{
  "slug": "sled-work",
  "name": "Sled work",
  "aliases": [
    "sled push",
    "prowler",
    "sled drag",
    "assault sled"
  ],
  "family": "engine",
  "heat": "mid",
  "talk": "Some talk",
  "mostDiscussed": false,
  "firstLine": "Sled work means pushing or dragging a prowler or similar sled for distance or intervals, including HYROX station practice.",
  "whyLine": "Race rooms treat the sled as a deciding station; gyms use it as a finisher and argue about load versus actually moving the thing.",
  "feelWords": [
    "sled push",
    "prowler",
    "sled drag",
    "hyrox sled"
  ],
  "commonPicture": [
    {
      "lead": "Plates alone do not describe the difficulty",
      "why": "Handle height, surface friction and the push or drag setup affect comparisons. [community]"
    },
    {
      "lead": "General-gym repeats: commonly 20–50 metres",
      "why": "Those reports are separate from a race’s specified station distances and standards. [community]"
    }
  ],
  "watchFor": "Empty-tank pushes every session. Sled is not a whole program.",
  "whatPeopleSay": [
    "**The job:** a hard engine/strength mix without lowering a bar onto your back. [community]",
    "**HYROX rooms** treat sled as the station that decides the day. [community]",
    "**Eccentric work means muscle lengthening under load.** Coaches contrast the sustained push of a sled with the lowering phase of a squat. [community]",
    "**Not assault-bike only.** Different toy. [community]"
  ],
  "howPeopleRunIt": [
    "**Short pushes, real rest, drive the legs.** [community]",
    "**They practice the race load if a race is the point.** [community]"
  ],
  "amountsPeopleUse": [
    "**Distance talk:** 20–50 m repeats in gyms; race lengths on HYROX cards. [community]",
    "**Load:** enough to lean, not a parked car. [community]"
  ],
  "howPeopleKeepIt": [
    "**One or two sled days,** not every finisher. [community]"
  ],
  "howItFeels": [
    "**Lungs and quads at once.** [community]"
  ],
  "howLongPeopleRunIt": [
    "**A race block or a forever finisher slot.** [community]"
  ],
  "deepDive": [
    "**HYROX uses sled work as a race station.** Loaded carries are another way of moving external weight, with a different position and grip demand. [community]"
  ],
  "watchForLong": [
    "**Low-back rounding on a stalled sled.** [community]",
    "**Asthma / chest:** clinician, not a longer push. [community]"
  ],
  "related": [
    "hyrox-race",
    "loaded-carry",
    "hard-cardio-day",
    "hybrid-athlete"
  ],
  "researchPointer": [],
  "housePointers": [],
  "playPointer": null,
  "sources": [
    "r/hyrox sled-station threads",
    "prowler / gym-finisher talk"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Community talk may be wrong. Not medical, training, or diet advice. Sharp pain, fainting, or disordered-eating concerns need a clinician.",
  "quickAnswerHistory": [
    {
      "field": "firstLine",
      "rows": [
        "Sled work is pushing or dragging a prowler — HYROX’s loudest station and a gym finisher without eccentric soreness theater."
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "whyLine",
      "rows": [
        "Sled work is pushing or dragging a prowler — HYROX’s loudest station and a gym finisher without eccentric soreness theater."
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "commonPicture",
      "rows": [
        {
          "lead": "Low handles, drive the floor",
          "why": "People film the lean. [community]"
        },
        {
          "lead": "Push and drag",
          "why": "HYROX talks both; gyms own one. [community]"
        },
        {
          "lead": "Load you can actually move",
          "why": "A stalled sled is not heroism. [community]"
        },
        {
          "lead": "Finisher or skill, not the whole week",
          "why": "Still need a lift and easy engine. [community]"
        },
        {
          "lead": "Gym repeats: commonly 20–50 metres",
          "why": "The accounts separate general repeats from the set distances of a race. [community]"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "whatPeopleSay",
      "rows": [
        "**Why coaches like it:** less eccentric than a max squat for some bodies. [community]"
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "deepDive",
      "rows": [
        "**HYROX** owns the race station. **Loaded carry** is the cousin. [community]"
      ]
    }
  ]
}