4pm patiently waiting for their partners holding wall sits! The yoke walk is an old exercise and one of the most contested strongman carrying events beyond maybe the farmers walk. The yoke carry is a great overall body and torso strength test for any athlete. The yoke or sometimes called the super yoke carry and is a very unique and special exercise with regard to its ability to assist in developing maximal strength gains. The yoke walk unlike most traditional strength exercises challenges the torso musculature to a higher degree, which aids in overall strength development that can be carried over to traditional compound exercises. When we coach traditional compound movements (squat, deadlift, press, bench press, pulls) tension and torso rigidity is always discussed with high importance as most people misunderstand or are unable to create proper levels of tension, which limits loads lifted. Creating proper tension is done by utilization of...
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