Definition
Walking while holding heavy weights at your sides, mimicking the gait of someone carrying groceries who refused to make a second trip. Deceptively simple until your grip, core, and will to continue all fail simultaneously.
Example Usage
The 200-foot farmers carry seemed straightforward until step 47, when his forearms began their formal letter of resignation.
Origin
Strongman competitions and traditional manual labor movements
Fun Fact
The farmers carry is one of the most functional exercises since it literally mimics carrying heavy things, yet people still manage to program it in ways that no farmer would recognize.
Source: Strongman training and functional strength exercises
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