Comments on: The “Grok Crawl” http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:47:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: fritchbeetle http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-440874 fritchbeetle Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:10:14 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-440874 If anyone pounces on an outdoor house cat, I won't be happy. ;p If anyone pounces on an outdoor house cat, I won’t be happy. ;p

]]> By: joe bob skidrow http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-408742 joe bob skidrow Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:28:24 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-408742 This is great, we used to have to do century's in football if we were late, or drew a penalty during games. The century consisted of a 50yd bearcrawl and 50 yard crabwalk, This is great, we used to have to do century’s in football if we were late, or drew a penalty during games. The century consisted of a 50yd bearcrawl and 50 yard crabwalk,

]]> By: Trinkwasser http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-394296 Trinkwasser Fri, 29 May 2009 18:34:35 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-394296 Wow, this one takes me back! When I was no longer *that* young I used to revert to crawling on hills of varying steepness. Even when a lot older I've been known to do this on steep hills and not-so-steep cliffs, using techniques not too dissimilar to rock climbing, three limbs and sometimes only two limbs on the ground depending on conditions Haven't unleashed my Inner Child (or Outer Child) for a while now though Wow, this one takes me back!

When I was no longer *that* young I used to revert to crawling on hills of varying steepness. Even when a lot older I’ve been known to do this on steep hills and not-so-steep cliffs, using techniques not too dissimilar to rock climbing, three limbs and sometimes only two limbs on the ground depending on conditions

Haven’t unleashed my Inner Child (or Outer Child) for a while now though

]]> By: Adam http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-390060 Adam Fri, 22 May 2009 23:59:58 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-390060 We use a lot of similar stuff in Parkour/Freerunning training, although for us it's normally just called Quadrupedal Movement or QM. A fun game you can play if you have a couple friends is QM Tag, the basic rules being the same as tag except you have to have at least 3 limbs (hands or feet) touching the ground at all times and your chest can never get more than a foot or two above the ground. There's a good article here at American Parkour (http://www.americanparkour.com/content/view/3884/1/) too talking about making your QM as apelike and fluid as possible. We use a lot of similar stuff in Parkour/Freerunning training, although for us it’s normally just called Quadrupedal Movement or QM. A fun game you can play if you have a couple friends is QM Tag, the basic rules being the same as tag except you have to have at least 3 limbs (hands or feet) touching the ground at all times and your chest can never get more than a foot or two above the ground.

There’s a good article here at American Parkour (http://www.americanparkour.com/content/view/3884/1/) too talking about making your QM as apelike and fluid as possible.

]]> By: paul http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-389628 paul Fri, 22 May 2009 13:44:24 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-389628 Great exercise, i've also read that crawling serves to cross-over the energies of the body aswell. Apparently in infants before learning to walk they're energies operate in a unilateral pattern not crossing over. Once crawling comes into the picture energies start to cross from right to left and vice-versa, and the childs ability to learn improves ten fold. Great exercise, i’ve also read that crawling serves to cross-over the energies of the body aswell. Apparently in infants before learning to walk they’re energies operate in a unilateral pattern not crossing over. Once crawling comes into the picture energies start to cross from right to left and vice-versa, and the childs ability to learn improves ten fold.

]]> By: dragonmamma http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-389619 dragonmamma Fri, 22 May 2009 13:28:04 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-389619 You're sharing brain-waves with my boot camp instructor. Last night we spent about half our time doing what he calls "bear-with-me"s. Bear crawls interspersed with push-ups, mountain climbers and crab walks. My poor triceps are still sore. You’re sharing brain-waves with my boot camp instructor. Last night we spent about half our time doing what he calls “bear-with-me”s. Bear crawls interspersed with push-ups, mountain climbers and crab walks. My poor triceps are still sore.

]]> By: jpippenger http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-389611 jpippenger Fri, 22 May 2009 13:13:39 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-389611 Tried the bare crawl last night, chased my son around the yard. My shoulders and arms feel well worked out. I had fun with this one. Thanks for the suggestion. Tried the bare crawl last night, chased my son around the yard. My shoulders and arms feel well worked out. I had fun with this one. Thanks for the suggestion.

]]> By: Mark the Weight Vest Freak http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-389419 Mark the Weight Vest Freak Fri, 22 May 2009 06:58:09 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-389419 Hi! We do bear crawls to drill quickness on the ground if you ever get taken to the floor on a self-defense situation. Thanks for the crab crawl drill ideas btw, we'll have to start doing those as well. Incidentally if you're going to use a weight vest for this sort of thing, keep it light! 20lbs in one on the crawls darn near killed me! (I weigh 140) Hi! We do bear crawls to drill quickness on the ground if you ever get taken to the floor on a self-defense situation. Thanks for the crab crawl drill ideas btw, we’ll have to start doing those as well.

Incidentally if you’re going to use a weight vest for this sort of thing, keep it light! 20lbs in one on the crawls darn near killed me! (I weigh 140)

]]> By: George http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-389199 George Thu, 21 May 2009 23:48:42 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-389199 My son developed his full crawl and went right to pulling himself up to a stand holding on to things. The crawl while important, is still just an intermediate phase to walking. If it it were vastly important, we'd use crawling just as much as walking. I think pediatricians try to scare parents too much if their kids don't do what is "average". Every child is different and they will figure out things on their own eventually. Lets not go out and scare parents if their child isn't the perfect little crawler, and went right into standing and walking. We are bipeds, not quadrupeds... My son developed his full crawl and went right to pulling himself up to a stand holding on to things. The crawl while important, is still just an intermediate phase to walking. If it it were vastly important, we’d use crawling just as much as walking.

I think pediatricians try to scare parents too much if their kids don’t do what is “average”. Every child is different and they will figure out things on their own eventually. Lets not go out and scare parents if their child isn’t the perfect little crawler, and went right into standing and walking. We are bipeds, not quadrupeds…

]]> By: Chris Dunkin http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-grok-crawl/#comment-389178 Chris Dunkin Thu, 21 May 2009 23:34:14 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=3355#comment-389178 It is eluded to, but never mentioned, that the real magic of the crawl (belly on the ground army crawl first) occurs in the brain. A well developed cross pattern crawl is one of the first ways in which we express use of both hemispheres of the brain. An infant crawling on the floor sees the world in two dimensions which allows the brain to develop and perfect convergence (the ability of your brain to perfectly overlap the two images it receives from your eyes in order to create dimension). This prepares the infant for the next stage in which he lifts himself onto knees and straighted arms. Of course, now the 3rd dimension becomes important because his face is now arms distance from the floor. Each neurological step prepares the infant for the next. If you are one of the many people fall asleep when you read, spend some time crawling and you will see dramatic improvements. It is eluded to, but never mentioned, that the real magic of the crawl (belly on the ground army crawl first) occurs in the brain. A well developed cross pattern crawl is one of the first ways in which we express use of both hemispheres of the brain. An infant crawling on the floor sees the world in two dimensions which allows the brain to develop and perfect convergence (the ability of your brain to perfectly overlap the two images it receives from your eyes in order to create dimension). This prepares the infant for the next stage in which he lifts himself onto knees and straighted arms. Of course, now the 3rd dimension becomes important because his face is now arms distance from the floor. Each neurological step prepares the infant for the next.
If you are one of the many people fall asleep when you read, spend some time crawling and you will see dramatic improvements.

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