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Crab Walk
Full body · Carry
Generic carry demo. Follow the steps below for this exact exercise.
CarryCompound
A face-up travelling hold on hands and feet that works the triceps, shoulders and glutes together.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Tracking
- Measured in time
Muscles worked
Full bodyTricepsGlutesCore
Equipment
Bodyweight
How to do it
- Sit on the floor with your knees bent, feet flat and hands behind you with your fingers pointing toward your feet.
- Press through your hands and heels to lift your hips off the floor.
- Keeping your hips up, walk forward or backward by moving the opposite hand and foot together.
- Keep travelling for the set time, then lower your hips back to the floor.
Coaching cues
- Keep your hips lifted the whole time, that is where the work comes from.
- Keep your shoulders down away from your ears and your chest open.