For combat sports
For combat sports, farmer's carry rates higher on our research criteria: easier to learn and fit in.
Turkish get-up does more to prevent injuries.
Both are good choices that work the same way, so they swap freely. Rotating between them every few weeks is an easy way to vary your training.
The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work
Farmer's Carry. Grip and trunk strength under fatigue, like holding a grip in a scramble.
For functional fitness, farmer's carry rates higher on our research criteria: easier to learn and fit in. Turkish get-up does more to prevent injuries.
For combat sports, farmer's carry rates higher on our research criteria: easier to learn and fit in. Turkish get-up does more to prevent injuries. Both are good choices that work the same way, so they swap freely. Rotating between them every few weeks is an easy way to vary your training.
Farmer's carry is easier: it’s easy to learn, while Turkish get-up needs coaching.
Farmer's carry needs dumbbells, so a home gym covers it. Turkish get-up needs a kettlebell, so a home gym covers it.
Turkish get-up: it rates Strong for injury protection in our research rubric, against Good for farmer's carry.