A great addition to the Central Michigan University weight room – as well as our football program – has been the Rogers Athletic TredSled™. This versatile apparatus has given us the ability to train our players in a sport-specific fashion, while also providing training opportunities for all athletes. We utilize the TredSled™ for the following: OL & DL – Pass blocking, drive blocking TE & LB – Hit and read RB, WR, DB, QB – Resistance runs, backpedals, shuffles Rehabbers – Controlled resistance running The TredSled’s™ ability to monitor the work/rest ratio allows us to train up to eight players at a time on one machine. We put the TredSled™ in front of a mirror so the players can see themselves run. It is much easier and more productive to work form indoors where they can see and adapt immediately, as opposed to correcting technique while they run away from you. The
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