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Technique

  1. Walk on your hands and feet, with your legs almost straight and your hips up.
  2. Practice until you find a regular, smooth motion.
  3. You can go forward or backward.

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Form tips

  • The knees should bend no more than they do when you walk normally; this requires sufficient Hamstrings flexibility.
Logging: Alternate sides continuously.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Neck
  • Triceps

Secondary

  • Back
  • Shoulders
  • Forearms
  • Serratus anterior
  • Chest
Flexibility

Secondary

  • Spine
  • Hamstrings
  • Glutes
  • Legs
  • Hip adductors
  • Pelvis
  • Upper trapezius
  • Levator scapulae
  • Triceps brachii (long head)
  • Triceps brachii (medial head)
  • Triceps brachii (lateral head)
  • Serratus anterior

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Equipment

Ground (hands or body)
Ground (hands or body)

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Appears in

Other disciplines
Joint movements
Elbowextension
Shoulderelevation
trains stretches

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Regressions

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Bear crawl

Beginner
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Front kick-through to one-legged dog

Novice
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Crouching tiger

Novice
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Side monkey hop

Beginner
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Front monkey hop

Beginner
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Cartwheel

Novice
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