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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

  1. Sit on the floor with your knees bent, feet flat and hands behind you with your fingers pointing toward your feet.
  2. Press through your hands and heels to lift your hips off the floor.
  3. Keeping your hips up, walk forward or backward by moving the opposite hand and foot together.
  4. 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.