How to do the Farmer Walk (Conditioning)
Step by step
- Set a dumbbell on each side, hinge down, and grip both firmly.
- Stand up fully tall with the weights hanging at your sides.
- Brace your core, pull your shoulders back, and walk with steady, even steps.
- Cover your set distance or time, keeping the weights from swinging.
- Take short breaks whenever you need - this should challenge you, not wear you out.
The thing people get wrong
Stand fully upright with your shoulders back the whole walk - leaning forward or letting the weights pull you into a slump strains the back.
Coaching cue
Squeeze the handles hard and take short, quick steps so the weights do not swing.
Stay safe
Set the weights down by hinging at your hips, not by dropping them near your feet.
Make it easier or harder
- Easier: Use lighter weights and walk a shorter distance.
- Harder: Go heavier, or carry one weight only and switch sides each trip.
Muscles worked
- Primary: Cardio, Core
- Secondary: Upper Back, Calves
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