I'm sure most of your close neighbours have coffee machines and a seat next to their upstairs windows to spectate you doing exercises, "there he is again, somersaulting off the shed blindfolded with a kettlebell clamped between his teeth" *shakes head*
Used to carry my sandbag to a local track and did something called the Atlas routine. Had been doing it for years and one of my new roommates got curious enough to grab it while I was at work and take it to the track. lol, he couldn't even get back home! I'm driving up and think "is that my sandbag on the side of the road?" It was so difficult for him he thought he was to die! lol. I still laugh about it today.
@@rafaferreira6937 @Rafa Ferreira no need to run. The rule was that I couldn't put it down but allowed to change grips/holds. Had worked up to 105lbs at that time (maybe 120, have to check notes) so between that and the squats cardio wasn't an issue. The routine itself lasted about 40 minutes Zercher, shoulder to shoulder, cross shoulder, hip carry, squats, get ups.
In my own experience it's actually more difficult to crawl inside in a small space than out in an open field. I can barely finish 5 minutes of crawl around the interior of my house (might be because of the furnitures blocking my way as i have to maneuver a bit everytime i come across one) but i can crawl for the whole 15 minutes out in a football field. Try it yourself. If you feel embarassed go out in the woods.
This is a TREMENDOUS exercise that should be far more normalized. Playing with the little siblings is so much more fun. I can chase them and take them down whilst crawling. Doing this with a sled is an AMAZING power builder with a variety of carry over! Love the video.
The most challenging thing I've done so far is bear crawling face-forwards downhill with the "floor is lava" mode on. Only allowed to touch rocks. It put so much stress on parts of my body I've never used in static gym work outs.
@@TheBioneer It was something I thought of after watching your videos actually! I do a lot of scrambling up Arthur's Seat on all fours, I just looked at all the little rocks and thought going up feels good, what about going down so I can protect my body (my reasoning being 4 points and low down is better than 2 points and high up for protecting the braincase going down hill)
@TheBioneer Have you ever heard of quadrobics? Its actually a sport for running and jumping on all fours, there's a small community that does it and post videos online about it.
Jesus Christ what an idiotic comment. You are limited in your time. And you don't have unlimited motivation either. Most people have to earn their own money and organize their own lives. They can only do so much for their fitness. The exercises for which they have time should then be effective and efficient. And I think people should orient themselves on actual research rather than someone's fanciful imagination. Pull Ups work. Push Ups work. Biceps Curls work. Whether the "bear crawl" is efficient is questionable.
Just did a two-minute crawl back and forth along my landing. I think I discovered pockets of space in my lungs that I've never inhaled into before. This is utterly brutal.
I prefer a single-threaded event-based concurrency paradigm. :D JK. I guess multithreading actually is probably somewhat more similar to how brains work...
@@vibue2415 maybe. Perhaps, on the other hand, the cat is trying to also cosplay as its own ancestor, the sabertoothed tiger, and help you amp up your workout by playing the part of the predator you must evade. Obviously not being QUITE up to the task of making for a realistic simulation.
I can’t stop picturing his wife talking to their realtor and being like “well Adam needs lots of land to run around” oh you have a dog? “No, I meant my husband, he..just nevermind” lol. No, but I really love that he addresses that. It’s really hard for me to have people see me workout so doing all of that stuff in public seems very intimidating and he just does not give a shit. It’s honestly really inspiring. And also like if their garden tiller breaks, I think he would have them covered lol.
If you keep doing it, you'll get used to the looks and laughter and it will stop bothering you. Just gotta detach yourself from your ego and your worry about what prejudiced, ignorant people think of a stranger doing something they don't understand.
Years ago when I trained Muay Thai, I used to do push ups with my legs on the stairs, this evolved into me crawling up and down the stairs at the end of each set. My wife thought I was a looney, glad there’s some science backing me up
I've said for several years that yoga dramatically improved my ability to remember information told to me verbally. I thought it from the processing of a verbal instruction into a physical movement but now watching this I think it may be more than that.
Incredibly interesting. How long after doing Yoga did you notice an improvement with memory? I’m currently teaching myself networking I.T. for a new job, and would love some more memory lol
@@jakepayne2985 Once you have revised information spike your adrenaline immediately after learning for improved memory retention. This can be done by cold showers/baths. See Huberman Lab episode on memory.
I did this around my local lake which is pretty big but don't know the actual circumference of it. It was the most intense workout Iv'e ever had. At first I felt embarrassed with all the people watching me but I began to focused to even care. Definitely making this a regular thing.
If you see the Bioneer doing this stuff in a park you think "that swole dude has some unusual training techniques." If you see me doing this in a park you call either a cop or an exorcist.
Just wear short sleeves. When people see viens popping out and striations showing in the forearms they don't question. (but they still quietly think you're crazy 😂).
Wear coveralls and a hockey mask. People seem to be so thrilled they scream with joy and run off to tell their friends, every time I do it. Sometimes, I like to dress as a clown. Have fun!
I now crawl 5 minutes a day every day, at first I thought it wouldn’t be hard to do 5 mins, I struggled to do it for over 1 minute, but I built up to it and it had definitely helped my endurance and strength as my jobs involves lots of body movement all day
I'm extremely inflexible, weak and badly coordinated. Having severe upper back and lower back pains from a sedentary and office lifestyle. Tried the bear and a easier version of the lizard crawl today and while it was extremely difficult and I managed to do it only a few times it has done wonders in reducing my pain. Thank you for teaching such a wholistic body movement. If nothing else, this is a wonderful tool for pain management
I can honestly say crawling has changed my life. At the end of the day when the back is sore can't wait to get down to the floor and do some animal flow and crawl like a monkey. It resets the back and is fun as hell!! Great work Bioneer!
You're absolutely right, I was climbing around the mountains in BC, they're covered by moss and it rains 🌧 😄 This development helped years ago, seeing it here is really awesome, we as humans are developing
I find your exercises fantastic, especially while encouraging my 5 yr old son to engage with my fitness routine. He has a blast and in turn he is working out harder than even anticipated he could... while having fun and wanting more!
We all start out that way friend, and then they teach us to sit still and as adults introduce us to 'exercise'! "Oh you mean that stuff you used to ask me to stop doing and sit still?"
Love it. Worked that lizard crawl into my last futbol training circuit. I train 15 year old boys through natural landscapes, aboriginal sprint recovery, and oh yeah... small pickup style street ball. Love your stuff, always referring to it.
This is sensational stuff. Not only are there tremendous long term effects on the body, it's gonna reduce depression, etc. Millions of people all over the world need this. Cheerio!
If it's popular its profane. Everyone is doing something? Probably absolutely stupid. The most listened to music is generally garbage. Best fitness channel wont have the most views. Hope this makes sense to the bioneerZ people's.
@@daltondammthebabe popular doesn't mean bad everyone does pushups everyone does squats everyone does pullups and there's nothing that wrong with any of those movements. the goal of channels like this one would be to share information and teach everyone to break out of our self imposed, rigid structured workouts. and everyone DOES crawl, they just stop crawling as they get older, so the bioneer is simply reminding us to do what we've already been doing from infancy. he's not sharing secrets or hidden knowledge, he's teaching us very simple principles that already exist in nature.
7:52 i did gymnastics growing up and take my opportunities with climbing trees, doing parkour, and the rare hiking/climbing trip. my memory is superb when it comes to; long-term recollection/organization of personal experiences +long term conversation memory. i can't prove there's a correlation but i'll support their argument
Used to run on all fours when I was a kid for fun, never would have thought it was a great full body workout. Learned about it recently and just did it for the first time yesterday for a few minutes. Def feel it in my body today. Will be doing it more often.
The crab or rather spider was common in my middle school in Germany too. Crab was sideways and spider was all directions. We even played soccer with a big gymnastic ball like that xD
I love your unconventional approach to fitness! Warriors throughout history understood the importance of this kind of training, so we should bring it back!
I’ve been doing crawling exercises since you did that video on movement training. I have noted significant improvements in my core strength and flexibility.
One time, someone I know, we’ll call him Not Liam, Not Liam Took LSD and was hanging with cats and decided to crawl around all day and vowed to keep crawling more. But when not Liam sobered up he lost his mojo. Maybe it’s time to start crawling again
Bro its literally the most primal way of moving and its the first mode of movement we all learn as babies. It must activate your neural network in a whole new way. Man i love this channel!
When you first start these movements it's difficult to coordinate your left and right sides. It shows how disconnected we've become from this fundamental movement pattern.
@@bobbyb1233 Red Delta Project is a good companion to this one. Very similar messaging but with very short videos (most are less than 4-5 mins long). Bite size calisthenics tips from someone who cares more about the information than getting views.
Man, this part that starts at 10:36 is sick. The mix of the video game style music with you both showing off and also failing hard but pushing past is amazing. I need more of that stuff on RUclips and in my life.
I used to take Capoeira Angola lessons from an Angolero from Salvador. He used a lot of what he called animal walks as part of the conditioning process. He could shoot across the room at lightning speed using a lizard crawling motion, whilst keeping his hips close to the ground throughout; it was amazing to see! There was a camel walk, which was on all fours, with legs straight and both heels touching the ground - that was pretty painful; and also, a chicken walk which was a kind of walking deep squat done at speed. The warm-ups were tougher than full blown training sessions I've done elsewhere!
I've been reading your book and started a hybrid bodybuilding/functional routine. I feel so much stronger and the mobility in my hips and shoulders has improved massively.
Animal crawls are great for getting kids exercising as well, especially in lockdown. There’s a decent amount of follow along videos on RUclips, we do them in the front room. Turn it in to a competition, who can do the best bear crawl and see how hard they try
@@chrisofrays there’s one channel we use, if you search ‘kids marvel workout videos’ there’s avengers, black panther, Capt America videos that mine like. For animal walks, we always use this video: ruclips.net/video/DpgKyq3WCuw/видео.html
Yesssss It’s a great exercise for overall wellness. I’ve doing this type of training for more than 15 years as part of preparation for outdoors and site-specific performing arts pieces.
Unfortunately modern society has been brainwashed to believe this type of training is to unconventional and weird. The reductionist nature of modern fitness has a lot to blame for this. Much easier for the profit driven modern fitness industry to make money from monotonous and easier to perform gym exercise than it is from more complex natural movement compound exercise as shown here. It is this type of exercise that is going to give you better and more sustainable results in the long run. So don't worry about what others think and get out there and do it if your interested in it you won't regret it and you will enjoy it especially as you get better at it. As you get better at it you will actually get positive reactions from passes by that are curious to checkout what your doing and allows you to strike up an interesting conversation with those interested to know more this is what I find with my training outside in parks, natural areas etc!
Me here teaching a Parkour class Before this Video: "Yeah, crawls are a nice warmup, might be good for one or two laps of the floor to warm up the shoulders and all that jazz" After this Video: "Lads ! starting from today we're doing 30 minutes of Quadruped Movement every session ! Bear Walks, Bear Crawls, Lizard Crawls, blindfolded obstacle course while crawling... then backwards !"
I can attest to how effective the lizard walk is. I started using it as a punishment in my own training with alot of added weight. I do it as a warmup and cool down with fully loaded gear on. It definitely helps with endurance and helps with cardio gains. Very important in tactical training
Actual gear or a weighted vest? I could do either, but worried about injury with adding weight to movement like this. How long did you do it with bodyweight only at first? I was so awkward while trying this, adding weight sounded impossible
I did some crawl work the other day on a sand incline at the beach. I usually only use it for a sprint routine. Crawling back down the incline gave an immediate burn to my quads. My shoulders were fine. Over the next couple of days I was able to do some releasing in my lower back that I haven't been able to get at for a longtime. Given the reaction from my quads it's probably reasonable to assume the crawling had something to do with the releases as well. I like bang-for-buck, dynamic, full body workouts, and the crawling wasn't a drag on my sprints so I'll be doing more of it to help with endurance. Cheers Adam.
I am really enjoying your videos, Mr bioneer. I just bought one of your ebooks last night and I'm working on shifting my perspective on working out and fitness from a more boring bodybuilding approach to a super functional training approach. Cheers from your bro in the Southeastern US.
You really got me with the 'why do I have to only do exercises that other people understand and find acceptable' even the idea of doing this in a forest or something makes me feel embarrassed but I will happily run through the streets, and I don't like that
Just awesome. I started crawling 2 weeks ago before I saw this video, i'm for sure going to do it more now. You were very informative about the benefits and it makes so much sense
I wonder, i heard that building muscle help losing weight,since muscle burns more calories,but i don't know if it was referring to hypertrophy or strenght.
I am so glad you include the outtakes at the end of your videos because it shows that you're not perfect and sometimes it is very difficult to perform some of the movements you do. Everything you do in your videos looks perfect until we see what really happened before it got edited out of the video. At the end of your video, it's good to see you lose your balance or slightly hurt yourself so that if I mess up too, I'll know that if it happens to me, it can happen to you too. "Keep doing your best and try not to die!"
I really appreciate the outro bloopers. Keeping it real and honest as we all push our little envelopes, at whatever stage we are at. Gives you lots of credibility mate. Peace
Your the man! Times are tuff im supporting 4 people because the virus. But I appreciate all the free content and all the research you put into these videos. I will be buying your book at some point to support you. Thanks again
When I first graduated from high school, I washed residential and commercial windows for about 6 months before going to college. I had to lift ladders all day and use both arms to soap up windows and squeegee them off. The strongest I've ever been in my life was after that six months. There was something about doing natural movements that really activated all of my muscles (as opposed to regular bench press, etc. exercises).
Because the gym is not primarily about strength, it's about hypertrophy through muscle isolation exercises rather than having the whole body working together. People often forget that
One of the greatest series ever. Great information ,clearly explained and WOW you know a lot about how the human body works. This series is part of the bedrock of my training!
Bioneer, do you think you could put together like a beginner, intermediate, and advanced workout routine for these quadrupedal movements? That would be a huge help for those of us who don't know exactly where or how to start.
Actually a pretty useful exercise. Bit strange to purposely do it, but at one time or another in our lives, everyone will have to crawl somewhere. Getting under a fence, avoiding something or someone or fixing a pipe under a sink.👍
That's kinda of exercise is one of the reasons to a have a preference to treine in my house instead of the gym. The only people that gonna call me a weirdo for crawling around are my parents 😂.
Yeah I dont go to the gym because you gave to pay money for basically getting musclere and bulky which makes you heavier and not as fast as someone who exercises in the forest or something like that
@@themaster1147 For me the freedom is a key factory for me to have that preference. A guy who have "home gym"or something like that can workout even naked if he want to😄. On another hand,in the gym you need tho share the equipment,deal with people,some of the pretty inconveniente(some times even the instructor),some sexual harassment and etc. Of course it's depends to gym to gym,soo if you gona train on a gym, choose wisely,or your gonna have a hard time try to do a thing that's suppose tho be healthy.
Oh my gosh, I knew that this was why I can't gain weight. I am physically disabled and crawl to get around my home. Obliques are chiseled, but still have only a 4 pack!
a bit late but a 4 pack is genetic! people are born with 4packs 6 packs etc etc. u cant change how many abs you have and its not indicative to the strength of your core. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a 4 pack and hes probably worked his core harder than 99% of people with 6 packs
Excellent vid mate! Groundwork like this has formed a core component of my workout philosophy since the 80's. Throw in some sprints, swimming, rope climbs, kettle bells and tractor tyres for variety. Simple, brutal and effective. 3rd time subbing to your channel because RUclips.
Your channel is a member of a very small number of valid content. SOOOOO much value to unpack in this one video alone. Offering gratitude and my friendship. I would fight along side you! Warrior to warrior! #HeruVision
[ring ring] "Police emergency line here. How can I help you?" "Karen McMeddlesome here. There is a creep in my street!" "What is he doing?" "He's creeping."
Yaeh. I just started those movements some weeks ago. It is much more fun than just pulling or pushing weights. It enhances strength, endurance, total mobility and creativity. I added climbing trees as well, so I learn to listen to my feelings when it is too high (fear) and push the limit just a little bit every time being of course aware that it can end deadly and it's up to me to avoid that ;-)
There was a year where I trained only bear crawls and hill sprints. I was very strong and lost no repetitions on bodyweight exercises when I checked them.
This is something truly new to me. The narrative adds a lot, but even with the sound off you can see how these movements will have a big impact. I'd love to get some minimal shoe recommendations. Cheers
Thanks for mentioning visual spatial processing and cognition in relation to movement. Current thinking is that they are built upon motor skills and vision's primary purpose is to guide movement. Cross patterning is also an important concept in development.
Thanks for this video. This is something I’ve been looking for. I’ve been doing some animal movements as a bit of a warm up recently but didn’t even think of trying on a trail. I can imagine how great a workout that would be. I’m sure I would get on someone’s RUclips channel for a laugh if they saw me crawling around like an animal 😂
I recently found this channel and love the newest book (currently on chapter 6; wonderful read btw!) but the only thing I'm having trouble with is finding a proper way to incorporate these exercises into a new workout program. Any tips?
Wow! Thank you a lot for this BIG inspiration! I like the natural pure human type of movement you are showing us! You are so strong. Thanks! Greetings from Slovakia
Right on! Just ran across your channel! I also started practicing animal movements 3 months ago. So Fun. Ido actually inspired me to move more. Now I’m addicted to moving as much as possible.
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I'm glad I live in a time where all this information is available for free.
Yes! This is amazing
I feel u man.
100%, also mildly annoyed this channel didn't exist 10 years ago when I was busy fucking my shit up
Dude! I could learn to weld or build a clock anytime.
Truly, I’m glad Gents like Bioneer enjoy sharing!
I'm sure most of your close neighbours have coffee machines and a seat next to their upstairs windows to spectate you doing exercises, "there he is again, somersaulting off the shed blindfolded with a kettlebell clamped between his teeth" *shakes head*
that's my dream life
*shakes head in regret*
*as they are forced back*
*into thier normal lives*
This made me chuckle, thanks! Also...this wouldn't surprise me to find out.
@@see949 and thier big belly
I was thinking of the same thing LOL! I'm hesistant of doing these like these in my local park because my neighbors will think that I'm retarded.
*Mama, that burly guy is crawling in our yard again*
Don't look he will make you do 50 deadlifts with a tree🌳
Imagine what the neighbors think😅
I laughed too hard imagining this one hahahha
Aww sweety that's just your genius handsom buff dad..
These will forever make me laugh 😂
"try crawl a mile" dude i almost died 6 times trying this shit across my room
Used to carry my sandbag to a local track and did something called the Atlas routine. Had been doing it for years and one of my new roommates got curious enough to grab it while I was at work and take it to the track. lol, he couldn't even get back home! I'm driving up and think "is that my sandbag on the side of the road?" It was so difficult for him he thought he was to die! lol. I still laugh about it today.
@@warriorfire8103 so you run with that sandbag on your back?
@@rafaferreira6937 @Rafa Ferreira no need to run. The rule was that I couldn't put it down but allowed to change grips/holds. Had worked up to 105lbs at that time (maybe 120, have to check notes) so between that and the squats cardio wasn't an issue. The routine itself lasted about 40 minutes
Zercher, shoulder to shoulder, cross shoulder, hip carry, squats, get ups.
🤣
In my own experience it's actually more difficult to crawl inside in a small space than out in an open field. I can barely finish 5 minutes of crawl around the interior of my house (might be because of the furnitures blocking my way as i have to maneuver a bit everytime i come across one) but i can crawl for the whole 15 minutes out in a football field. Try it yourself. If you feel embarassed go out in the woods.
This is a TREMENDOUS exercise that should be far more normalized. Playing with the little siblings is so much more fun. I can chase them and take them down whilst crawling. Doing this with a sled is an AMAZING power builder with a variety of carry over! Love the video.
I can't get over how well chosen the name "Bioneer" is for this channel.
Honestly one of the best titles out there, period
As fit as I am, may as well be Biofar. :/
I fucking love crawling around and I totally have autism
Biology, Engineer, Pioneer. Clever, and catchy!
Yesssss
The way he lizard crawls towards the lake like: "Fk this. I'm going back to the Pre-Cambrian era."
He has the courage to admit that evolving into a mammal was a mistake.
Holy shit you made me laugh xD
Lmao 😂
lmao
"I would have stayed my ass in the primordial soup if I knew there was gonna be days like this"
Next inheritor of the Cart Titan
lmao
XD
LOL that’s a great comment
Ahahaha
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
The most challenging thing I've done so far is bear crawling face-forwards downhill with the "floor is lava" mode on. Only allowed to touch rocks. It put so much stress on parts of my body I've never used in static gym work outs.
That's such an awesome idea for a workout!!
@@TheBioneer It was something I thought of after watching your videos actually! I do a lot of scrambling up Arthur's Seat on all fours, I just looked at all the little rocks and thought going up feels good, what about going down so I can protect my body (my reasoning being 4 points and low down is better than 2 points and high up for protecting the braincase going down hill)
@TheBioneer Have you ever heard of quadrobics? Its actually a sport for running and jumping on all fours, there's a small community that does it and post videos online about it.
Have been doing this for mma training for about 2 years now, it increased my grappling endurance massively.
Me: skinny, pale, crawling around the yard, clutching my fitness watch
The neighbours: "It's Gollum again!"
My Precioussssss!
Stupid fat hobbits! Always gawking at our exercise regime!
Resident Evil 😃
i nearly choked to death
One of the great RUclips comments. I live in wilderness and even I'm worried someone might see me primate cosplaying.
Now I can put that Bear in the big blue house costume in my attic to GOOD USE!!
Ahaha! I would definitely pay to watch that! 😂
What up JaxBlade
you always have such good humor! :D
Jax in the building!
hey jax is this true cause i dont want to do this ifit gonna cause me any damage and no offense to you the bioner
"Why are you doing something that I don't immediately understand?"
95% of societies outlook on everything
Completely agree with you
I love the "wot" that he gives right after
We truly live in a society 😔
What an inspirational profile name.
Jesus Christ what an idiotic comment. You are limited in your time. And you don't have unlimited motivation either. Most people have to earn their own money and organize their own lives. They can only do so much for their fitness. The exercises for which they have time should then be effective and efficient. And I think people should orient themselves on actual research rather than someone's fanciful imagination. Pull Ups work. Push Ups work. Biceps Curls work. Whether the "bear crawl" is efficient is questionable.
Just did a two-minute crawl back and forth along my landing. I think I discovered pockets of space in my lungs that I've never inhaled into before. This is utterly brutal.
“Keep trying your best and try not to die” ancient Chinese proverb.
Love this channel!
"Multi-thread your cerebrum" is probably the coolest explanation I've ever heard.
Haha thank you! I was pleased with that line 😝
@@TheBioneer no problem! Love the content keep up the good work brother!
I came down here specifically to say that very thing.
I prefer a single-threaded event-based concurrency paradigm. :D JK. I guess multithreading actually is probably somewhat more similar to how brains work...
My cat gets overstimulated when I do any crawling, yoga, etc. He takes it as a challenge to see how many times he can headbutt me in the mouth.
As he should. It's a cats job to head butt us when we're doing these exercises.
jup they want to hinder you from unlocking the ultimativ secret from ancient societies..
@@vibue2415 maybe. Perhaps, on the other hand, the cat is trying to also cosplay as its own ancestor, the sabertoothed tiger, and help you amp up your workout by playing the part of the predator you must evade. Obviously not being QUITE up to the task of making for a realistic simulation.
@@vibue2415 😮
My dog also likes it but looks at me like "you arent meant to be doing that" while i gasp for air
I can’t stop picturing his wife talking to their realtor and being like “well Adam needs lots of land to run around” oh you have a dog? “No, I meant my husband, he..just nevermind” lol. No, but I really love that he addresses that. It’s really hard for me to have people see me workout so doing all of that stuff in public seems very intimidating and he just does not give a shit. It’s honestly really inspiring. And also like if their garden tiller breaks, I think he would have them covered lol.
Your comment had me in stitches🤣🤣 thank you
If you keep doing it, you'll get used to the looks and laughter and it will stop bothering you. Just gotta detach yourself from your ego and your worry about what prejudiced, ignorant people think of a stranger doing something they don't understand.
Years ago when I trained Muay Thai, I used to do push ups with my legs on the stairs, this evolved into me crawling up and down the stairs at the end of each set. My wife thought I was a looney, glad there’s some science backing me up
Are you still doing that or did you get civilized? Thanks.
I've said for several years that yoga dramatically improved my ability to remember information told to me verbally. I thought it from the processing of a verbal instruction into a physical movement but now watching this I think it may be more than that.
Incredibly interesting. How long after doing Yoga did you notice an improvement with memory? I’m currently teaching myself networking I.T. for a new job, and would love some more memory lol
@@jakepayne2985 Once you have revised information spike your adrenaline immediately after learning for improved memory retention. This can be done by cold showers/baths. See Huberman Lab episode on memory.
@@Lje7 Take a cold shower every time you learn something that you wanna remember? 😅
I did this around my local lake which is pretty big but don't know the actual circumference of it. It was the most intense workout Iv'e ever had. At first I felt embarrassed with all the people watching me but I began to focused to even care. Definitely making this a regular thing.
Good job! Go for it!
Big peepee energy
How is it coming along a year later?
wow, I can barely make it around my house.
@Timmy Thistle did you continue to crawl regularly and if so how much did it affect you?
If you see the Bioneer doing this stuff in a park you think "that swole dude has some unusual training techniques."
If you see me doing this in a park you call either a cop or an exorcist.
I have the same fear, but I think I will go aheand and do it anyway.
Remember, no one cares!! 😊😉
@@solomonstello well.....
Just wear short sleeves. When people see viens popping out and striations showing in the forearms they don't question. (but they still quietly think you're crazy 😂).
I do this in my gym. No one really cares. So do it!
I'm going to scare a lot of people in the woods this spring with these exercises.
Remember to lick your eyeball when you meet someone
@Smash Of course, we still need to keep social distance.. 😉
do it right, wear a costume
Don't forget to laugh hysterically when you meet people
Wear coveralls and a hockey mask. People seem to be so thrilled they scream with joy and run off to tell their friends, every time I do it. Sometimes, I like to dress as a clown. Have fun!
I now crawl 5 minutes a day every day, at first I thought it wouldn’t be hard to do 5 mins, I struggled to do it for over 1 minute, but I built up to it and it had definitely helped my endurance and strength as my jobs involves lots of body movement all day
I'm extremely inflexible, weak and badly coordinated. Having severe upper back and lower back pains from a sedentary and office lifestyle. Tried the bear and a easier version of the lizard crawl today and while it was extremely difficult and I managed to do it only a few times it has done wonders in reducing my pain. Thank you for teaching such a wholistic body movement. If nothing else, this is a wonderful tool for pain management
I can honestly say crawling has changed my life. At the end of the day when the back is sore can't wait to get down to the floor and do some animal flow and crawl like a monkey. It resets the back and is fun as hell!! Great work Bioneer!
How's your abs looking? Does it build abs in your experience? I'm genuinely curious
@@benravenwood8535 same!
You're absolutely right, I was climbing around the mountains in BC, they're covered by moss and it rains 🌧 😄
This development helped years ago, seeing it here is really awesome, we as humans are developing
@@benravenwood8535 definitely widened my abs and obliques, helped definitions
@@benravenwood8535it builds core not abs
Loved the 'blooper' reel at the end. Shows that we all got a path towards being able to do these things.
I'm open to the possibility of it being a body double.
@@wesleyangel777 Or him unironically failing to be more humble
@@noahsibahi-jackson8757 and to learn 💪
I find your exercises fantastic, especially while encouraging my 5 yr old son to engage with my fitness routine. He has a blast and in turn he is working out harder than even anticipated he could... while having fun and wanting more!
Great parenting, Ray 🙏 🙌👊
Your building a little badass! Great job!
We all start out that way friend, and then they teach us to sit still and as adults introduce us to 'exercise'! "Oh you mean that stuff you used to ask me to stop doing and sit still?"
@@Kobe29261 good point man
I’ve been exercising with my 3 year old like this. He loves crawling like animals all over the house with me. My wife thinks I’m nuts.
Love it. Worked that lizard crawl into my last futbol training circuit. I train 15 year old boys through natural landscapes, aboriginal sprint recovery, and oh yeah... small pickup style street ball. Love your stuff, always referring to it.
I also play football.
Just curious what this kind of training can do to a football player..🤔
This is sensational stuff. Not only are there tremendous long term effects on the body, it's gonna reduce depression, etc. Millions of people all over the world need this. Cheerio!
Baby: Crawl
Adults: No, you walk
The Bioneer: Crawl
That one has the biggest #NoYou vibes on it
I like to imagine a shirtless bioneer opening the door to the room the parents are in and saying "crawl" in this scenario.
Reject humanity, return to crawl
@@pododododoehoh3550 monke use all body move.
Chuck Norris: gets same or better workout than Bioneer crawl,...while just walking.
discovered your channel some time back. i have to say most underrated channel in fitness right now. keep up the good work, sir.
I think the same too. He is so amazing yet not as famous.
Facts!!!! Like this is a real strength training even if weights aren’t a priority for strength. Awesome channel
If it's popular its profane. Everyone is doing something? Probably absolutely stupid. The most listened to music is generally garbage. Best fitness channel wont have the most views. Hope this makes sense to the bioneerZ people's.
@@daltondammthebabe popular doesn't mean bad
everyone does pushups
everyone does squats
everyone does pullups
and there's nothing that wrong with any of those movements. the goal of channels like this one would be to share information and teach everyone to break out of our self imposed, rigid structured workouts. and everyone DOES crawl, they just stop crawling as they get older, so the bioneer is simply reminding us to do what we've already been doing from infancy. he's not sharing secrets or hidden knowledge, he's teaching us very simple principles that already exist in nature.
It doesnt look like he focuses so much on marketing.
You should add bloopers more often, it's important for people to see that even the people that train a lot still make mistakes.
I'm just waiting for his door handle to come off when he attaches the band to it and does some punch through..
That would be great to add at the end of each video!
But what if he nailed every shot in some instances?
@@kamu747 you can't show what you don't have
@@lexroet1215 Agreed.
7:52 i did gymnastics growing up and take my opportunities with climbing trees, doing parkour, and the rare hiking/climbing trip.
my memory is superb when it comes to; long-term recollection/organization of personal experiences +long term conversation memory.
i can't prove there's a correlation but i'll support their argument
Used to run on all fours when I was a kid for fun, never would have thought it was a great full body workout. Learned about it recently and just did it for the first time yesterday for a few minutes. Def feel it in my body today. Will be doing it more often.
Here in the US, the Bear Crawl and the Crab are popular exercises for High School Football and Wrestling.
In Sweden too, for phys. ed.
The crab or rather spider was common in my middle school in Germany too. Crab was sideways and spider was all directions. We even played soccer with a big gymnastic ball like that xD
@@curiousScientistAndEducator Fond memories of the same thing from P.E in Swedish grade school
I remember them days in the summer, and puking because I was super out of shape 🤣 I think I know what I'm incorporating this summer 😁🤙
We did the crab one when I was wrestling.
I love your unconventional approach to fitness! Warriors throughout history understood the importance of this kind of training, so we should bring it back!
I’ve been doing crawling exercises since you did that video on movement training. I have noted significant improvements in my core strength and flexibility.
How much have you been doing and how often, cheers
It unwinds the torque in the muscles.
I gave it a shot to this type of workout, damn! your entire body gets sore, I'm gonna do it at least twice a week for sure. Amazing content!!!
One time, someone I know, we’ll call him Not Liam, Not Liam Took LSD and was hanging with cats and decided to crawl around all day and vowed to keep crawling more. But when not Liam sobered up he lost his mojo. Maybe it’s time to start crawling again
Damn, Not Liam must be a tough friend to have, Hope he doesn't make you worry too much, Liam
@@jamiestuart7249 por que no los dos?
@@jamiestuart7249 "why not both?"
Or take more LSD
Who would have thought a video on crawling would be this exciting and informative
Bro its literally the most primal way of moving and its the first mode of movement we all learn as babies. It must activate your neural network in a whole new way.
Man i love this channel!
This channel is definitely underrated
When you first start these movements it's difficult to coordinate your left and right sides. It shows how disconnected we've become from this fundamental movement pattern.
Pretty much the only fitness channel I watch now. Been through a lot before. Most everyone else is too myopic
@@bobbyb1233 Red Delta Project is a good companion to this one. Very similar messaging but with very short videos (most are less than 4-5 mins long). Bite size calisthenics tips from someone who cares more about the information than getting views.
@@ienjoyapples almost as if humans evolved to not move like that anymore
I like calling lizard crawl crocodile crawl cause it sounds cooler.
Croco Crawl!
Definitely sounds cooler 😎👌
Dragon crawl to surpass that
Well, crocodiles are basically big ass lizards
The long night of drinking and trying to get to bed crawl.
Man, this part that starts at 10:36 is sick. The mix of the video game style music with you both showing off and also failing hard but pushing past is amazing. I need more of that stuff on RUclips and in my life.
I used to take Capoeira Angola lessons from an Angolero from Salvador. He used a lot of what he called animal walks as part of the conditioning process. He could shoot across the room at lightning speed using a lizard crawling motion, whilst keeping his hips close to the ground throughout; it was amazing to see! There was a camel walk, which was on all fours, with legs straight and both heels touching the ground - that was pretty painful; and also, a chicken walk which was a kind of walking deep squat done at speed. The warm-ups were tougher than full blown training sessions I've done elsewhere!
I've been reading your book and started a hybrid bodybuilding/functional routine. I feel so much stronger and the mobility in my hips and shoulders has improved massively.
Animal crawls are great for getting kids exercising as well, especially in lockdown. There’s a decent amount of follow along videos on RUclips, we do them in the front room. Turn it in to a competition, who can do the best bear crawl and see how hard they try
Any particular channels to recommend? Trying to get my kids to exercise more
@@chrisofrays there’s one channel we use, if you search ‘kids marvel workout videos’ there’s avengers, black panther, Capt America videos that mine like. For animal walks, we always use this video:
ruclips.net/video/DpgKyq3WCuw/видео.html
One of the toughest exercises, the bear crawl. Hands down!
Ooh, that's very punny! I'm down with that.
Lizard is harder.
You mean paws down !🐻
Yesssss It’s a great exercise for overall wellness. I’ve doing this type of training for more than 15 years as part of preparation for outdoors and site-specific performing arts pieces.
You know it's a good video when every single comment is humorous yet totally supportive. I'm going to be trying this asap
Phenomenal message, I frequently get strange looks for some training that I’m limited to doing outside, I wish the world didn’t think this way
I can't even take a walk with a weighted vest without getting those looks
Unfortunately modern society has been brainwashed to believe this type of training is to unconventional and weird. The reductionist nature of modern fitness has a lot to blame for this. Much easier for the profit driven modern fitness industry to make money from monotonous and easier to perform gym exercise than it is from more complex natural movement compound exercise as shown here. It is this type of exercise that is going to give you better and more sustainable results in the long run. So don't worry about what others think and get out there and do it if your interested in it you won't regret it and you will enjoy it especially as you get better at it. As you get better at it you will actually get positive reactions from passes by that are curious to checkout what your doing and allows you to strike up an interesting conversation with those interested to know more this is what I find with my training outside in parks, natural areas etc!
Me here teaching a Parkour class
Before this Video: "Yeah, crawls are a nice warmup, might be good for one or two laps of the floor to warm up the shoulders and all that jazz"
After this Video: "Lads ! starting from today we're doing 30 minutes of Quadruped Movement every session ! Bear Walks, Bear Crawls, Lizard Crawls, blindfolded obstacle course while crawling... then backwards !"
I can attest to how effective the lizard walk is. I started using it as a punishment in my own training with alot of added weight. I do it as a warmup and cool down with fully loaded gear on. It definitely helps with endurance and helps with cardio gains. Very important in tactical training
Actual gear or a weighted vest? I could do either, but worried about injury with adding weight to movement like this. How long did you do it with bodyweight only at first? I was so awkward while trying this, adding weight sounded impossible
I did some crawl work the other day on a sand incline at the beach. I usually only use it for a sprint routine. Crawling back down the incline gave an immediate burn to my quads. My shoulders were fine. Over the next couple of days I was able to do some releasing in my lower back that I haven't been able to get at for a longtime.
Given the reaction from my quads it's probably reasonable to assume the crawling had something to do with the releases as well. I like bang-for-buck, dynamic, full body workouts, and the crawling wasn't a drag on my sprints so I'll be doing more of it to help with endurance. Cheers Adam.
I am really enjoying your videos, Mr bioneer. I just bought one of your ebooks last night and I'm working on shifting my perspective on working out and fitness from a more boring bodybuilding approach to a super functional training approach. Cheers from your bro in the Southeastern US.
I started doing this regularly and has really helped me become more coordinated and strong.
Beastmode :)
You really got me with the 'why do I have to only do exercises that other people understand and find acceptable' even the idea of doing this in a forest or something makes me feel embarrassed but I will happily run through the streets, and I don't like that
If I ever bump into you, I'm going to be like "why are you doing something that I don't immediately understand?" 😆
I’m going to be like “ why are walking normally!?”
thank you .. I will try this for summer school with my youth... love the flow and animal style is close to breakdancing training.... peace
Just awesome. I started crawling 2 weeks ago before I saw this video, i'm for sure going to do it more now. You were very informative about the benefits and it makes so much sense
Yes this. Low impact compared to other conventional exercises. Been crawling a week now and lost 10 pounds.
10 pounds in a week?? You still drinking water mate?
@@seth6082 lol yes. I have a decent amount of weight to lose. Definite case of beginners gains.
I wonder, i heard that building muscle help losing weight,since muscle burns more calories,but i don't know if it was referring to hypertrophy or strenght.
Keep it up. Like the Japanese say' keizoku wa chikara nari' (flexing the only jaapnese I only ever learned because of a new years Resolution xD)
Mind discussing diet? You peeked my interest.
I'm definitely trying this....gotta get overall better💪🏾
I love that he put all his training mess ups at the end, legend
Agreed! Plenty of mess ups and not giving up = greatest results and form.
I am so glad you include the outtakes at the end of your videos because it shows that you're not perfect and sometimes it is very difficult to perform some of the movements you do. Everything you do in your videos looks perfect until we see what really happened before it got edited out of the video. At the end of your video, it's good to see you lose your balance or slightly hurt yourself so that if I mess up too, I'll know that if it happens to me, it can happen to you too. "Keep doing your best and try not to die!"
I really appreciate the outro bloopers. Keeping it real and honest as we all push our little envelopes, at whatever stage we are at. Gives you lots of credibility mate. Peace
I did 500m over the course of a half hour a few days ago - my hip flexors and shoulders are still sore! Great content, keep it up.
0:02 that’s just me leaving me 2year old daughters bedroom when she’s finally gone to sleep lol
Haha! Can relate! 😂
Lmao
Our pup absolutely loves it when I crawl around the house, always end up just playing with her 😄
How cute. God bless your pup. 😍
Your the man! Times are tuff im supporting 4 people because the virus. But I appreciate all the free content and all the research you put into these videos. I will be buying your book at some point to support you.
Thanks again
I m watching your channel. Learning many this from you. Scientific explanations are very good. So wish you long life and good health ❤️ from srilanka
Added benefit: your Gollum impression will be next-level.
I'm gonna start crawling now, thanks for the knowledge as always
When I first graduated from high school, I washed residential and commercial windows for about 6 months before going to college. I had to lift ladders all day and use both arms to soap up windows and squeegee them off. The strongest I've ever been in my life was after that six months. There was something about doing natural movements that really activated all of my muscles (as opposed to regular bench press, etc. exercises).
Because the gym is not primarily about strength, it's about hypertrophy through muscle isolation exercises rather than having the whole body working together. People often forget that
You don't get enough credit. Truly appreciate what you do for us.
One of the greatest series ever. Great information ,clearly explained and WOW you know a lot about how the human body works. This series is part of the bedrock of my training!
Bioneer, do you think you could put together like a beginner, intermediate, and advanced workout routine for these quadrupedal movements? That would be a huge help for those of us who don't know exactly where or how to start.
Actually a pretty useful exercise. Bit strange to purposely do it, but at one time or another in our lives, everyone will have to crawl somewhere. Getting under a fence, avoiding something or someone or fixing a pipe under a sink.👍
That's kinda of exercise is one of the reasons to a have a preference to treine in my house instead of the gym.
The only people that gonna call me a weirdo for crawling around are my parents 😂.
Sorry for the english, I not a native.
Yeah I dont go to the gym because you gave to pay money for basically getting musclere and bulky which makes you heavier and not as fast as someone who exercises in the forest or something like that
Bioneer is pretty bulky and still fast tho
@@themaster1147 For me the freedom is a key factory for me to have that preference.
A guy who have "home gym"or something like that can workout even naked if he want to😄.
On another hand,in the gym you need tho share the equipment,deal with people,some of the pretty inconveniente(some times even the instructor),some sexual harassment and etc.
Of course it's depends to gym to gym,soo if you gona train on a gym, choose wisely,or your gonna have a hard time try to do a thing that's suppose tho be healthy.
Surely your parents, of all people, have seen you crawl before :-)
As someone tired of the gym I am so excited for all these new workouts thank you
I like how you included a "fail roll" at the end so I don't feel so bad about my own fails. Good job! Thank you for that!
I'm not sure if this is the ultimate excercise method or just an incredibily elaborated prank xD love it.
Who knew all those nights I was puking my guts out (great core work btw) I was also training while crawling to the toilet...
This is exactly what unlocked your symbiote strength
Great core work xD
Oh my gosh, I knew that this was why I can't gain weight. I am physically disabled and crawl to get around my home. Obliques are chiseled, but still have only a 4 pack!
a bit late but a 4 pack is genetic! people are born with 4packs 6 packs etc etc. u cant change how many abs you have and its not indicative to the strength of your core. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a 4 pack and hes probably worked his core harder than 99% of people with 6 packs
Keep going brother 💪
Excellent vid mate! Groundwork like this has formed a core component of my workout philosophy since the 80's. Throw in some sprints, swimming, rope climbs, kettle bells and tractor tyres for variety. Simple, brutal and effective.
3rd time subbing to your channel because RUclips.
Your channel is a member of a very small number of valid content. SOOOOO much value to unpack in this one video alone. Offering gratitude and my friendship. I would fight along side you! Warrior to warrior! #HeruVision
[ring ring]
"Police emergency line here. How can I help you?"
"Karen McMeddlesome here. There is a creep in my street!"
"What is he doing?"
"He's creeping."
😂😂😂 he's creeping
Yaeh. I just started those movements some weeks ago. It is much more fun than just pulling or pushing weights. It enhances strength, endurance, total mobility and creativity. I added climbing trees as well, so I learn to listen to my feelings when it is too high (fear) and push the limit just a little bit every time being of course aware that it can end deadly and it's up to me to avoid that ;-)
climbing trees is fantastic I follow kind a similar journey to yours
@@azerty97212 Have you seen the frechman leo urban on YT? What he does on trees is too cool. I just found his channel yesterday. Amazing.
@@aracnoloco yup really awesome to move with such a primal instinct I'm french myself so I know him biensur :)
@@azerty97212 :-) cool. And you understand what Leo says. My French lessons are maaany years ago... Cheers.
How long should I spend doing the crawl and how often…please!!!
There was a year where I trained only bear crawls and hill sprints. I was very strong and lost no repetitions on bodyweight exercises when I checked them.
1. How did you program the reps, sets and frequency?
2. Change in body composition?
Thanks 🙏🏽
@@maalikfazal1406 60 total bear crawl steps forward, 60 backward, 9 hill sprints at 80% intensity. I didn’t measure composition, but I bulked out.
@@rezlogan4787 how times per week bro?
@@maalikfazal1406 Usually 2-3 times per week.
Your channel is a godsend, thanks for making this content so accessible and fun to learn
This has opened my eyes towards additional fitness using just my body. Thank you. Cheers!
Brutal exercises, especially if you’re very low to the ground
2:13 I hate how bored I get during planks. This honestly does seem like a great alternative
Agree with you there
This is one of those eye-opening, life-changing videos 🔥🔥🔥
This is something truly new to me. The narrative adds a lot, but even with the sound off you can see how these movements will have a big impact. I'd love to get some minimal shoe recommendations. Cheers
Thanks for mentioning visual spatial processing and cognition in relation to movement. Current thinking is that they are built upon motor skills and vision's primary purpose is to guide movement. Cross patterning is also an important concept in development.
Thanks for this video. This is something I’ve been looking for. I’ve been doing some animal movements as a bit of a warm up recently but didn’t even think of trying on a trail. I can imagine how great a workout that would be. I’m sure I would get on someone’s RUclips channel for a laugh if they saw me crawling around like an animal 😂
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I recently found this channel and love the newest book (currently on chapter 6; wonderful read btw!) but the only thing I'm having trouble with is finding a proper way to incorporate these exercises into a new workout program. Any tips?
Wow! Thank you a lot for this BIG inspiration! I like the natural pure human type of movement you are showing us! You are so strong. Thanks!
Greetings from Slovakia
Right on!
Just ran across your channel!
I also started practicing animal movements 3 months ago. So Fun.
Ido actually inspired me to move more.
Now I’m addicted to moving as much as possible.