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Article: The Farmers Walk Does More Than You Know

Damn good article and A MUST!!! Cant believe I let myself stop doing these but the overhead is the way I plan to go!
 
hardwork25 said:
Agreed. No clue why I stopped doing this. My favorite thing to do to warm up.
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Workout in a YMCA so anything that looks "crazy" is just frowned upon. Sad I let them make me drop some things but will be bringing them back shortly.
 
Awesome article. I did trap bar walks this morning with trap bar dead lifts. First two sets of walks were for strength with heavy weight and shorter distance; the second two sets were lighter weight with longer distance.
 
Great article...until the recommendation to strap.

I have carried 140lb DBs 30 yards at a bodyweight of 170-185lb.
And I don't train the Farmer's Carry nearly enough.

If you're worried about elbow issues, reduce the load and slap on a pair of Fat Gripz, progressively overload for a good period of time, and then return to implements without the Fat Gripz. I'd be surprised if your carry isn't significantly heavier for the same time or distance.
 
Never done this before I think ill start with weight that allows me to use good posture and work up from there. I plan on using this long term so I don't feel bad starting lighter on an exercise I've never done before. If I can build up weight rapidly I will but eventually I'm going to hit a point where progression slows. Hopefully this will help with my grip strength I have a very weak grip. Working up to 125 lb dumbbells would be a huge accomplishment for me. Just have to stick with it and not get greedy by adding more weight than I can handle. Better to start off too light than too heavy
 
Buy a pair of Fat Gripz asap.
Relatively cheap, will last forever, unbelievably versatile.

After your Farmer's Carry work, do 3-5 sets of static holds with the heaviest barbell you can tolerate for 15-20 seconds.
You can also roll a few sets of Farmer's Carry with the Fat Gripz with lighter implements than you normally use (start around 50% of typical load, back off or step it up accordingly) the same day or a second day of the week.

Also, per Dave Tate, your weak link in grip is the pinkie. Get one of those black spring loaded clips from an office supply store/closet and try to open it with just your thumb and pinkie. Don't be surprised if you can't right away. Work on it.
 
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