Backwards Farmer’s Walk

KneeCore
Written By David Song

BACKWARDS FARMERS WALK / BACKWARDS FARMERS CARRY

This is a core and shoulder stability exercise that also trains up terminal knee extension. Carry two weights and set the scapula back into retraction and depression. Keep the core braced and walk backwards.

Muscles Involved:

  • Core

  • Rotator Cuff

  • Common Wrist Flexors

  • Upper Trapezius

  • Quadriceps

Related Conditions:

  • Rotator Cuff Tear

  • Dynamic Shoulder Instability

  • Labral Tear

  • Chronic Low Back Pain

  • Golfer’s Elbow

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Exercise Equipment:

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