Farmer's Carry

Danish: Bondegang (farmer's walk)

Movement pattern

Carry

Equipment

Dumbbell

Main muscles

Flexor digitorum profundus, Flexor digitorum superficialis, Trapezius (upper fibres)

Also works

External abdominal oblique, Flexor carpi radialis, Flexor carpi ulnaris, Internal abdominal oblique, Quadratus lumborum

Stabilisers

Erector spinae, Gastrocnemius, Gluteus medius, Soleus, Transversus abdominis

Muscle groups

Forearms, Back, Neck

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound, static

Load

External load

Logged as

Distance

Joint load

Lower back / trunk: moderate

Related exercises

Alternatives: Dead Hang

Opposing movement: Dumbbell Snatch

Other names

wger: Dumbbell farmer's carry · free-exercise-db: Farmer's Walk

Also called: DB Farmer's Carry, Dumbbell Farmer Walk, Dumbbell Farmer's Carry, Dumbbell Farmer's Walk, Dumbbell Farmers Walk, Farmer Walk (Dumbbell), Farmer's Carry (Dumbbell), Farmer's Walk, Farmer's Walk (Dumbbell), Farmers Walk (Dumbbell)

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Exercise data: Exercise Knowledge Graph by Giovanni Degani, incl. wger contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Version 1.0.0. Adapted from the Exercise Knowledge Graph; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution and sources · Download the data (JSON)