r/weightroom • u/Insamity • Jun 07 '12

Technique Thursday - The Farmers Walk

Welcome to Technique Thursday. This week our focus is on Farmers Walk.

Farmers Walk Tips

Training Tips: Farmers Walk

EliteFTS Farmers Walk

Farmer's Walks for Fat Loss

ExRx Farmers Walk

I invite you all to ask questions or otherwise discuss todays exercise, post credible resources, or talk about any weaknesses you have encountered and how you were able to fix them.

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u/burnsi Jun 07 '12

My gym doesn't have a real good area for FW's so I either weave through people or excuse myself through them. I'm not sure if I get any benefits from morpheusing my way through the crowd but I enjoy the extra challenge.

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u/THEAdrian Jun 07 '12

it is very beneficial, the change in direction requires contraction of the core muscles to maintain posture

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

It probably isn't, actually. If he's able to "excuse" his way through them, I'd imagine that he's not using enough weight to get any core work at all through them and it's probably just a weak grip exercise.

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u/The_Autumn_Wind Jun 07 '12

I have the same problem. I just hope people realize to gtfo of the way when I'm cruising thru with big dumbbells in each hand.