TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles vs TITAN farmer's walk handles

This is a comparison between the TITAN Upright farmer’s walk handles 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 Upright farmer's walk handles

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

TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles $215

Overview TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles

The TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles are a little more pricey than regular carry handles and bear two additional features. They have an adjustable handle for different heights and you can put the plates on top of the handle frame. With this you have more variety in your training compared to a regular handle and do not use up your plates as much. The full specifications of these farmer#s handles are:

- Built with heavy duty 3"x3" 11 gauge steel tubing.

- Sold in pairs, so you'll be able to get started immediately.

- Vertical weight posts save your weight plates if you drop the handles and your plates won't fall off.

- Knurled 1.25" diameter handles can be set at 8" and 16" off the ground.

- Stabilizer feet to keep the handles upright if dropped.

- Modular design can be converted to a deadlift platform with Farmers Walk connectors (available separately)

- Compatible with standard Olympic plates - steel plates or bumper plates.

- Weight: 52 lbs each

- Handle diameter: 1.25"

- Usable handle length: 8"

- Handle heights: 8" and 16" from ground

- Overall length: 50"

- Weight Capacity: 500 lbs per handle

The Upright farmer's walk handles are an overlooked item that cost slightly more but will leave your plates in tact and does not need collars to work properly.

Pros of the TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles

Pros of the TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles are:

Plates are upright
Adjustable handle
Knurled handle

One main advantage compare to regular farmer's handles is that the plates are upright and therefore are more secure and do not get wrecked when you use these handles. More often than not the farmer's handles get loaded and sealed with a collar never to be touched again,until the plates are destroyed. That makes it inconvenient for different gym members to load it separately and costly in the long run. On top of that you get a proper handle that provides grip compared to the powder coated alternatives that most gyms stock.

Cons of the TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles

Cons of the TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles:

Price

The only real disadvantage of this handle is its price. You can get other handles for around $100 or even below. For $200 you can also almost get a barbell or trap bar instead. So oyu have to weigh up your options in terms of what other things you could possibly do with $200 instead of getting farmer's walk handles.

Alternatives to the TITAN Upright farmer's walk handles

TITAN trap bar
Rogue Trap bar
TITAN Rickshaw farmer's walk
TITAN farmer's walk handles
Rogue Farmer's walk handles
Heavy kettlebells

The TITAN trap bar comes in at $270 and is therefore slightly more expensive than the upright farmers walk handles. Technically you can also do farmer's walks with a trap bar. It is not exactly the same, but if you are only after the core and grip benefits a trap bar farmer's walk will also do. In addition to farmer's walks you can also use the trap bar for deadlifts, especially if you want to put less strain on your lower back. The TITAN trap bar is likely to have some minor quality issues as it has a lot of welds. Whenever welding is to be done, TITAN is more likely to botch the job then Rogue. That doesn't render the bar unsafe or unusable but it will suffer in cosmetics and might have some material inside the frame. With the Rogue trap bar you have a lower risk of this occurring, but you will also pay $100 more.

The farmer's walk handles are cheaper version to which you attach the plates directly. What you safe in the handles you will probably spent many times over on the plates for these solutions.

The last option for farmer's walks are heavy kettlebells. These are probably the most versatile alternative to farmer's walk handles, but also do not exactly reflect the exercise. The weight is more centered to the body and therefore a lot easier to handle.

Conclusion for the TITAN Upright Farmer's walk handles

If you want to get classic farmer's walk handles to simulate strongman competition these are a serious consideration. Especially if you only get them for yourself and do not have to buy them in bulk. The upright handles are superior to the classic farmer's handle and are worth the money as long as you want to do farmer's walks. If cost and versatility are your main concern, then a pair of heavy kettlebells are probably the better option.