posted July 11, 2000 09:15 PM            

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Anyone know how to do a "Farmer's walk or Farmers carry"? It is supposed to be for grip strength and I think it is done with dumbells. Other than that, I'm at a loss. May be powerlifting specific, I don't know.

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posted July 11, 2000 09:17 PM            

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Don't know, sounds as if you just carry heavy dumbells around to omprove your grip???

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posted July 11, 2000 09:19 PM            

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You pick up the heaviest pair of bells on the rack and carry them until your grip gives out.

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posted July 11, 2000 09:23 PM            

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Start watching the World's Strongest Man competitions on ESPN2. You'll eventually see it but they use things the size of missiles with thick handles that are hard to grip.

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posted July 11, 2000 09:29 PM            

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I love watching strong man. Those guys are, well, strong. But not one of them has one ounce of aestetic appeal. I miss seeing Magnus Ver Magnuson. He was unbelieveable.

PS are you all serious about just grabbing and holding dumbells till they drop?

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posted July 11, 2000 09:29 PM            

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I'm gonna try it tomorrow,sounds like fun.Hope i dont drop it on any ones toe.

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posted July 11, 2000 10:09 PM            

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I add these in every now and then as a burnout for legs. After a harcore leg workout, I grap a pair of 110s or 120s and walk around the track for as many circuts as possible. Sometimes I'll use straps if my grip is tired. It's hell on the system, but in a good way. Really kicks in on the legs if you've already hit them hard.

BTW another fun burnout for legs is to go out and push your truck around the parking lot (with somebody steering of course). Did that just last week -- my partner doubled over and puked on the lot -- it was hilarious!

Give 'em a try -- you won't regret it!

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posted July 12, 2000 08:46 AM            

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LOL. Those were the days. I remember pushing my workout partner's car around on leg days. It was an Accord. When I drove, he always wanted to do Back and Biceps. I think he was afraid to push a '69 caddy!

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posted July 12, 2000 08:54 AM         

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Forget Magnus, Bill Kazmier as the craziest MF ever. He's still huge and is pretty lean for a stronman.

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posted July 12, 2000 11:43 AM            

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those farmer's walk things work my grip unlike any other... it works the legs too... feels damn good.

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posted July 12, 2000 04:02 PM            

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looks funny , i think i will give it a try !

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posted July 12, 2000 06:36 PM            

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Yah, Bill is still pretty impressive. How old is that guy anyway?

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posted July 12, 2000 07:32 PM         

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THE FARMERS CARRY:
Pick up a couple of heavy dumbells and carry them around the perimeter of the gym and re-rack them or put them down on the floor before re-racking. Work your way up each work-out until you're using the largest dumbells available. If once around the gym doesn't tax you're grip, try twice around, or until you are " grip challenged". This is also an advanced grip exercise, so don't get too enthusiastic with the weight on this one until you've built up some history with it and exercises like "hanging from an overhead chin bar for time" and/or "reverse curls for the top of the forearm".
For more grip work, do Power rack deadlifts and hold for 30 seconds.

For more on this article about John's Grip Work click onto Dave Drapers web site: www.davedraper.com/grip-work.html
you're welcome, peace.

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posted July 12, 2000 08:25 PM            

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It doesn't seem like it works the forearms any harder than deadlifting w/o straps...

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posted July 13, 2000 08:53 PM         

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Read the article at the Dave Draper web site of "John's Grip Work".
Recoome can you walk around you're gym with a couple of 150# dumbells?

This isn't for grip work but if you want to blast you're forearms try "ROCKERS" with 40# dumbells for a minute, if you can stand it!
(rockers- grab a pair of dumbells, stand tall, hanging dumbells to the side about 8" away from you're legs, and keep you're arms straight. now roll you're wrists in toward you're legs and out, in and out. Stand by the clock in you're gym and see if you can get a minute. Then do another one. YEAH! FRY!

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posted July 13, 2000 09:01 PM            

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did anybody try this excercise with success

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