Crawling.
Arguably, it’s the best all-in-one builder of skillful Natural Movement®. In order to crawl efficiently you need to have all of the following in check:
- Upper body strength and stamina.
- “Core” and scapular stability.
- Hip and shoulder mobility.
- Coordination and awareness.
- Conditioning.
But “crawling” isn’t just one movement-its a whole class of movements characterized by ground locomotion.
In part 2 of “From the Ground Up,” MovNat’s performance director Danny Clark coaches a total beginner through developing baseline technique and efficiency in two fundamental MovNat crawls. So, before we get all smooth and fancy later in the series, let’s get back to the basics of engineering masterful movement skills…
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Next Steps
- From the Ground Up – Part 1: Ground Movements
- From the Ground Up – Part 2: Crawling
- From the Ground Up – Part 3: Balancing
- From the Ground Up – Part 4: Hip Hinge
- From the Ground Up – Part 5: Hanging Foot Pinch
- From the Ground Up – Part 6: Depth Jump
- From the Ground Up – Part 7: Swing Up
- From the Ground Up – Part 8: Lapping Waist Carry
- From the Ground Up – Part 9: Balancing Reverse
- From the Ground Up – Part 10: Tripod Vault
- From the Ground Up – Part 11: Depth Jump
- From the Ground Up – Part 12: Balancing Progressions