Old Forum farmers walks and loaded carries

[Erik Duarte]

The end of my workouts have included farmers walks with my two 70 lbs kettlebells or some form of loaded carry. In about three weeks I have noticed an improvement in grip strength, specifically in judo training. My gripping ability lasts significantly longer. I believe it is a very underrated movement and now my favorite.

 

[James Whitmore]

Like Dan John says, find the fundamental movement pattern you're not training and start training it. Your performance will go up quickly. I always found that loaded carries always seemed to make the heavy bells seem normal and the smaller ones seem really light. They are just a great way to tie everything together and get your body used to load for extended periods.

If you want to do a really short and intense walk. Stack two bells in one hand and walk. Might have to start with just one hand deadlifts for a while. Difficult drill because of the thickness of the handles and b/c holding two forces the hand open more so your fingers don't get to curl around the handle  as much. Oh and be in a place you can drop them as your grip may give out faster than expected.

 

[dobie]

They are great.  I have been doing them for about a half mile.  walk 60-80 yards, rest and repeat.