Abs · Body weight · Intermediate
How to do Crab Twist Toe Touch
The crab twist toe touch is a bodyweight exercise targeting the abdominal muscles, with additional engagement of the obliques and hip flexors. It involves a dynamic movement pattern that requires coordination and balance, as you alternate reaching your hand to the opposite foot while supporting your body in a crab position.
- Primary muscle
- Abs
- Also works
- Obliques and Hip flexors
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Intermediate
- Category
- Abs
How to do Crab Twist Toe Touch, step by step
- Start by sitting on the ground with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
- Place your hands behind you, fingers pointing towards your feet, and lift your hips off the ground.
- Extend one leg straight out in front of you while simultaneously reaching your opposite hand towards your toes.
- Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Crab Twist Toe Touch works your abs as the main mover, with help from your obliques and hip flexors.
Track Crab Twist Toe Touch in SPLYT
Crab Twist Toe Touch is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
