For American football
For American football, sled push and trap bar jump score the same on every criterion.
Both are good choices that build different things for American football, so a plan can use both.
The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work
Sled Push. Driving low against resistance, like firing off the line.
Trap Bar Jump. Loaded jumps train explosive hip extension, the action behind every take-off and first step.
For American football, sled push and trap bar jump score the same on every criterion. Both are good choices that build different things for American football, so a plan can use both.
Sled push is easier: it’s easy to learn, while trap bar jump takes some practice.
Sled push needs a sled, so for most people it’s a gym exercise. Trap bar jump needs a trap bar, so for most people it’s a gym exercise.
About the same: both rate Fair for injury protection in our research rubric.