Partner Bear Crawl Hold

PARTNER BEAR CRAWL HOLD

This is an anti-rotation partner core exercise for the stabilizers of the lumbar spine. Start by holding a BEAR CRAWL HOLD position in front of your partner. Have each partner raise one hand off of the ground opposite to the mirrored position of the other person, and clap your hands together. Be sure to keep your hips and shoulders squared forwards.

Muscles involved:

• Core

  • Internal Obliques

  • External Obliques

  • Transversus Abdominus

• Multifidus

• Quadratus lumborum

Related conditions:

• Mechanical low back pain

• Oblique strain (late stage recovery)

• QL strain (late stage recovery)

• Strength and conditioning

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