Sentences with phrase «of pulling a sled»

After all, this is a breed capable of pulling a sled Iditarod distances.

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One of my favorite photos from around the age of five shows me riding behind my brother's ATV, standing on a water sled being pulled across the snow.

The pair left Summit Station on July 17 equipped with a pair of Ski - Doo snowmobiles pulling cargo sleds.

Good sled dogs typically weigh between 20 and 25 kilograms, Pitulko says, as dogs of this size are big enough to pull sleds yet don't overheat like larger dogs.

Reindeer, from Northern Europe or Asia, are often thought of as a domesticated animal, one that may pull Santa's sled.

I imagine that the backpack is the 250 - pound sled he had me pull and that I am Carioca - ing (the same sideways stepping pattern the mountain guide has instructed me to use because of the steepness and to avoid fatiguing my calves) across the turf.

When the researchers compared the effects of a 7 - week weightlifting training which included classics such as the deadlift, clean and jerk, military press and back squat, and the effects of a 7 - week strongman training that involved exercises such as log lift, farmer's walk and heavy sled pull, it was evident that the athletes who performed strongman exercises gained slightly more muscle and had similar increases in strength and power as the weightlifting group.

Another beneficial aspect of the sled pull is that it's a lot of fun and a breath of fresh air in regards to the more boring classic bodybuilding exercises.

One of the main reasons why the sled pull is an awesome movement is because it increases the Time Under Tension (TUT), your muscles are subjected to.

Since rope climbing isn't an easy exercise, you might want to first improve your strength and agility with the help of pull - ups, push - ups and sled pulls, all of which can significantly develop the muscles that help you lift your own body weight and improve your upper body endurance.

The sled pull not only builds muscle mass but it also elevates your heart rate and makes you short of breath, thus giving you a cardio workout you wouldn't even notice.

Some examples of this are: attaching your rope to a car or sled and pulling it towards you.

When it is as cold as it is outside, and you don't want to go for a jog, or pull the sled out in the snow, this is a great way to burn a ton of calories in a really short time, while also getting the benefit of the mean pump.

Comparing the back squat with sled pulling, Okkonen and Häkkinen (2013) reported that peak ground reaction forces with 70 % of half squat 1RM were greater than during either block starts or sled pulling with loads of 10 % or 20 % of bodyweight.

A: Warm up / Work to 1 Rep Max Back Squat B: 4 × 2 Back Squats @ 85 % -90 % of 1RM C: 5 × 4 Weighted Tarzan Pull ups D1: 10x Heavy Sledgehammer Tire Strikes each side (20 total) D2: 50m Heavy sled push 10 Rounds of D circuit.

You have jump rope, sprints, sled sprints, prowler work, weighted walks, sandbag carries, easy farmer's walks, car pushes and pulls, hand walking, and the whole world of possible exercises.

This is in addition to: 3 × 10 - 15 Dumbbell deadlift with single leg calf raise (no rest) 3 × 10 - 15 Incline 3 - way sit - up with lying leg raise (no rest) 3 Lengths of sled pull or drag or farmer's walk (60 - second rest).

Most weight sleds should be pulled on grass or turf, and the amount of weight should be varied to accommodate the surface resistance.

He may not be the fastest guy on the pitch under running normal conditions, but give him a player, sled or band to pull against and you will lose 100 % of the time.

This can be seen in many varieties of Swings and Cleans using Grip - intensive equipment such as Thick Bar Dumbbells, and with Thick Rope Training, such as sled pulls.

Out of Town Boots For a day spent packing snowballs, digging snow forts, pulling your peanut in a sled or braving the short but oh so bitterly cold walk to the grocery three blocks away, you'll need some serious winter boots.

Though it hides under the guise of global commentary, the picture is best approached as a rocket sled experience, diligently pulling together mayhem while tiptoeing around sensitive cultural issues.

My mental sled is being pulled by a pack of puppies and if they aren't having fun, I'm not going anywhere.

The fun, family walk has a distance of 2 km and for every 200m, there will be obstacles — each symbolising a mental illness — like Doggy Tunnels, Tug of War, Sled Pull, Doggy Situps, and Doggy Yoga for you and your pooch to participate in!

The Chinook, New Hampshire's official state dog, was developed there as a sled - puller with power, endurance and a companion - dog temperament, said breeder Perry Richards of West Haven, Vt..

The American Heritage Dictionary defines Working Dog as: (n.) Any of various breeds of dogs developed or trained to do useful work, such as herding animals, pulling wagons or sleds, or guarding property.

When you see a Siberian Husky at a dog show, that is exactly how the coats of other Huskies look whether they are pets or pulling sleds.

This big Russian dog breed has been bred to hunt, pull sleds, herd reindeer, and assist their human carers in nearly every phase of life together.

For perhaps thousands of years dogs, he has trained dogs to hunt birds, pests, and small and large game; herd sheep, cattle, reindeer, and geese; pull carts and sleds; guard castles, forest preserves, homes, and families; rescue drowning sailors; and haul fishing nets.

With so many dogs from so many places in one area, and the demand for pulling dogs high, (including from the mail service which was trying to support the population explosion), it is not surprising that this region became a melting pot of sled dog breeds.

Romping in the snow is a favorite form of recreation for this Alpine breed, and pulling carts and sleds is a wonderful source of exercise, especially if it involves children.

Most breeds were developed to do some type of work — herding sheep or cattle, hunting pheasants, retrieving ducks, hunting rabbits or raccoons, killing barnyard vermin, protecting livestock, guarding estates, pulling carts or sleds, and police / military work.

Original Purpose: To pull sleds; to live and work with packs of other dogs; generally had to supplement their own diets by hunting for their own food.

The Siberian Husky, a thickly coated, compact sled dog of medium size and great endurance, was developed to work in packs, pulling light loads at moderate speeds over vast frozen expanses.

The eligibility requirements for any non-regular classes must be approved by the AKC before they appear in the Premium List...»»... The winners of single - dog - entry classes, if otherwise undefeated in the show, compete for Best of Breed / Variety...» A number of Specialty Clubs have, as part of their eligibility requirements for non - regular classes, used parent club approved titles as a qualification — these include weight pull (titles and / or leg toward), Carting (Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, and Rottweilers), Sled Dog (Siberians, Malamutes), Water Rescue (Newfoundlands).

Its idea of great fun is to pull a sled or cart, but it also loves to run and roam.

History and Facts: Bred in the early 1900s to pull sleds, this breed is a mix of Canadian Eskimo, St. Bernard and Belgian Shepherd.

Dogs from Anadyr river of Russia were imported to Alaska at the very beginning of the Gold Rush and were used to pull sleds.

They are feared due to their capabilities and versatility of doing things beyond that of a typical dog, such as pulling a sled, herding reindeer and serving as a watchdog.

Alaskans are descendants of various Nordic breeds that were bred for pulling sleds.

The dog will pull a cart or sled that is loaded with some type of weight (tires, cinder blocks, etc.) across a dirt / gravel, grass, carpet trail.

The Chukchi people lived far inland, and needed dogs to pull sleds, hunted animals and themselves across the miles of snow.

A member of the spitz group of dogs, they are versatile animals, hunting, guarding, and even pulling sleds.

Here Newfoundlands participate in draft and water tests; Rottweilers, Bernese Mountain Dogs, and Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs demonstrate their carting ability; Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies, and Alaskan Malamutes pull sleds and go back - packing; Portuguese Water Dogs do water tests; and Dalmatians do road work in the tradition of the coach dogs of the past.

Originally Siberian Huskies were bred to help hunt reindeer but as the climate became colder in the region people needed dogs to haul belongings from one place to another in search of food, thus Siberian Huskies were developed to become competent sled dogs able to pull loads in harsh environments on little food.

Famous for their sled - pulling strength, endurance and stamina, they descended from the original sled dog, which was confirmed as the «oldest breed of dog» by DNA analysis in 2004.

Because the Alaskan Husky was bred to pull a sled, these dogs have a great deal of stamina — they are able to run for hours on end and they do best when given a job to do.

This combination of features makes the Alaskan Husky the ideal sled dog who is also able to compete in races, pull heavy loads, and to travel great distances at high speed.

The breed did not reveal his prowess in sled - pulling until Fridtjof Nansen employed some Samoyeds in his expedition to the North Pole near the end of the nineteenth century.

An analysis of canine bones from Zhokhov suggests the dogs there were bred to pull sleds, making this the first evidence — by thousands of years — for dog breeding in the archaeological record.