Forward crawling is great, but backwards crawling is where the money is, imo. Stick with it for a while to get acclimated, and then try it backwards up a hillGTG leopard crawling today (forwards & backwards), total of 5 or 6 sets. Something interesting is happening to my shoulder and scapular complex, especially during the backwards crawl. Will keep going to see what happens.
Funny how I’ve almost always done 1:1 forwards to backwards, but I never really paid attention to the backwards part. Just kind of did it. Now suddenly it feels all different after focusing on it more.Forward crawling is great, but backwards crawling is where the money is, imo. Stick with it for a while to get acclimated, and then try it backwards up a hill
I haven’t experienced sore hip flexors; I suspect it’s the result of doing a novel movement at a duration for the first time. Try doing some glute bridges or table rocks alongside crawls (just be sure to engage your glutes first before allowing the hips to raise, remember that the low back shouldn’t be doing the work).My hip flexors are extremely sore. Has anyone else experienced this when they started crawling?
I also had some tendinitis flare up in my wrist that might be a deal breaker for this exercise.