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Farmers Walks Help?

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musicma1n1
Level 2

Join date: Jul 2008
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 373

Do any of you more experienced guys have any knowledge on how to improve farmers speed? I can already do contest weight without too much trouble, but I don't know how to get any faster at it. My contest weight is 200lbs per hand and I can already do 250lbs per hand. Right now I'm planning on doing days of alternating really heavy farmers for a short distance and really light farmers for a near jog. Any other ideas?

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malonetd
Level 3

Join date: May 2004
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 4897

A lot of time can be gained/lost in the pick up and go. The quicker you are standing and moving, the quicker you can reach your "running" speed.

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KBCThird
Level 3

Join date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, USA
Posts: 2489

musicma1n1 wrote:
really light farmers for a near jog.

I strongly recommend against this. The mechanics of a jog are not at all the same of a fast walk (which is what you'll be doing with the farmers.) Malone brings up a good point. I also think it's worth while to keep speed/distance records. As in, what is the heaviest weight that you can do for 50' AND in under 12 seconds? (or 10 secs, or 15, or whatever you feel is appropriate). Not guaranteeing that will help, jsut soemthing I've thought about to help my yoke

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pf
Level 0

Join date: Jun 2007
Location: England
Posts: 229

go heavyish and quick for 40-50yds and go superheavy for 10-15yds. Weight before speed, always.

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musicma1n1
Level 2

Join date: Jul 2008
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 373

Thanks for the help guys.

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Steve-O-68
Level 0

Join date: Jan 2006
Location: Missouri, USA
Posts: 268

Farmers is like any other lift. You can use a standard progression. 150lb per hand for distance. Then up it to 160 for distance... work your way up to contest weight and distance. Also, practice your turns. Like the pick, you can make up/lose time in your turns.

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BradTGIF
Level 2

Join date: Mar 2003
Location: California, USA
Posts: 2828

No jogging!

It's called the walk for a reason. Pretty impressed with your motivation to get better tho, seems like a lot of guys use the FW as a "good enough is good enough" approach.

pf... that avatar... I need it for my collection...

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pf
Level 0

Join date: Jun 2007
Location: England
Posts: 229

Brad, google francoise boufhal but remember i saw her first

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