Crab Toe Touches

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Equipment required

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Primary muscle group(s)

Hamstrings, Lower Back, Quadriceps, Shoulders, Upper Back & Lower Traps

Secondary

Abs, Calves, Obliques

Crab Toe Touches exercise primary muscle groups

Crab Toe Touches exercise secondary muscle groups

Sit on the floor with your feet in front of you and hands behind you. Your fingers can be pointed towards the side or behind you. With your feet on the floor, lift your hips skyward. Pause when your body is parallel with the floor.
Focusing on contracting the core first, bring your right hand up while simultaneously lifting your left leg up. Touch your right hand to your left toes.
Slowly return to the elevated position and switch sides. Bring your left hand to your right toes. Keep alternating back and forth.

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Crab toe touches is a at-home work out exercise that targets hamstrings and lower back and quadriceps and shoulders and upper back & lower traps and also involves abs and calves and obliques. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Dumbbell chops, gymnastic ring pull-ups / pullups and trx suspension straps atomic push-ups / pushups are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as crab toe touches. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.

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