TITAN loadable Strongman keg vs TITAN farmer's walk handles

This is a comparison between the TITAN loadable strongman keg and TITAN farmer's walk handles including pros, cons, and alternatives. The Original was published in Which Strongman equipment to get from TITAN. Follow the links for details

Overview and review of the TITAN Farmer's walk handles

This is an overview of the TITAN Farmer's walk handles including pros, cons, and alternatives. The Original was published in Which Strongman equipment to get from TITAN. Follow the links for details

Farmer's walk handles $100

Overview of the TITAN farmer's walk handles

The TITAN farmer's walk handles are a classic and simple design to strengthen your grip and core. Standard plates can be attached at each end and you lift them to carry the weight as far as you can. As the weight is not fully centered with your body it will challenge your core to avoid straying of the a straight line. The farmer's walk has been a solid part of many strongman competitions for years and if you are serious about Strongman training it should be a regular part of your schedule. The full specifications for the TITAN Farmer's walk handles are:

Overall length 60 in.
Handle length 5.5 in.
Handle diameter 31mm
Sleeve diameter 50mm
Loadable sleeve length 12-in.
Powder Coated Black
Capacity 500lb per handle

This is a good product to buy in bulk for group training for a commercial gym. Home gym owners might want to upgrade to a upright handle frame as they can invest a little more per item.

Pros of the TITAN farmer's walk handles

The pros of the TITAN farmer's walk handles are:

Price
Simplicity
Storage

The TITAN Farmer's handles are simple, compact, relatively cheap and easy to store. This makes them a great option for anyone who wants to have multiple pairs to compete against each other. Most people have seen and used one of these in their fitness journey, or at least have seen someone else using them. Not a lot you can do wrong at this price point if you have the space for them.

Cons of the TITAN farmer's walk handles

The cons of the TITAN farmer's walk handles:

Wreck the plates
Not easy to adjust
Can not be build into a frame

The cons of the TITAN farmer's walk handles are that they wreck the plates you use with them as you can not easily adjust. What usually happens with these handles is that they got set up once with a certain weight and rarely adjusted. After that they will stand on these plates for days and also get dropped on different surfaces. Over time the plates will suffer and ultimately break. As you put the plates at the front and the back, you will also not adjust often as it is inconvenient. Especially if you are by yourself. Compared to Upright farmer's walk handles this is inferior as these are easier to adjust and can also be built into a deadlift /carry frame which becomes more common in Strongman competitions for carry events.

Alternatives to the TITAN farmer's walk handles

Trap bars are a good alternative to farmer's walk handles as you can also use them as a deadlift training tool. Using the frame of a Trap bar it is a bit safer to go at speed than with the farmer's walk handles. The Rogue trap bar and TITAN trap bar are two alternatives which have about $100 in price between them while the Rogue one has the higher quality finish.

The TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles are my personal favorite. They keep the nature of the farmers walk alive by putting the plates further away from your body while making the setup safer and more convenient. As a bonus you can also build them into a deadlift / carry frame if you get some extra parts from TITAN. I personally think, especially for a home gym, the few extra bucks are worth considering.

The TITAN rickshaw farmer's walk as a cheaper alternative to a trap bar which is also more convenient to load. If you have been considering a trap bar to do carries and deadlifts you might look int the rickshaw as a cheaper alternative which is also more convenient to use.

Heavy kettlebells are always a great alternative to to farmer's walk handles as they can be used for so much more than just carries. You can use them for swings, Turkish get ups, and floor presses alike. Only a few tools give you as many possibilities as kettlebells in this compact size. To be fair, for carries they are not an accurate representation of a farmer's walk, yoke or frame carry as the center of gravity is close to your body and the handles are usually more convenient to grip.

Conclusion for the TITAN farmer's walk handles

Cheap and cheerful for carries.

Overview and review of the TITAN loadable Strongman keg

This is an overview of the TITAN loadable Strongman keg including pros, cons, and alternatives. The Original was published in Which Strongman equipment to get from TITAN. Follow the links for details.

TITAN Loadable strongman keg $460

Overview of the TITAN plate loadable strongman keg

The TITAN loadable strongman keg starts at 136 pound and can be loaded up to 500 pounds with traditional iron Olympic weight plates. This keg has a pin inside on which you can stack plates and secure them with a stopper that you screw onto the plates. This prevents them moving during your exercise for carries, throws and lifts to the shoulder. The design is simple and sturdy and there is not a lot you can do wrong with these. Compared to other kegs it is also easier to work with plates rather than water or sand to get an exact weight for any kind of exercises you will be doing with the kegs. The full list pf specifications for this model includes:

- Olympic weight plate sleeve

- Loads cast iron or bumper plates

- Laser-cut handles on either side and on top and bottom

- Removable steel spacers to keep plates stable and secure

- Dual handled turnstile ensures plates are secured during your workout

- Easier than loading and unloading sand, lead shot, water, etc. and much more precise

- Overall Height: 24-in.

- Overall Diameter: 22-in.

- Keg Wall Thickness: 0.125-in.

- Sleeve Length: 14.75-in.

- Finish: Powder-Coated Black

- Material: Steel

- Weight Capacity: 500 lb. (varies by thickness of plates used to load)

- Product Weight: 136 lb.

This is a simple product which does what it says on the tin, a keg you can load with plates.

Pros of the TITAN plate loadable strongman keg

The pros of the TITAN plate loadable strongman keg are:

Different weight varieties
Space efficient
Safe
Easy to handle

This keg makes you live considerably easier and safes a lot of hassle, if your mainly training by yourself in your home gym with a focus on maximum strength for throwing or lifting kegs. Loading and deloading the plates is much safer and quicker than adding sand or water to a keg. It is also less likely that you will have a spill or explosion in case you throw the keg on a stone or similar sharp object from a height. With this keg you can continuously work up the weight you are lifting while being precise and micro loading.

Cons of the TITAN Plate loadable strongman keg

Cons of the plate loadable strongman keg are:

Price
Only one keg

If you intend to train with kegs chances are high that you already have a bit of space available. The strongman competition that you see most often is throwing multiple kegs of various weights over a high bar or throwing a maximum weight over the high bar. Occasionally you see keg carries, but not as often. For the throws the weights goes usually up to about 100 pounds. Therefore, you might be better off by getting multiple smaller legs that you will with water or sand and just leave them there for training rather than having one adjustable keg for $450.

Alternatives to the TITAN plate loadable strongman keg

Alternatives to the Titan plate loadable strongman keg are:

Regular kegs
Rogue Strongman throw bag

You can get regular used kegs from a local pub or distributor. It will take a bit more time to resource, but look for ones that have a defect on the closing mechanism and therefore do not regulate the pressure correct anymore. Get those at a discounted price, fill them with water or sand and seal them tight. This needs more DIY skills and some connections, but it will be the cheaper and better training tool to simulate what happens at a strongman competition. Especially if you have a little army of these.

An alternative that is more user friendly for the masses is the strongman throw bag from Rogue. Especially if you mainly use legs for throw training. For carry events these might be a little too light if you are a 140kg and more monster, but for throws they are great. They cost $145 and are a lot easier to handle than a keg. If you want to bring over the bar throws to the general population, is the better choice than the loadable keg.

Conclusion for the TITAN Loadable Strongman keg

The TITAN loadable strongman keg is a good option if you are training for maximum lifts and carries with kegs. Whenever you need one heavy keg to train this is a good, clean and safe option over any kind of do it yourself keg filled with water or sand. Usually, the events for throwing kegs are lighter and involve smaller kegs. In this scenario you are better off to work on a line up of kegs which you can easily swap, change and throw consecutively to be more effective with their your training. If you are considering to buy a leg for $450 i am quite positive, that you already have a home gym and considerable space. You might as well take a bit more time to source some kegs locally from a distributor and do them up yourself.