Dumbbell Farmers Carry
Learn how to perform Dumbbell Farmers Carry, a Full body exercise, with setup, breathing and common mistakes.
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Setup
Hold one dumbbell in each hand and align your shoulders over your hips.
Start phase
Walk forward with arms at your sides and avoid letting the dumbbells swing widely.
End phase
After the planned steps, stop, regain balance, and bend your hips and knees to set the load down.
Target muscles
This movement primarily works your forearms, trapezius. Focus on controlling the motion through these muscles.
Common mistakes
Avoid overstriding or leaning to hold the load, and clear the walking path first.
Breathing
Keep your abdomen braced while breathing naturally with your steps.
Coach tip
Enter the weight of one dumbbell. Count each foot moving forward as 1 rep and enter the total step count.
