Farmer's Carry

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The farmer's carry is good old fashioned hard work. It can be used for absolutely strength, conditioning, mental toughness, or specifically to build scap strength and body awareness. A fantastic exercise that can be as fun and varied as it is brutal.

Cues:

  • Squeeze the shoulders into retraction and depression

  • Brace the front of the body so the entire torso is tight and rigid

  • Breathe with shallow breaths to maintain tension through body

    • This will vary with the loads and the heavier requiring more tension

Mistakes:

  • Sagging shoulders towards the front

  • Hyper extending the spine/No tension through the front of the body

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