Core · Bodyweight
Crab Twist Toe Touch
How to do the crab twist toe touch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit in a reverse tabletop crab position with hands and feet on the floor and hips lifted. Kick one leg up and across as you reach the opposite hand toward that foot, twisting through your trunk. Lower back to the crab position and alternate sides each rep.
- 1Obliques and upper abs working the cross-body reach
- 2Glutes holding the hips up
- 3A controlled twist through the trunk
Common mistakes
- Letting the hips drop between reps
- Rushing and losing control of the reach
- Straining the neck to reach the foot
Muscles worked
The crab twist toe touch mainly works the obliques, with the upper abs, lower abs, hip flexors, triceps, and glutes assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- TricepsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
Kovo programs the crab twist toe touch for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.