Fix Your Leopard Crawl

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In this video, Tim demonstrates the Leopard Crawl and how to troubleshoot it so that you can use it to build the body of your dreams. For real, this movement is amazing!

[@rarditax]

I've bought a kindle version of your last book. Never thought that a book about strength could restore my faith. Thank you very much, Tim.

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

Wow, thats GOoDness!

[@zgs12212012]

Another great video to start my day! Thanks as always. Enjoying your latest book by the way. PS There is no crawl of shame. You’re too funny, man!

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

Awesome, thank you!🙏

[@fhoniemcphonsen8987]

Nice one. Better watch out that Boston Dynamics doesn't hit you with a content strike for the dogbot crawl😁

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

😂

[@jimbeaumont1353]

Thank you!

[@pabloguaramato1217]

Amazing video, Tim!

[@haroun3334]

Tim you’re looking jacked my man!

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

🙏

[@barryc108]

Love crawling, but quite hard for me as i am very long legged (long femurs), and shortish arms proportionally. A lot of my weight trends to my upper body, during a baby crawl my hips are upper back height.

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

Sometimes our challenges make us much stronger. Your leverage disadvantage can be a real advantage. Just remember your optimal way to crawl won’t necessarily look like mine and that’s perfectly good and great

[@markmolthen2419]

Can you move too much ! Large hip rotation

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

If you do not move into pain, you should be OK!

[@rollingstone3017]

Wish I COULD look forward, but my neck will not extend like that.

[@pabloguaramato1217]

Unless there's some medical limitation, maybe you could try doing some gentle head nods..? (like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b53Mk4eajtqgsJY) It's a terrific movement reset that not only makes you feel good, but also helps you develop some propioception. Eventually, you could try looking a couple of feet forward when crawling, and work up from there till you can look a couple of yards forward. Give yourself some time and crawl on.

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

🙏

[@rollingstone3017]

@@pabloguaramato1217 Thank you. I’ll give it a go.

[@margaretek5350]

🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌

[@user-rb1yf4he9q]

This has been called a bear crawl, cat crawl, primate crawl, etc. how about just a crawl.

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

You can do that but they are all different with different benefits

[@kevinorr6880]

Maybe “movements” should be explained better over exercise as to why they are important rather than continually repeating “ties it all together”.

[@TKRevRay971]

I think he explained it well, exercise is more static and movement should be more dynamic. He's 100% correct. It's like digital vs. analog digital is on or off, like pressing a button. Analog is fluid, like turning a knob. exercise is reps (repetition) aka digital, movement is fluid aka analog. Both are beneficial and serve their purpose but movement should focus more on being less static, to take advantage of what goes on in between the on/off.

[@NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon]

Why not both? Let's compare the crawl to push-ups: Push-ups train primarily your pecs, shoulders and triceps and core. Pecs via shoulder adduction and flexion, (front) deltoid via shoulder flexion, triceps via elbow extension, and core via anti-extension. The crawl trains these muscles in a very different way: pecs act as shock absorbers and stabilizers, along with deltoids and tris. The core works as both anti-rotation and rotation, as well as anti-extension.The biggest difference is the uneven tension throughout the movement: with every step, you only have two points of contact with the ground, which strains the core in anti-rotation, and the pecs and delts as to not collapse either - in every direction. Whereas during the transition to the other two limbs, the core must do the opposite - rotate the hips, as to shift the weight to the other side. All the time, the legs work just as hard, one leg driving you forward via the glutes and hams, while the other leg in the air is all quads and hip flexors. All the while the chest and lats keep the scapulae in check. The crawl really is a holistic movement - all the muscles (and perhaps even more) I've mentioned exercise multiple functions of theirs simultaneously while being under constant tension. And they also do so in rather strange positions sometimes.

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

That was a great explanation! 🙏

[@ur187ingme]

When I backwards leopard crawl I often think of a Cyberdyne Systems model 101 & in my head I hmm: da-na na na na na -- da na na na na. Next time I'll think of a cat.

[@OriginalStrengthSystem]

😂