Demo & instructions
Crab Walk
Also known as: Reverse Crab Crawl, Crab Crawl
Instructions
Sitting face-up with the hands behind you and the hips lifted, you walk forward, backward or sideways on hands and feet. It loads the back of the body and the arms in a way few other bodyweight moves do.
- Movement
- Locomotion
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 20 sec – 2 min
Setup
- 1Sit with the knees bent, feet flat and the hands on the floor behind you, fingers pointing back or to the sides.
- 2Lift the hips a few centimetres off the floor.
Execution
- 1Move the right hand and left foot together, then the left hand and right foot, to travel.
- 2Keep the hips lifted and the chest open the whole time.
- 3Travel forward, then reverse, until the time is up.
Breathing
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Equipment
Muscles worked
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Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
