Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Sports Sciences Volume 23, 2005 - Issue 9
Submit an article Journal homepage
1,060
Views
34
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The effect of towing a range of relative resistances on sprint performance

A Murray Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
,
TC Aitchison Scottish Rugby Union, Edinburgh, UK
,
G Ross Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
,
K Sutherland Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
,
I Watt Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
,
D McLean Department of Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
&
S Grant Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
 show all
Pages 927-935 | Accepted 01 Jul 2004, Published online: 18 Feb 2007

Citations (34)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (5)

Morten Strate, Nicolay Stien, Atle Hole Saeterbakken & Vidar Andersen. (2022) The effects of assisted and resisted plyometric training on jump height and sprint performance among physically active females. European Journal of Sport Science 22:10, pages 1569-1576.
Read now
Naoki Kawamori, Robert Newton & Ken Nosaka. (2014) Effects of weighted sled towing on ground reaction force during the acceleration phase of sprint running. Journal of Sports Sciences 32:12, pages 1139-1145.
Read now
María Asunción Martínez-Valencia, JoséM. González-Ravé, Daniel Juárez Santos-García, PedroE. Alcaraz Ramón & Fernando Navarro-Valdivielso. (2014) Interrelationships between different loads in resisted sprints, half-squat 1 RM and kinematic variables in trained athletes. European Journal of Sport Science 14:sup1, pages S18-S24.
Read now
Nicholas P. Linthorne & James E. Cooper. (2013) Effect of the coefficient of friction of a running surface on sprint time in a sled-towing exercise. Sports Biomechanics 12:2, pages 175-185.
Read now
John Cronin, Keir Hansen, Naoki Kawamori & Peter Mcnair. (2008) Effects of weighted vests and sled towing on sprint kinematics. Sports Biomechanics 7:2, pages 160-172.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (29)

Santiago Zabaloy, Tomás T. Freitas, Fernando Pareja-Blanco, Pedro E. Alcaraz & Irineu Loturco. (2023) Narrative Review on the Use of Sled Training to Improve Sprint Performance in Team Sport Athletes. Strength & Conditioning Journal 45:1, pages 13-28.
Crossref
Luis Miguel Fernández-Galván, Arturo Casado, Amador García-Ramos & Guy Gregory Haff. (2022) Effects of Vest and Sled Resisted Sprint Training on Sprint Performance in Young Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 36:7, pages 2023-2034.
Crossref
José Antonio Lizana, Beatriz Bachero-Mena, Africa Calvo-Lluch, Miguel Sánchez-Moreno, Lucas A. Pereira, Irineu Loturco & Fernando Pareja-Blanco. (2022) Do Faster, Stronger, and More Powerful Athletes Perform Better in Resisted Sprints?. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 36:7, pages 1826-1832.
Crossref
Nikita Bendersky, Tatyana Verina, Lyudmila Demyanova, Nikolay Lubetsky & Svetlana Trufanova. (2022) Prospects for the application of conjugate influence exercises in sprinting, a brief review and research analysis. BIO Web of Conferences 48, pages 01016.
Crossref
Antonio Martínez-Serrano, Elena Marín-Cascales, Konstantinos Spyrou, Tomás T. Freitas & Pedro E. Alcaraz. (2021) Electromyography, Stiffness and Kinematics of Resisted Sprint Training in the Specialized SKILLRUN® Treadmill Using Different Load Conditions in Rugby Players. Sensors 21:22, pages 7482.
Crossref
Katja M. Osterwald, David T. Kelly, Thomas M. Comyns & Ciarán Ó Catháin. (2021) Resisted Sled Sprint Kinematics: The Acute Effect of Load and Sporting Population. Sports 9:10, pages 137.
Crossref
Jonathan Sinclair, Christopher James Edmundson, John Metcalfe, Lindsay Bottoms, Stephen Atkins & Ian Bentley. (2021) The Effects of Sprint vs. Resisted Sled-Based Training; an 8-Week in-Season Randomized Control Intervention in Elite Rugby League Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:17, pages 9241.
Crossref
Roland van den Tillaar. (2021) Comparison of Step-by-Step Kinematics of Elite Sprinters' Unresisted and Resisted 10-m Sprints Measured With Optojump or Musclelab. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 35:5, pages 1419-1424.
Crossref
Ian Bentley, Jonathan K. Sinclair, Steve J. Atkins, John Metcalfe & Christopher J. Edmundson. (2021) Effect of Velocity-Based Loading on Acceleration Kinetics and Kinematics During Sled Towing. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 35:4, pages 1030-1038.
Crossref
Micheál J. Cahill, John B. Cronin, Jon L. Oliver, Kenneth P. Clark, Rhodri S. Lloyd & Matt R. Cross. (2019) Sled Pushing and Pulling to Enhance Speed Capability. Strength & Conditioning Journal 41:4, pages 94-104.
Crossref
George Petrakos, Nicola C. Tynan, Adam M. Vallely-Farrell, Cillian Kiely, Abdelhak Boudhar & Brendan Egan. (2019) Reliability of the Maximal Resisted Sprint Load Test and Relationships With Performance Measures and Anthropometric Profile in Female Field Sport Athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 33:6, pages 1703-1713.
Crossref
Patrícia Dias Pantoja, Alberito Rodrigo Carvalho, Leonardo Rossato Ribas & Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga. (2018) Effect of weighted sled towing on sprinting effectiveness, power and force-velocity relationship. PLOS ONE 13:10, pages e0204473.
Crossref
Paul Jarvis, Anthony Turner, Shyam Chavda & Chris Bishop. (2017) The acute effects of heavy sled towing on subsequent sprint acceleration performance. Journal of Trainology 6:1, pages 18-25.
Crossref
Paul W. Winwood, Logan R. Posthumus, John B. Cronin & Justin W.L. Keogh. (2016) The Acute Potentiating Effects of Heavy Sled Pulls on Sprint Performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 30:5, pages 1248-1254.
Crossref
Ian Bentley, Steve J. Atkins, Christopher J. Edmundson, John Metcalfe & Jonathan K. Sinclair. (2016) Impact of Harness Attachment Point on Kinetics and Kinematics During Sled Towing. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 30:3, pages 768-776.
Crossref
George Petrakos, Jean-Benoit Morin & Brendan Egan. (2015) Resisted Sled Sprint Training to Improve Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine 46:3, pages 381-400.
Crossref
María Asunción Martínez-ValenciaSalvador Romero-ArenasJosé L.L. ElviraJosé María González-RavéFernando Navarro-ValdivielsoPedro E. Alcaraz. (2015) Effects of Sled Towing on Peak Force, the Rate of Force Development and Sprint Performance During the Acceleration Phase. Journal of Human Kinetics 46:1, pages 139-148.
Crossref
Naoki Kawamori, Robert U. Newton, Naruhiro Hori & Kazunori Nosaka. (2014) Effects of Weighted Sled Towing With Heavy Versus Light Load on Sprint Acceleration Ability. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 28:10, pages 2738-2745.
Crossref
P. E. Alcaraz, J. L. L. Elvira & J. M. Palao. (2014) Kinematic, strength, and stiffness adaptations after a short-term sled towing training in athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 24:2, pages 279-290.
Crossref
Sascha Kratky & Erich Müller. (2013) Application of a Body-Weight-Supporting Kite for Sprint Running. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 27:11, pages 2973-2980.
Crossref
Jeffrey M. Janot, Kelly A. Auner, Talisa M. Emberts, Robert M. Kaatz, Kaelyn M. Matteson, Emily A. Muller & Mitchell Cook. (2013) The Effects of BungeeSkate Training on Measures of On-Ice Acceleration and Speed. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 8:4, pages 419-427.
Crossref
Nicholas P. Linthorne. (2013) A mathematical modelling study of an athlete’s sprint time when towing a weighted sled. Sports Engineering 16:2, pages 61-70.
Crossref
Sally Paulson & William A Braun. (2011) The Influence of Parachute-Resisted Sprinting on Running Mechanics in Collegiate Track Athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 25:6, pages 1680-1685.
Crossref
J Albert Bartolini, Lee E Brown, Jared W Coburn, Daniel A Judelson, Barry A Spiering, Nick W Aguirre, Keven R Carney & Kenten B Harris. (2011) Optimal Elastic Cord Assistance for Sprinting in Collegiate Women Soccer Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 25:5, pages 1263-1270.
Crossref
Matthew J Behrens & Shawn R Simonson. (2011) A Comparison of the Various Methods Used To Enhance Sprint Speed. Strength & Conditioning Journal 33:2, pages 64-71.
Crossref
Kenneth P Clark, David J Stearne, Cory T Walts & Anthony D Miller. (2010) The Longitudinal Effects of Resisted Sprint Training Using Weighted Sleds vs. Weighted Vests. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 24:12, pages 3287-3295.
Crossref
Justin WL Keogh, Craig Newlands, Sandra Blewett, Amenda Payne & Lin Chun-Er. (2010) A Kinematic Analysis of a Strongman-Type Event: The Heavy Sprint-Style Sled Pull. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 24:11, pages 3088-3097.
Crossref
Peter S Maulder, Elizabeth J Bradshaw & Justin WL Keogh. (2008) Kinematic Alterations Due to Different Loading Schemes in Early Acceleration Sprint Performance From Starting Blocks. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 22:6, pages 1992-2002.
Crossref
Pedro E Alcaraz, José M Palao, José L L Elvira & Nicholas P Linthorne. (2008) Effects of Three Types of Resisted Sprint Training Devices on the Kinematics of Sprinting at Maximum Velocity. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 22:3, pages 890-897.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.