NO BS FAKE WORKOUTS.”

This ebook is your Essential Guide to Training for Grapplers and Combat Athletes!  Immediately Make Improvements in Your Strength, Power and Conditioning So You Can SMASH Your Compeition!



From the Desk of:

By Jim Smith, CSCS

I have just updated my MMA strength and conditioning reference, Building the Ultimate MMA Athlete and re-released it as Blunt Force Trauma, High Impact Strength & Conditioning for Combat Athletes.

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The new ebook is HUGE!!!  Over 800 pages, containing not only the main document and massive exercise index, but an ADDITIONAL 12 EXPANSION PAKS!!!

The Expansion Paks

Expansion Pak 1 – Kettlebell / Strongman Sample Programs

Expansion Pak 2 – The Exercise Bible – By Jason Ferruggia

Expansion Pak 3 – Lunge Specific Exercises

Expansion Pak 4 – Grappling Bodyweight Training

Expansion Pak 5 – Sled Dragging Training

Expansion Pak 6 – Sledgehammer Training

Expansion Pak 7 – Medicine Ball Training

Expansion Pak 8 – Ring Training

Expansion Pak 9 – Grappler Sandbag Circuit

Expansion Pak 10 – Grappler Keg Circuit

Expansion Pak 11 – Power Ropes Circuit

Expansion Pak 12 – Combat Core

Check out some of the exercises you’ll find in this MASSIVE new ebook.

How about this feedback from The Ultimate Fighter 8 (UFC, MMA) fighter Tom Lawlor as he prepared for his winning fight on the show’s finale:

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“As a MA student in Sports & Fitness, I am a huge fan of anything related to Strength & Conditioning. Additionally, I have been a huge fan of the DieselCrew.com website. I immediately reached out to Smitty for help in organizing my workouts for what I knew would be the biggest fight of my life.”

“Come fight time, I felt stronger and fresher than I have for any of my past fights and was able to impose my will on an opponent who was 4 inches taller, and at least 15 lbs heavier come fight time. There are a lot of people who have helped me get to the level of competition that I am at today (the UFC), and Jim Smith is among those people. I will undoubtedly be looking to keep “Smitty” on my staff of coaches as I continue in the sport of mixed martial arts.”

Tom Lawlor
The Jungle MMA & Fitness

“I’ve followed Smitty for some time now and their revolutionary training ideas are (and have been for some time) shaping the future of combat athletics. This ebook is no exception. When I received it, I was amazed at the size of it. It is a veritable encyclopedia of brutal and effective drills to blast your training through the roof. I’m no fan of the term functional as I think it’s over used by the fitness industry – but this book has functional drills that have a real carry over to combat sports. Buy it if you want to reach the next level in your game – if you don’t, the opposition will!!!”

Barry Gibson

Grapplefit Strength Training

Want more information, hit me at smitty [dot] diesel [at] gmail.com.


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