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Yoke Walk

How to do the Yoke Walk with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundOtherIntermediate
Primary muscles

Quads

Secondary

Abs, Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back

Equipment

Other

Step by step

How to do the Yoke Walk

  1. 1

    The yoke is usually done with a yoke apparatus, but is sometimes seen with refrigerators or other heavy objects.

  2. 2

    Begin by racking the apparatus across the back of the shoulders. With your head looking forward and back arched, lift the yoke by driving through the heels.

  3. 3

    Begin walking as quickly as possible using short, quick steps. You may hold the side posts of the yoke to help steady it and hold it in position. Continue for the given distance as fast as possible, usually 75-100 feet.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every Yoke Walk set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your quads volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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