Today's helping insert, I want to talk about an exercise that not everyone appreciates in the gym but is essential in a military role; the farmers walk. "The muscles most significantly affected by the farmer's walk include the upper back, lats, traps, forearms, quads, hamstrings, and glutes. This exercise is especially effective at improving grip strength, as you must tightly grip the weights throughout the movement to avoid dropping them." Taken from @healthline We all get asked to lug supplies left, right and Chelsea in our job and one of the most brutal past times of this is the infamous Jerry can carry, 20ltrs of fuel or water, that SV always seems that little bit further away every time. The walk combine with the overhead press that is key to mounting that packed fuel or water on to the SV is always the hardest part of a soldiers deployment prep. Bergens (easy) kit checks (nailed), walk 200 Jerry cans across the hanger floor because the forklifts U/S 🤦♂️ (down the gym to sign some new arms please Staff). But get it drilled correctly and build that grip strength, it's one of the best exercises in my opinion for beat up training for tabbing 👍🥾 lightweights don't lift themselves folks 💪drive like a donkey, load up and keep moving forwards. @britisharmy @royalarmyphysicaltrainingcorps @corps_of_royal_engineers @armyaircorps #ubique #farmerswalk #jerrycancarry #royalengineers #beatuptraining #tab #yomp #ruck #loadedmarch #speedmarch https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb1yeGTgptQ/?utm_medium=tumblr
