Hi Girth, yes it is called the farmer’s walk, but farmer’s carry is close enough. You should try it some time, however it is so taxing on your body that for the week afterwards your workouts will be sluggish, however soon after you will notice jumps in strength once your body has recovered. I suggest train only 3 times a week on weights if you want to grow a lot. The simple reason is that if you are training TRULY hard, to failure and then some, you need lots of recovery time to come back stronger. All those suggestions you see in journals to train 4,5 and 6 times a week are for “druggers”. Only steroid users can make a programme like that work. I only train 2 times a week and to be honest, I train so unbelievably hard that more than that would be impossible for me. I also train with 2 inch bars in diameter instead of the standard 1 inch. Boy oh boy does that make you work harder. You need to use only the things which make you work the hardest you can, and then simply watch yourself grow. I do sandbag lifting. Give it a try, you will be amazed at the results. The sand moves about, so you have to work twice as hard just to lift it. That will make you huff and puff afterwards. You won’t be able to manage as much weight when you train with sandbags, simply because a 100lb sandbag has the same effect as your muscles having to lift 180lbs on a barbell. It makes your tendons and ligaments grow more along with the muscles. Most of a man’s potential strength comes from his tendons and ligaments and not the muscles. If the muscle is big and strong, it is virtually unusable strength if it is not connected to dense strong tendons and ligaments, which attach the muscle to the bones and eachother. If you want usable strength, unlike most bodybuilders, who just look strong, start using lower reps to grow the tendons and ligaments. 5 reps is a good place to start. Lift the weights explosively, with good form, but never waste your energy trying to get a “pump”, all that is is lactic acid, blood swell and partial cramp, that doesn’t make you stronger. Asfor the sandbags, buy some 50lb sandbags and a couple of army canvas duffel bags and fill them with the sand on your bathroom scales. Lift them above your head until failure and walk with one in each hand until failure. I think you will love the difference and the thorough feeling of being worked to the bone. Train your grip with heavy work atleast twice a week because you will notice a greater feeling of connection to your muscles when you strengthen your grip, and that gives you more power to lift heavier weights. Throw away and wrist straps or gloves you use and make sure your grip is trained. You will gain in your exercises if your hands and fingers become claws of steel.
Wow that was an essay, I think I need a lie down, lol. Hope I could help inspire you to try some new things. Give them a go and you won’t be dissapointed 2 months down the line. So long as you work HARD and brief. You should be thoroughly burnt out within 1 hour of started the session, if not, you were not working anywhere near hard enough. Good luck mate. Sorry for any spelling errors, I always make some somewhere that screw up the whole meaning of sentances, lol.