Full-body exercises

Bear Crawl

Also known as: Marche de l'ours · Περπάτημα αρκούδας · bear crawls · bear walk

Primary
Full body
Equipment
Bodyweight
Type
Compound
Suggested rest
1 min

How to do the Bear Crawl

  1. Put your hands and feet on the floor with your knees bent a few inches off the ground.

  2. Keep your back flat and your hips low.

  3. Crawl forward moving the opposite hand and foot together in small steps.

  4. Keep going for your target time.

Sets and reps

GoalSetsRepsRest
Holds320–60 s1 min

Starting points from training research. Stop each set 1–3 reps short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary

Full body

Secondary

Shoulders, Abs, Quads

Moves that use most of your muscles at once: cleans, thrusters, burpees, carries. Great for conditioning and short sessions.

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