Intermediate exercise

Spider Crawl

  • Mobility
  • Stability
  • Calisthenics

Technique

How to perform Spider Crawl

  1. Begin in a prone position on the floor.
  2. Support your weight on your hands and toes, with your feet together and your body straight.
  3. Your arms should be bent to 90 degrees.
  4. This will be your starting position.
  5. Initiate the movement by raising one foot off of the ground.
  6. Externally rotate the leg and bring the knee toward your elbow, as far forward as possible.
  7. Return this leg to the starting position and repeat on the opposite side.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique.

MuscleScoreRole
Rectus Abdominis1.0Target, Mover, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.9Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.9Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Anterior Deltoid0.3Stabilizer
Serratus Anterior0.3Stabilizer
Triceps Long Head0.3Stabilizer
Triceps Medial Head0.3Stabilizer