Farmer's Walk

Free Weights / Beginner

2 ratings

Equipment Needed

  • Dumbbells

My Performance

Sitewide Performance

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  • Male
  • Female
  • 110 lb
    average weight
  • 110 lb
    best weight
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    times logged
  • #409
    popularity rank

Average Sitewide Farmer's Walk Weight

  • 110 lb
    average weight
  • 110 lb
    best weight
  • 1
    times logged
  • #302
    popularity rank

Average Male Farmer's Walk Weight

  • 0 lb
    average weight
  • 0 lb
    best weight
  • 0
    times logged
  • #612
    popularity rank

Average Female Farmer's Walk Weight

How to do Farmer's Walk:

Muscles Worked

Details

farmer's walk is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the shoulders and to a lesser degree also targets the traps, forearms, quads, calves, lower back and glutes ...more

farmer's walk is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the shoulders and to a lesser degree also targets the traps, forearms, quads, calves, lower back and glutes.

The only farmer's walk equipment that you really need is the following: dumbbells. There are however many different farmer's walk variations that you can try out that may require different types of farmer's walk equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

Learning proper farmer's walk form is easy with the step by step farmer's walk instructions, farmer's walk tips, and the instructional farmer's walk technique video on this page. farmer's walk is a exercise for those with a beginner level of physical fitness and exercise experience. Watch the farmer's walk video, learn how to do the farmer's walk, and then be sure and browse through the farmer's walk workouts on our workout plans page!

Tips

  1. Keep back straight and chest out. This is a must.
  2. Best to walk on a padded surface to avoid wear and tear on the knees.
  3. Do not let the weight pull your arms out of their sockets.

Variations

  1. Walk for 10 seconds then go down into a lunge and walk for another 10 seconds. Keep doing this as long as you can.

Other Names

  • Dumbbell Farmer's Walk

Types

  • Force Type: N/A
  • Mechanics Type: Compound

2 Reviews

  • AaronV
    about 12 years ago
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  • Valor
    about 4 years ago
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    Doesn't farmers carry work the biceps too?

Equipment Needed

  • Dumbbells

Tips

  1. Keep back straight and chest out. This is a must.
  2. Best to walk on a padded surface to avoid wear and tear on the knees.
  3. Do not let the weight pull your arms out of their sockets.

Variations

  1. Walk for 10 seconds then go down into a lunge and walk for another 10 seconds. Keep doing this as long as you can.

Other Names

  • Dumbbell Farmer's Walk

Types

  • Force Type: N/A
  • Mechanics Type: Compound