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Moving Claw Series

How to do the Moving Claw Series with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundBeginner
Primary muscles

Hamstrings

Secondary

Calves, Quads

Equipment

Bodyweight

Step by step

How to do the Moving Claw Series

  1. 1

    This move helps prepare your running form to help you excel at sprinting. As you run, be sure to flex the knee, aiming to kick your glutes as the hip extends.

  2. 2

    Reload the quad as the leg moves back forward, attacking the ground on the next step.

  3. 3

    Ensure that as you run, you block with the arms, punching through in a rapid 1-2 motion.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every Moving Claw Series set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your hamstrings volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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