Farmer's Walk
The farmer's walk is a traps loaded carry done with dumbbells. It also works the forearms, abs (core) and upper back (lats and rhomboids). On weyt.ai it counts toward Balance as Back (minimum 10 sets per 30 days) and toward Gains at the weight you log.
At a glance
| Muscle group | Traps |
|---|---|
| Primary muscles | traps |
| Secondary muscles | forearms, abs (core), upper back (lats and rhomboids) |
| Equipment | Dumbbell |
| Logged as | Reps per set |
| Gains scoring | Load-scored |
| Balance group | Back · minimum 10 sets per 30 days |
| Strength standards | none (standards exist for barbell and dumbbell lifts with published norms) |
How weyt.ai scores it
- Balance: every logged set counts toward the Back group, which needs at least 10 sets per 30 days for full credit.
- Gains: load-scored. Your best working set each session feeds an estimated one-rep max and a volume trend per lift over 8 weeks.
- Routine: any session that includes it counts toward your weekly target, the 4-week consistency window and your streak.
Scoring is deterministic code, not AI: the same sets always give the same Weyt Score. Read the method on the about page.
Also called
farmers walk, farmers carry, farmer carry, dumbbell farmers walk, farmers dumbbell walk, farmers walk dumbbell, loaded carry, kettlebell farmers walk, barbell farmers walk, farmers hold, farmers walks
Log it under any of these names and weyt.ai resolves it to the same exercise, so your history and progression never split across spellings.
Related back exercises
- Single-Arm Dumbbell Row
- Dumbbell Rear Delt Row
- Incline Dumbbell Row
- Renegade Row
- Dumbbell Pullover
- Dumbbell Shrug
Everything else that counts as back
Bent Over Barbell Row · Pendlay Row · Underhand Barbell Row · T-Bar Row · Seated Cable Row · Standing Cable Row · Single-Arm Cable Row · Machine Row · Inverted Row · Resistance Band Row · Kettlebell Row · Lat Pulldown · Wide Grip Lat Pulldown · Close Grip Lat Pulldown · Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown · Straight-Arm Pulldown · Pull-Up · Chin-Up · Weighted Pull-Up · Assisted Pull-Up · Cable Face Pull · Band Face Pull · Band Pull-Apart · Back Extension · Superman · Reverse Hyperextension · Barbell Shrug · Barbell Upright Row · Dumbbell Upright Row · Rack Pull · Barbell Deadlift · Trap Bar Deadlift · Dumbbell Deadlift · Ski Erg · Rowing Erg · Sled Pull