farmer's walk
Heavy dumbbell haul
A farmer's walk is a strength exercise in which you carry heavy weights—typically dumbbells or specialized handles—in each hand while walking a set distance or duration.
The name evokes a farmer hauling buckets or equipment across a field.
It builds grip strength, core stability, and overall conditioning: I added farmer's walks to my routine and my deadlift improved.
- heavy liftingArduous physical or mental exertion
- dumbbellsHandheld lifting weights
- grip strengthHand squeezing power
- abdominal musclesTorso's anterior musculature
- kettlebellsHandled spherical weights
functional fitness · core stability · trapezius · injury prevention · hamstrings · quadriceps · barbells · muscular endurance · posture improvement · gluteus maximus · obliques · sandbags · deltoids · weight plates · sleds · forearms · full body workout · tires
farmer's walkisometric hold
Sustained muscular contraction without movement
plank · wall sit · dead hang · horse stance · deadlift
farmer's walkwalking
Locomotion on foot
jogging · running · strolling · marching · treadmill walking
farmer, farm, farms, farmed, farming, farmland, farmhouse, farmyard, farmhand