What day would you place farmer walks/ carries?

pinggolfer96

people say farmer carries are for more grip, forearm, trap, core, and back strength. I have forearms, bis, tris, and abs today. Or should I do them on my shoulder and traps day. Or on my back day? Lol idk where to place them. Where would you do them? Thanks!

usmcmp

Forearm day.

ETA: I do them on leg day at the very end. I've already worked my grip fairly well on deadlifts and I use farmers walks as a finisher. I don't isolate forearms on any day.

Packerjohn

IMO, they are a general conditioning exercise. I don't do them the day before I deadlift since I'll sometimes get some cramping in my hands and I want to be able to grip for the deadlifts. Don't do any direct forearm work and very limited bicep.

Packerjohn

Good article on how suggestions to program farmer's carries:
http://tonygentilcore.com/2014/10/how-to-program-farmer-carries/

Packerjohn

Also interested in how often people do farmer's walks.

Saw this comment:
Q. How often should I train the farmers walk?

A. Once a week should be sufficient for heavy loaded carries. If you are using lighter weights strictly for conditioning purposes, feel free to run it more often. However, extremely heavy weights are a major strain on the body and can negatively affect recovery if performed daily.

From this article:
http://muscleandbrawn.com/farmers-walk-frequently-asked-questions/


These things look interesting, let you use any weight plate(s) as a farmer's walk implement:
http://store.startingstrongman.com/product/traveling-farmers-walks-handles/

cgvet37

I do mine on shoulder day, as I use them to work my traps, along with my grip.

sunnybeaches105

I do mine on my heaviest legs day

jemhh

Packerjohn wrote: »

Good article on how suggestions to program farmer's carries:
http://tonygentilcore.com/2014/10/how-to-program-farmer-carries/

Interesting! Thanks for posting.

I do them at the end of deadlift day.