Pushing vehicles
RealWorldStrengthLLC
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So today, a car towed in that my roommate is going to fix (he is a mechanic) - anyways, to get from the parking spot it was dropped off in to our garage, it had to be pushed. Just for fun, I told him to hop in and I would push it myself, just to see if I could. I did, and while it wasn't easy per say, it also wasn't overly difficult. I pushed it about 50-60 feet up a very mild incline and didn't really struggle much - the car is a subaru outback, mid 2000s.
This got me thinking - what if I push my truck for the final part of my leg day training? It's a bit heavier but I'm fairly confident I could do it. I know strongman events do pulls with much bigger trucks, but I'm ready to fork out 200 for a harness just yet.
Anyone have any experience with pulling/pushing vehicles for training?
This got me thinking - what if I push my truck for the final part of my leg day training? It's a bit heavier but I'm fairly confident I could do it. I know strongman events do pulls with much bigger trucks, but I'm ready to fork out 200 for a harness just yet.
Anyone have any experience with pulling/pushing vehicles for training?
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I pushed a full size pick up into my garage the other day, 20 yards maybe? I hope I never have to do it again . And I don’t think I’d ever try to push it up any incline. Good luck!0
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What exactly is your question?0
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But someone has to be there to help. Seems like there are easier ways.
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My co-worker did it the other day, for a change of pace. Drove his Chevy Tahoe to a school parking lot and pushed it around the lot in 1st gear, not neutral. Said it was a killer workout.1
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Have a spotter. This exercise has Darwin Awards written all over it.20
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My friend tripped while pushing his car and was run over by his own car.7
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A car is not a toy. If you have interest in that type of exercise, look for a local gym/group that offers strongman training so you can workout in a safe environment with trainers who know what they are doing.5
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Maybe use a tyre instead of a full car?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOcHZ2jvrqU
Or I read about doing "manual treadmill running" at the gym (incline 10 degrees, speed zero, place your hands against the front handles and run hard = same pushing type of workout). No need to buy anything.
I would never consider pushing a car around for exercise, as others wrote to much potential for things to go dangerously wrong, especially if you push it up an incline!2 -
This seems like a pretty bad idea...Darwin award worthy in fact.4
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quiksylver296 wrote: »My co-worker did it the other day, for a change of pace. Drove his Chevy Tahoe to a school parking lot and pushed it around the lot in 1st gear, not neutral. Said it was a killer workout.
I don't think you're going to push a vehicle in gear unless it's sliding on ice. Think your co-worker was BSing or it was actually in neutral.3 -
Pushing a car for exercise is fine. IF the steering is not locked and someone is in the driver's seat controlling the steering/braking and PAYING ATTENTION.3
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Packerjohn wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »My co-worker did it the other day, for a change of pace. Drove his Chevy Tahoe to a school parking lot and pushed it around the lot in 1st gear, not neutral. Said it was a killer workout.
I don't think you're going to push a vehicle in gear unless it's sliding on ice. Think your co-worker was BSing or it was actually in neutral.
especially in a lower gear. There is a reason you don't push start a car and pop the clutch with it in 1st and also why when you park a manual in an incline you leave it either in 1st or reverse depending on the way you are facing. I also wasn't aware that the Tahoe came in a manual. You wouldn't be able to push an auto transmission vehicle in gear at all.1 -
Packerjohn wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »My co-worker did it the other day, for a change of pace. Drove his Chevy Tahoe to a school parking lot and pushed it around the lot in 1st gear, not neutral. Said it was a killer workout.
I don't think you're going to push a vehicle in gear unless it's sliding on ice. Think your co-worker was BSing or it was actually in neutral.
I saw video. Said it was too easy in neutral, so he switched it. Maybe it wasn't 1st gear, but it wasn't neutral. IDK.
He trains at my gym. I know the kinds of workouts he does.0 -
You'll want someone in the cab to make sure the wheels stay straight.
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If you want to push/pull something, do it safely with a weight sled. I can't say for sure but I'd wager that's the training methodology for Strongman-type competitions too, can't imagine they're out there pushing and pulling cars all the time.4
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pushing a car up an incline, what could go wrong?5
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Of course I would have someone in the cab - I'm only half stupid.
The people saying don't push up an incline - if there is someone in the cab to hit the brake and or throw it in park, what is the issue?0 -
youcantflexcardio wrote: »Of course I would have someone in the cab - I'm only half stupid.
The people saying don't push up an incline - if there is someone in the cab to hit the brake and or throw it in park, what is the issue?
That gravity pulling the truck down the incline and over you is faster than the reflexes/attention span of the person and the reaction time the brake takes? Really bad time for a mechanical malfunction? You were unaware your workout buddy Bob sitting in the cab has a really dark sense of humor?
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Dude, get a sled.2
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youcantflexcardio wrote: »Of course I would have someone in the cab - I'm only half stupid.
The people saying don't push up an incline - if there is someone in the cab to hit the brake and or throw it in park, what is the issue?
That you only have to screw it up once?3 -
youcantflexcardio wrote: »Of course I would have someone in the cab - I'm only half stupid.
The people saying don't push up an incline - if there is someone in the cab to hit the brake and or throw it in park, what is the issue?
That you only have to screw it up once?
or get a text at the wrong moment. 1 -
The inclinevim talking about is using is <2%. I'm not talking about pushing my truck up a damn hill, I'm not that stupid.0
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youcantflexcardio wrote: »Of course I would have someone in the cab - I'm only half stupid.
The people saying don't push up an incline - if there is someone in the cab to hit the brake and or throw it in park, what is the issue?
That you only have to screw it up once?
Edit : oops , for @youcantflexcardio
Do you have someone willing to sit there and hit the break while you push?0 -
Me, I wouldn't do it.youcantflexcardio wrote: »Of course I would have someone in the cab - I'm only half stupid.
The people saying don't push up an incline - if there is someone in the cab to hit the brake and or throw it in park, what is the issue?
To my way of thinking, it's not so much the likelihood of as mishap, but the potential consequences of even a fairly unlikely mishap. I'd be worried that my buddy in the driver's seat might have a heart attack or an aneurysm, or sneeze or get a text, at just the moment that I slip on a patch of gravel. The vehicle might run me over, roll on out into the street, and hurt a little kid or something.
A lot of things would have to go wrong all at once for something like that to happen. But every once in a while, a lot of things do go wrong, all at once.
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youcantflexcardio wrote: »Of course I would have someone in the cab - I'm only half stupid.
The people saying don't push up an incline - if there is someone in the cab to hit the brake and or throw it in park, what is the issue?
Different people are comfortable with different levels of risk.
* Some road cyclists "draft" cars which means tailgating as close as possible for aerodynamic reduction. You can get a road bike doing 40 mph on flat ground this way. Obvious potential for disaster.
* Some people go rock climbing without a rope. Alex Honnald free soloed El Cap, I'm sure you heard about it. Everybody who made free soloing an important part of their life is dead.
* Timmy Treadwell spent 14 years living among grizzly bears with nothing but his wits to protect him. He was eaten by a bear.
If it was me doing the math on this, I'd say the likelihood of something going wrong is low, but the consequences are unacceptably high for so little reward (compared to a different type of workout that could produce the same results).5 -
youcantflexcardio wrote: »Of course I would have someone in the cab - I'm only half stupid.
The people saying don't push up an incline - if there is someone in the cab to hit the brake and or throw it in park, what is the issue?
That gravity pulling the truck down the incline and over you is faster than the reflexes/attention span of the person and the reaction time the brake takes? Really bad time for a mechanical malfunction? You were unaware your workout buddy Bob sitting in the cab has a really dark sense of humor?
That would be me. I wouldn't throw it in reverse or anything, but I'd be checking the breaks regularly. Some times more aggressively than others.5 -
jseams1234 wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »My co-worker did it the other day, for a change of pace. Drove his Chevy Tahoe to a school parking lot and pushed it around the lot in 1st gear, not neutral. Said it was a killer workout.
I don't think you're going to push a vehicle in gear unless it's sliding on ice. Think your co-worker was BSing or it was actually in neutral.
especially in a lower gear. There is a reason you don't push start a car and pop the clutch with it in 1st and also why when you park a manual in an incline you leave it either in 1st or reverse depending on the way you are facing. I also wasn't aware that the Tahoe came in a manual. You wouldn't be able to push an auto transmission vehicle in gear at all.
Yep, if you're pushing an automatic transmission in gear you would be fighting against the automatic's functional version of an engaged clutch and trying to make the internal engine components turn backwards. If someone can actually do it the transmission/engine is most likely toast.1 -
Sound like maybe he had the transmission in neutral and the parking brake partially engaged.quiksylver296 wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »My co-worker did it the other day, for a change of pace. Drove his Chevy Tahoe to a school parking lot and pushed it around the lot in 1st gear, not neutral. Said it was a killer workout.
I don't think you're going to push a vehicle in gear unless it's sliding on ice. Think your co-worker was BSing or it was actually in neutral.
I saw video. Said it was too easy in neutral, so he switched it. Maybe it wasn't 1st gear, but it wasn't neutral. IDK.
He trains at my gym. I know the kinds of workouts he does.
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