Progression
Progression ladder for the Bear Crawl
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
Choose a different exercise
Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Bear Crawl
These are the substitutes for the Bear Crawl, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps
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ski step
- Beginner
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
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astride jumps (male)
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
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Carioca Quick Step
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Adductors
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mountain climber
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular
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high knee against wall
- Beginner
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
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star jump (male)
- Beginner
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
Where you are now
Bear Crawl
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
Harder steps
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push to run
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
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scissor jumps (male)
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
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Side Hop-Sprint
- Intermediate
- Other
- Quadriceps
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burpee
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
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Bench Sprint
- Intermediate
- Other
- Glutes
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skater hops
- Advanced
- Body-weight
- Cardiovascular-system
Log a workout on the Bear Crawl
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