One of most basic but effective exercises are Farmers Walks.

They may be simple but they are not easy.

There is a big difference between simple and easy.

Farmers Walks can be used in pretty much any strength training program to improve overall strength, grip strength and mental toughness.

If you don’t have access to farmers walk handles you can use kettlebells or dumbbells for weighted carries and still get very similar results. If you want to invest in a set of Farmers Walks Handles check them out from Rogue Fitness.

Grab some heavy weights and carry them.

Here Are 11 Tips For Better Farmers Walks

1. Learn To Keep Tight

2. Breath Through a Straw, Don’t Let The Ribs Flare

3. Grip Hard & Use Chalk If You Can

4. If You Are Going Really Heavy Use A Belt.

Kayla doing farmers walks with her body weight in each hand! 125 pounds per hand, 250 pounds in total. I do a lot of weighted carries with my female athletes. Strong carries and strong grip makes everything better. Great job Kayla! #WomeWhoLiftWeights, #Strong, #girlswholift

A video posted by Women Who Lift Weights (@womenwholiftweights) on Jan 18, 2017 at 6:07pm PST