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Crab Walk

Triceps · Hamstrings · Shoulders · Abdominals · Bodyweight

Crab Walk

How to do it

  1. Sit on the floor with your knees bent, feet flat, hip-width apart, and place your hands on the floor behind your hips with fingers pointing away from your body.
  2. Press through your hands and feet to lift your hips off the floor into a tabletop position.
  3. Keep your hips lifted and your core braced so your torso stays level throughout the movement.
  4. Move your right hand and left foot forward together, then your left hand and right foot, walking forward in a smooth, continuous rhythm.
  5. Keep your elbows only slightly bent and avoid letting your hips sag toward the floor.
  6. Continue for the prescribed distance or number of steps, then reverse direction to walk backward.
Primary muscle
Triceps
Secondary muscles
Hamstrings · Shoulders · Abdominals
Equipment
Bodyweight
Directions
Forward, then backward