Sled Row

beginnerstrengthpullcompound
Sled Row — Other Middle Back exercise demonstration
Sled Row — Other Middle Back exercise demonstration
Body part
Back
Target
Middle Back
Equipment
Other
Secondary
Biceps, Lats

Instructions

  1. 1Attach dual handles to a sled connected by a rope or chain. Load the sled to an appropriate weight. Face the sled, backing up until there is some tension in the line.
  2. 2With a handle in each hand, bend the knees slightly, keep your head and chest up, and begin with your arms extended.
  3. 3To initiate the movement, flex the elbow as you retract your shoulder blades, pulling the sled towards you.
  4. 4Take a step or two back to get tension in the line and repeat.

Get this via the API

This exercise — and the full catalog of 873 — as structured JSON.

GET /v1/exercises/{slug}
curl -H "X-API-Key: wk_live_…" \
  "https://api.work-out-db.com/v1/exercises/sled-row"

Customize the request

  • Translate the response
    /v1/exercises/sled-row?lang=es
    Localized name, description & steps — en · es · pt · fr
  • Every middle back exercise
    /v1/exercises?target=middle-back
    Filter the catalog by the target muscle
  • Narrow by equipment & difficulty
    /v1/exercises?equipment=other&difficulty=beginner
    Filters are combinable — stack as many as you need
  • Full-text search
    /v1/exercises/search?q=Sled%20Row
    Trigram + full-text ranking, accent-insensitive
  • Sort & paginate
    /v1/exercises?sort=difficulty&order=desc&limit=25
    sort=name|difficulty · order · limit · offset · cursor
All query parameters
bodyPart, target, equipment, muscle
taxonomy slug
category
strength · cardio · mobility · stretching · plyometrics
difficulty
beginner · intermediate · advanced
force
push · pull · static
mechanic
compound · isolation
q
free-text search (accent-insensitive)
sort / order
name | difficulty · asc | desc
limit / offset / cursor
pagination (limit ≤ plan cap)
lang
en · es · pt · fr
Authentication

Send your key as X-API-Key or Authorization: Bearer.

Response

Always { data, meta, requestId }. Rate-limit & quota counts ride in X-RateLimit-* / X-Quota-* headers.

Plans

Free: 5k req/mo · 30/min · 480p. Pro: 100k/mo · 120/min · 720p + commercial use.

Related exercises