Progression ladder for the Inchworm

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.

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Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.

Easier and harder steps around the Inchworm

These are the substitutes for the Inchworm, 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 (5)

  1. Arms Apart Circular Toe TouchPlay demonstration

    Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Glutes
  2. Hip Raise (Bent Knee)Play demonstration

    Hip Raise (Bent Knee)

    • Beginner
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  3. Exercise Ball Back Extension With Arms ExtendedPlay demonstration

    Exercise Ball Back Extension With Arms Extended

    • Beginner
    • Stability-ball
    • Spine
  4. Exercise Ball Back Extension With Hands Behind HeadPlay demonstration

    Exercise Ball Back Extension With Hands Behind Head

    • Beginner
    • Stability-ball
    • Spine
  5. Smith Machine Hip Raise

    Smith Machine Hip Raise

    • Beginner
    • Smith-machine
    • Abs

Where you are now

InchwormPlay demonstration

Inchworm

  • Intermediate
  • Bodyweight
  • Abs

Harder steps (6)

  1. Hurdle Hops

    Hurdle Hops

    • Intermediate
    • Other
    • Hamstrings
  2. Band Good Morning

    Band Good Morning

    • Intermediate
    • Band
    • Hamstrings
  3. Smith Bent Knee Good MorningPlay demonstration

    Smith Bent Knee Good Morning

    • Intermediate
    • Smith-machine
    • Glutes
  4. Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench

    Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Erector-spinae
  5. Good Morning

    Good Morning

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  6. Exercise Ball Back Extension With Knees Off GroundPlay demonstration

    Exercise Ball Back Extension With Knees Off Ground

    • Intermediate
    • Stability-ball
    • Spine

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