Farmer's Walk

What it is

This exercise involves carrying heavy implements for a set distance, testing your full-body stability. It primarily targets your forearms, building exceptional grip endurance. You'll also engage your abdominals, glutes, hamstrings, lower back, quadriceps, and trapezius for overall strength. This compound movement builds significant functional power.

Technique tips

• Grip your implements firmly and lift by driving through your heels.
• Keep your back straight and head up throughout the movement.
• Maintain short, quick steps as you walk your desired distance.
• Remember to breathe steadily during the entire carry.
• Focus on maintaining a stable and upright posture.
• Progress by increasing weight or walking a longer distance.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.