Rickshaw Carry
Trains the Forearm Flexors and Forearm Extensors.
- Equipment
- A rickshaw
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force
- Not recorded
- Level
- Intermediate
How to do it
- Load the rickshaw frame and stand inside it with the handles beside the hips.
- Bend the knees and hips, take the handles with a firm grip, and set the back flat with the chest up.
- Stand up with the frame by driving the floor away, keeping the shoulders back.
- Walk forward with short, quick steps, keeping the frame level and the trunk braced.
- Keep the shoulders down and the arms straight; the hands carry, the legs walk.
- Set the frame down under control at the end by bending the knees and hips.
Common mistakes
- Rounding the back on the pick-up. The frame is deadlifted with a flat back; the carry starts from a standing position, not from a stoop.
- Long strides. The frame swings and the grip goes; short, fast steps keep it steady.
- Letting the shoulders roll forward. They stay pulled back so the upper back holds the load rather than hanging from it.
- Dropping the frame at the end. It is set down with the legs; dropping it is how frames and floors get damaged.