Farmers Carry:
200 m, hold on. 🏋️

🎯 What actually matters in the carry

• Distance: 200 m for every division without exception. Switching hands mid-carry is permitted.
• Both kettlebells must be carried at all times while moving, and your arms must be extended at your sides — not held in front, not racked.
• Grip is the limiter. The loads look modest on paper; after 6 km of running and five stations, forearm endurance is what decides whether you carry 200 m unbroken or in seven stops.
• Core, not biceps. The real work is resisting the sideways sway of two asymmetric loads while your legs keep moving.
• Kettlebells are colour-coded white / grey / black by division, and you must return them to the correct box with the handles upright.

💪 Which muscles this station actually works

Highlighted on the same 18-muscle map we use for every other exercise on the site — open the interactive muscle map →

🏆 Buying kettlebells for HYROX

You need two of the same weight, and you need to actually train the carry — not just own the bells. Competition-style kettlebells have wider, smoother handles than cast ones, which matters when the weight is fixed and the only variable is your grip.

If you only buy one pair, buy 2 × 24 kg: it covers Open Men and Pro Women at race weight, and a 16 kg pair built from the same mould is what Open Women race on. See how kettlebells score against the rest of the kit on the lafitness Score.

🛒 Where to buy

Kettlebells — Rogue competition kettlebells · REP kettlebells · CENTR kettlebells
Grip work — dead hangs and towel rows cost nothing and move this station more than any purchase. How we make money →

Manufacturer list prices, checked September 2026 — they move. These links go to the makers, not to us. How we make money →