However, I prefer dumbbells. When the dumbbells fall out of your hands, pick them up again. Continue until you can no longer hold the dumbbells in your hands. You can do this for distance or for time. And remember, increase the distance or time each time you do it.
Progression is the key.
Here are some facts about the Farmer s Walk taken from a Brooks Kubik article. John Y. Smith carries a 200 lb. barbell in his left hand and a 220 lb. barbell in his right and walked 75 yards with them. He weighed only 168 at the time. John Davis, when helping Sig Klein move his gym to a different building, carried a pair of 100 lb. Bearhug and walk Another good movement that really works the back and lets.