I do the farmer 's walk. But I never see anybody else do it. Nothing makes me feel stronger than doing the farmer's walk.

@matthewmontalvo5066

2 ай бұрын

how often do you do them?

@JasonSmith-zu3rn

2 ай бұрын

Best exercise ever !

I do them everyday. People at the gym look at me kinda weird but I don't care.. I know they want to do them but they just don't want to look weird. This exercise is alien to some people

@freerides4gasmoney543

2 жыл бұрын

I do the same thing and I know the feeling. I use kettlebells

@tacticalchunder1207

2 жыл бұрын

Literally never seen anyone else in the gym do farmer walks. Weird how they’re so uncommon.

@rizvabahrum3779

2 жыл бұрын

And more funniee is when I do them with huge chain around my neck. I even heard someone said that I looked like ghost rider, lol.

@Rocky_Anunnaki

2 жыл бұрын

@@rizvabahrum3779 keep up the great work man.

@ce1474

2 жыл бұрын

@@rizvabahrum3779 lol I like trolling my gym with my "weird" exercises = anythin other than biceps curls. Might do some farmer walks just for amusement. will do laps around the treadmills lol

I'm a 70 year old woman and do these at least 3x per week. Love them especially when I've increased within a year from 8kgs to 16kgs. Still aim to go heavier

I do these daily after seeing elderly relatives not being able to carry their own groceries. This is just one of those actions we need to be able to do when we’re older

@justin15157

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. It’s practical strength exercise

@SoonerMikeD

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I’ve added it to the end of every workout. 4 laps with dbells. Grip is limiting factor but have moved up from 80’s to 110’s in just a couple of months.

Bought farmers walk implements about 12 months ago, now doing 100kg in each arm for about 800m twice a week . Total body transformation- couldn’t recommend these highly enough.

@herb2078

Жыл бұрын

That’s impressive! How are you breaking that down, sets of how many metres at a time ?

@AdamEke

Жыл бұрын

@@herb2078 I've found that when I set up a workout timer it helps me stay on track and keeps me focused (30 seconds on, 15 seconds rest) - this probably equates to about 50 metres before each 15 second rest. There are a couple of hills in my street so this makes it a bit more fun :)

@herb2078

Жыл бұрын

@@AdamEke Jesus haha that’s some serious distance in time with that weight! ye that makes sense mate thanks for taking the time to explain, il give it a go on that format! 👍

@MK-zf6or

Жыл бұрын

@@AdamEke great numbers man, which body parts did u see most improvement in and what was your method of progresson?

@SoonerMikeD

4 ай бұрын

Holy sh*t, that’s impressive. I’m up to using 110lb dbells in each hand for 4 laps of about 75 yards each. That last lap and my grip is smoked.

I started doing these farmers walks and I am now carrying more of my wife's christmas gifts and grocery bags!! :D

@williamward7801

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty soon you'll be the neighbor's go-to guy for moving anything heavy. Trust me.

These are the exercise everyone pretends to love but hardly anyone does them

@Deathkill06

3 жыл бұрын

I do them 2-3 times a week personally towards the end of my workouts. I think the benefits are pretty amazing, my grip strength improved ridiculously quickly and I was shocked by the carry over I noticed to my deadlift and pull ups. It just started making everything feel lighter after I started training it regularly a few months back. I was able to jump up from 70 lbs to 100 lbs in each hand within 3 months and I'm now planning on working up to my own bodyweight in each hand someday. Not quitting this one for the foreseeable future

@user-cv8tu3fb7e

2 жыл бұрын

What do you use? I use 5 gallon buckets and I have the feeling that the tiny handles aren’t helping my grip

@tacticalchunder1207

2 жыл бұрын

I do them at the end of every gym session until my grip gives out. Great feeling.

@jeremyboxing57

2 жыл бұрын

@The Dude So is it good to do them with the Trap Bar?

@joocypaleorc2149

2 жыл бұрын

I love them for the positive effects it has for my strength and aesthetics, but i hate the exercise when i have to do them because i know they are hard.

I’ve got people who are in top shape asking me about what I’m doing with the farmers walk. It’s one of the best exercises you can do . Form is key and it’s easy.

dang, just got goose bumps listening. What he's saying is what I'm experiencing on a very small scale since I'm starting out. I just started doing the Farmers Carry again. And this time I'm sticking with it daily. I've made some videos of me and I can see my core, forearms, biceps, everything popping.

@SerV689

Жыл бұрын

I train without straps or belts. Deadlifts in terms of forearm and grip endurance became so easy after consistently doing farmer walks at the end of my workouts. They’re great

I’d put Farmer Walks in my top 5. (Farmer walks, standing over head press, squats, trap bar dead lift and bench press). Just my opinion.

@alexrobles9708

3 жыл бұрын

How can i incorporate farmer walks to a workout routine, between some sets of other exercises occasionally, or at the end?

@PrismaticFitness

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexrobles9708 I would probably incorporate them at the end of a workout due to the grip stress. Maybe on a mainly shoulder/push day.

@ahmedshakib3883

3 жыл бұрын

Will it be good for forearms? I have very well defined legs , big triceps , good shoulder and decent biceps , but my forearm looks like a toothpick , I have tried everything I have come to accept that maybe my forearms are just made that way .

@PrismaticFitness

3 жыл бұрын

It is fantastic for forearms. Grip training in general will always help improve your forearms. I do farmer's/suitcase walks and captains of crush gripper training and my forearms have grown a lot since I started.

@Luxmans

3 жыл бұрын

+ row and pull ups

Farmers carry is a great functional excercise great for your grips, ur traps add block pull or rack pull below the knee and your back will thank you.

I started doing this yesterday cuz I wrestle and bruh I kid u not I’d never gotten a better trap and forearm pump in my like I’d take like 60 pound dumbbells and walk around the gym and go down 5 pounds and walk around the gym. I’d go down 5 pounds all the way to 35 no rest. Highly recommend and it’ll make ur traps huge giving the illusion that ur way bigger

@officialam8772

2 жыл бұрын

Its no illusion my friend

@redsol3629

2 жыл бұрын

How did it translate into your wrestling? Did the gains help for grappling?

@Mr1Tanker

Жыл бұрын

@@redsol3629 He can carry his opponent around 😉

Usually in the gyms , guys don't usually train their core .. very rarely you see people doing farmer's walk but it's a great workout for your core..

If you want to get stronger and feel it you need to do them. They are amazing and you won’t regret it.

I started doing it now. But, I’m not walking around the entire gym with 500 lbs. I weigh 195 at 6’1..I’m usually carrying 45 pounds plates . one in each hand. I’m 71 years young. I’m the only person in my gym doing it. They probably think I’m nuts.

@marksmith9175

2 ай бұрын

THE REST OF THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GYM ARE "NUTS" FOR NOT DOING THEM. START DOING THEM WITH A TRAP BAR. SET THE EXAMPLE, AND YOU'LL START SEEING OTHER GYM MEMBERS DOING THEM.

I feel very energised when I do it

I added the farmers walk to my workout, trap bar, one and two dumbells, its great for posture, spinal alignment and core strength... i would suggest the single arm barbell deadlift for advanced and power athletes to supplement their workouts

I do these everyday, sometimes in between sets, at the end of my session I start with the heaviest dumbbells and finish off with the lightest and those lightest feel daamn heavy! Post that, the feeling is amazing, the benefits are ridiculous.

Doin them with the hex bar at 500 lbs is pretty damn good. I did them yesterday with like 345lbs and I can feel it from the neck muscles to my toes. I will never cut this w/o out of my workout.

@Manderenn

Жыл бұрын

I just started with the hex bar. I only do 135 pounds. But instead of walking, I run about 20 meters. I do ten sets

@jackbeanstock8731

11 ай бұрын

​@@Manderennno need to run bro time under tension is better walking and walking is much safer.

I fid these the other day at work. We have these 55lb (25 kg) weights and I have no idea why, but I have two in my tool cabinet. Suitcase carry with one sets my back on fire, and two in farmer carry lights up my arms. Take slow steps, it really works your balance.

Haha. My 15 year old son and I had to carry 8 40lb bags of pool salt about 200ft today. Each bag had handles on them so we carried 2, 1 in each hand. It was awesome. I remember telling my son, "this is why we do farmers carry as part of our workout. Real world strength....."

I do Farmer's walk while climbing 10 steps of stair (up and down) for 3-4 reps, 3 sets, 30lbs (1min rest per set) and after 2 min rest I do same but 2 steps apart 5 steps up in total and 10 steps down, 3 to 4 reps, 3 sets, 15lbs (1 min rest per set). And since I always do full body workout, I always do this. But unfortunately there are times where I can do 1 workout per week, but at most I do 2 to 3 times per week full body workout.

Great talking ; it's Amazing if it's really improve full body strength .

This is the best exercise I have added to my workout in years. People at the gym look at you strangely as you carry. If they only knew.

Great videos guys! I just started lifting again at 51 and have a problem with my bicep tendons and everything is ready to rip and major pain so i stopped. Started looking up different things and stumbled on the farmers walk and sure enough this works with almost no pain or worry of injuring arm more. So 3 times a week is farmers walks for about 30 minutes and I am kinda able to do wide push ups and also ride a bike about 250-300 miles a week too. Trying to cut down on bike though. Is there something you guys could recommend besides farmers walk and pushup my arm might handle? Thanks

Every time I work out at a nearby Rec Center I do the Farmer's Walk. I hold a 50 lb. weight in each hand and walk down a hall which is about 10 yards. I turn around and lift my heels 15 times and then walk the 10 yards back. I do this 3 reps. This is how my trainer taught me to do this, starting with 40 lb. weights. I love the exercise. I do attribute better posture to doing it.

@ryanm1316

Ай бұрын

Is 50lbs a good weight for you? I have 30lbs dumbbells but thinking about just using 5 gallon water jugs as they're a lil heavier.

@sdgakatbk

Ай бұрын

@@ryanm1316 50 lbs is pushing it for me. I've had to slow down some though as I had an atrial fibrillation 3 weeks ago.

I tried them first time today in the gym.. It really fried my forearms..!

I did these after my workout today with some 40 lb dumbbells just to get a feel for it and get a feel for how heavy I could comfortably go and I instantly felt it in my traps! They were on fire! I really started doing these again cause I wanna build my traps,neck and upper back! I will do these more regularly now.

@trainerorange0632

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm trying to build up my upper back.. traps rhomboids etc. these face pulls are not intense enough at high reps. I've started to incorporate some vertical rows but those feel awkward with anything over 80-90 pounds on a cable machine... Any words of wisdom from the last 8 months?

My traps and my upper back feels so good. I do the one arm farm walk and my posture is better and my back is much thicker and fore arm gets so sore and I feel my oblique working too amazing workout. Everyone looks at you but who cares this is the best

No exercise makes me feel stronger. I do it every day on my way back from work, I put weight in my bag and carry it by hand. You'd be surprised.

Years back I would walk with 16kg significantly(for me) for about 350 ft. doing laps 5-10x. It worked great. And pretty fun. Then I ignorantly jumped up to over 2 100lbs tractor weights . I then developed stenosis and spondylosis in my C4,5,&6. I think the jump caused the problem. Or perhaps brought my shoulders forward So please be careful. Now i'm beginning again, very light and will never go heavy.

Farmers walk and overhead dumbbell walks for the win.

I take my Lab Samson to the park, I walk him while carrying 50lb dumbbells. It hammers your traps and shoulders. I walk 1/2 mile while carrying 100 lb.

Kettlebell and farmers walks changed my life. EOS

Is that Logan Wilson? Cincinnati Bengals fan here and was researching farmers carry and thought... man that dude looks like Logan! Sounds like him too. Is that him? Hahaha

i do them everyday at my gym . see no one else doing thein time im their.

TRAP BAR DEADLIFT BARBELL OVERHEAD PRESS FARMERS WALKS MY TOP 3 EXERCISES

@missionfailedwellgetemnext1718

3 жыл бұрын

This is how it looks like mayby not the best but it works for me TRAP BAR DEADLIFT 1X150KG 6X5 130KG BARBELL OVERHEAD PRESS 6X5 60KG TRAP BAR DEADLIFT 4X5 130KG BARBELL ROMANIAN DEADLIFTS 6X5 100KG FARMERS WALKS TILL FAILURE 152KG STANDING CALF RAISES 200 REPS

@Rocky_Anunnaki

3 жыл бұрын

🔥

@mikexcanxjerk

2 жыл бұрын

@@missionfailedwellgetemnext1718 hows your biceps and tris ?

@missionfailedwellgetemnext1718

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikexcanxjerk triceps from the overhead press and my biceps of heavy carries like the farmers and kegs. You dont need stupid isolation exercises in my opinion its also boring as hell

@mikexcanxjerk

2 жыл бұрын

@@missionfailedwellgetemnext1718 its very hard to believe you grew your biceps just by farmers and kegs, wheres the elbow flexion thats responsible for bicep activation ?

I do them almost every day as I am closing in on 60 years of age. I use concrete blocks.

Spartan race bucket-carry flashbacks 😳

I walk 3 miles with my 60lb vest then grab my homemade 28lb basketball and horse shoe kettle bells and walk another half mile or so.

How far do you walk? Distance or time?

Its hard to make this excersise at most gyms

Back squat Power clean and jerk Farmer walk And lots of jiu jitsu

Do you hold a shrug when you do farmer walks or let arms hang?

@simbam.p.4724

3 жыл бұрын

Bring your arms back but not shrug

@vickysinghvirk8768

3 жыл бұрын

Never shrug

@matthewvincent4818

2 жыл бұрын

Best description I've heard is pretend you're pinching a peanut between your shoulder blades/rhomboids, but don't shrug.

@willymakeit5172

6 ай бұрын

I just lift the dumb bells straight up as I carry them.

500 pounds trap bar farmer walk.. LEGIT..👍👍💪💪

@MindPumpShow

8 ай бұрын

💯

Never knew this this was uncommon lol

So now the farmers walk is in the top 10 exercises lol

This guy on this podcast, I heard him say, 500 lbs farmer walks, obviously with the trap bar. That seems like overkill if you ask me. Reminds me of Alpha Destiny doing 1,000 lb rack holds. Them types of extremes just seem like they'd be ultimately more detriment than benefit. What's next, sprint the 100 meter dash while wearing a 140 lb weighted vest..?! Or Maybe tape together 8 baseball bats and swing them in the on deck circle..?! Practice pitching a shot put..?! It's all "Lets get injured Training". Including the 500 lb farmer walks with a trap bar. 100 lbs db's, or maybe up to 225 lbs on a trap bar, either is plenty of resistance for a specificity movement, which the farmer walk is.

Is farmers walk with dumbells better than the trap bar?

@MindPumpShow

Жыл бұрын

It depends. Do whichever one you're not doing for awhile, then go back.

@russell6777

11 ай бұрын

I find kettle bells more comfortable , which means you are more likely to keep doing them

@stevelee3144

3 ай бұрын

Depends on how strong you are most kettle bells only go up to 206 lbs

Guna start doing farmers for cardio ha

I love it, but my sciatica doesn't.

Is there an advantage to doing weight on one side at a time?

@deshaunwilliams9189

2 жыл бұрын

Core activation

@matthewvincent4818

2 жыл бұрын

That's called the suitcase carry, if you want to look up more invo/videos. I saw one specifically discussing the comparisons and contrasts between this and the farmer's walk.

@healthyhabits3406

2 жыл бұрын

Have to be careful u can pull something with to much weight on one side

Not sure how this video popped up today- Google listening in⁉️ Carry 200-500 pounds😳🤣🤯 A few months ago I started lifting for the first time since High School OVER 50 years ago🤯 Just turned 70 and after seeing another Geezer’s video now I use Farmers Carry as a warmup before lifting. I started COMPLETELY out of shape so worked up so far to a couple of laps around the gym with 30 pound dumbbells. In addition to grip strength another problem us Old Fu🤬ers get hit with is loss of balance. Farmers Carry with the dumbbells help that as well. Also yes I do get some odd looks when I’m huffing and puffing around the gym. An advantage of being old is you don’t give a 🤬!

I’m a 98 year old man. I tried to do these but I’m always stepping on my bean bag. It’s disappointing

Haha a PLANK!

Super mario in the house

Farmer walks with 500 pounds….??? Wtf….

@mikeong80

Жыл бұрын

Probably some dead animals

@stevelee3144

3 ай бұрын

Most strong men play with 800 lbs as a starter

Solid exercise but the roi is potentially not as great as most might think bc of the fatigue factor.

@dannybaez7430

Жыл бұрын

shut up

@fakeemail9081

11 ай бұрын

I don’t think you’re right.

He's describing a frame carry, not Farmers Walk, he's quite annoying But they are a great thing to do

Bench press is the worst ex and overrated ego lift while FW is one of the goats

Annoying

@MeanMints5

Жыл бұрын

What?