Spiderman Crawls

[naturalstrength]

I don't know what these are called, but I have been doing them for about a year or so. I have never seen them discussed before, so I wanted to post a video to see if anyone knows what they are called. I personally call these Spiderman crawls. They are a great overall exercise, and I feel personally one of the best all arounders. Start without weights first and get technique perfected, then build from there. I will often use >60lbs dumbells in each hand and crawl the entire length of the gym and back-one set. Do 2-3 sets and I guarantee you will be fried. If you like supersets, do dips right after.

Good Luck!!

Edited April 23, 2008 by naturalstrength

[Ricochet]

Those are indeed called Spiderman Crawls... I first learned them during fire rescue training in Lucerne, Switzerland. When entering a burning building you need to stay low well below the smoke, flames, and heat... especially when dragging a charged line in with heavy gear on your back!

This exercise really builds up the agility and strength required for such tasks and teaches you to understand the change in your center of gravity when under such working conditions. Our instructor added some lateral movements to the crawl which really hit the erectors, rhomboids, glutes, and the hamstrings. Pretty much we would spiderman crawl in circles, up and downstairs, over obstacles until we literally would threw up and turn belly up and play dead.

The most horrendous crawls I ever had to perform were while under apnea conditions, malfunctioning respirator simulation while dragging a 200 pound sand bag... the longest 50 meters I ever crawled!

BTW: that was my first taste of apnea apex training.

[naturalstrength]

Those are indeed called Spiderman Crawls... I first learned them during fire rescue training in Lucerne, Switzerland. When entering a burning building you need to stay low well below the smoke, flames, and heat... especially when dragging a charged line in with heavy gear on your back!

This exercise really builds up the agility and strength required for such tasks and teaches you to understand the change in your center of gravity when under such working conditions. Our instructor added some lateral movements to the crawl which really hit the erectors, rhomboids, glutes, and the hamstrings. Pretty much we would spiderman crawl in circles, up and downstairs, over obstacles until we literally would threw up and turn belly up and play dead.

The most horrendous crawls I ever had to perform were while under apnea conditions, malfunctioning respirator simulation while dragging a 200 pound sand bag... the longest 50 meters I ever crawled!

BTW: that was my first taste of apnea apex training.

Excellent! Thanks for the info. I will have to try the sandbag thing, but I am not too sure I will do 200lbs. Thanks again for the response

[Ricochet]

No problem, one thought though... maybe you should bring those knees of youors all the way up to and or beyond your elbows. More of a compound movement... you'll soon feel that burn in the hindside.

A busy gym there I see. Cheers and respects,

[saburai]

Thanks! Good video.

[naturalstrength]

No problem, one thought though... maybe you should bring those knees of youors all the way up to and or beyond your elbows. More of a compound movement... you'll soon feel that burn in the hindside.

A busy gym there I see. Cheers and respects,

Thanks for the tip Ricochet, I'll give it a try at the gym later today