Squatting Power Row With A Dragging Sled

I love this exercise and I do it with a lot of my athletes and clients.  The Squatting Power Row just produces great results and you can feel it working with the very first pull.  Here are some main points to focus on when performing this exercise:

• Keep the weight back on your heels.
• Drop down into a full squat and do not allow your knees to move forward over your toes.
• Drive up out of the squat maintaining good form in your torso.
• Pull the elbows back towards your sides and draw back the shoulder blades into a tight scapular retracted position.
• Back-peddle until tension is in the strap, get your feet set, and repeat explosively.

You can add plates and/or weight as needed.  Much of this will be dependant upon the surface you are dragging the sled across.  Perform repetitions down the full length of a field or by predetermined repetitions.

If you have a dragging sled then give this one a try and tell me what you think.  If you do not have a sled then go get a tire and build one.  This is one exercise you will want in your arsenal of exercises to add variety to your progressive routines.

To your health,

Jerry