Loaded Carries

[quote]chobbs wrote:
I dont know what theyre called but you hold a dumbell in a regular carry but the other one above your head…[/quote]
I think the technical name for those is “one arm up, one arm down walks.” :wink: Dan John calls them “cross walks” here:

They can be a little confusing at first, and don’t expect to use the same weight in both hands.

As Dan John might say, try it for a while and then you tell me. :wink:

But yeah, if you ease into it and don’t go too far, too heavy, too soon, you should be fine to use some kind of carry as a regular finisher.

I vote yea, provisional that you consider tweaking things depending on how you’re feeling (reducing intensity or frequency if needed. It’s accessory/conditioning work, after all.) Farmer’s walks can definitely toast your grip and overhead carries will work all those smaller support structures of the shoulder and upper back.