Reverse Crab

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Watch Reverse Crab

How to do a Table Bridge

Technique

How to perform Reverse Crab

1. Sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat about hip-width apart.
2. Place your palms behind you with your fingers pointing toward your feet and keep your arms straight.
3. Press through your hands and feet to raise your hips toward a tabletop position, keeping your shoulders, trunk and knees approximately in line.
4. Let the chest open while maintaining a comfortable shoulder range and a controlled head position.
5. Hold the position while breathing steadily; keep the hips lifted without forcing the lower back into an exaggerated arch.
6. Lower your hips to the floor under control to finish the hold.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.