Dumbbell Farmer Carry vs Kettlebell Rack Carry Strength Standards
Compare your dumbbell farmer carry and kettlebell rack carry against strength standards for your sex, age range, and bodyweight. Add a recent result for each exercise to review strength levels, next targets, and priority.
Enter each exercise’s specified load for its fixed-distance test. Pounds and kilograms can be mixed. For the first exercise, the attempt must use the same setup, lane, surface, start, and finish rules for comparable retests. For the second exercise, the implement must be carried from start to finish without outside assistance or a scored restart. Repetitions are never converted into weight. Each exercise keeps its own measurement type. Age range is saved for anonymous usage reports and does not change the standards.
Dumbbell Farmer Carry vs Kettlebell Rack Carry Strength Standards
The men’s and women’s tables show the exact Novice-through-Elite targets for both exercises. Weight-based targets use bodyweight and display actual pounds and kilograms. Repetition and time standards keep their exercise-specific units and use age only when the individual exercise standards require it.
Age and bodyweight are never combined as row dimensions. Internal bodyweight-ratio scores are never displayed. When the exercises use unlike measurements, the table presents an explicit reference crosswalk instead of inventing a conversion.
Men’s Dumbbell Farmer Carry vs Kettlebell Rack Carry Standards
How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.
| Bodyweight | Exercise | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 lb54.4 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 96 lb43.5 kg over 20 meters | 138 lb62.6 kg over 20 meters | 192 lb87 kg over 20 meters | 252 lb114.2 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 36 lb16.3 kg over 20 meters | 54 lb24.5 kg over 20 meters | 74 lb33.7 kg over 20 meters | 96 lb43.5 kg over 20 meters | |
| 130 lb59 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 104 lb47.2 kg over 20 meters | 150 lb67.9 kg over 20 meters | 208 lb94.4 kg over 20 meters | 273 lb123.9 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 39 lb17.7 kg over 20 meters | 59 lb26.6 kg over 20 meters | 81 lb36.6 kg over 20 meters | 104 lb47.2 kg over 20 meters | |
| 140 lb63.5 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 112 lb50.8 kg over 20 meters | 161 lb73 kg over 20 meters | 224 lb101.6 kg over 20 meters | 294 lb133.4 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 42 lb19.1 kg over 20 meters | 63 lb28.6 kg over 20 meters | 87 lb39.4 kg over 20 meters | 112 lb50.8 kg over 20 meters | |
| 150 lb68 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 120 lb54.4 kg over 20 meters | 172 lb78.2 kg over 20 meters | 240 lb108.8 kg over 20 meters | 315 lb142.8 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 45 lb20.4 kg over 20 meters | 67 lb30.6 kg over 20 meters | 93 lb42.2 kg over 20 meters | 120 lb54.4 kg over 20 meters | |
| 160 lb72.6 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 128 lb58.1 kg over 20 meters | 184 lb83.5 kg over 20 meters | 256 lb116.2 kg over 20 meters | 336 lb152.5 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 48 lb21.8 kg over 20 meters | 72 lb32.7 kg over 20 meters | 99 lb45 kg over 20 meters | 128 lb58.1 kg over 20 meters | |
| 170 lb77.1 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 136 lb61.7 kg over 20 meters | 195 lb88.7 kg over 20 meters | 272 lb123.4 kg over 20 meters | 357 lb161.9 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 51 lb23.1 kg over 20 meters | 76 lb34.7 kg over 20 meters | 105 lb47.8 kg over 20 meters | 136 lb61.7 kg over 20 meters | |
| 180 lb81.6 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 144 lb65.3 kg over 20 meters | 207 lb93.8 kg over 20 meters | 288 lb130.6 kg over 20 meters | 378 lb171.4 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 54 lb24.5 kg over 20 meters | 81 lb36.7 kg over 20 meters | 112 lb50.6 kg over 20 meters | 144 lb65.3 kg over 20 meters | |
| 190 lb86.2 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 152 lb69 kg over 20 meters | 219 lb99.1 kg over 20 meters | 304 lb137.9 kg over 20 meters | 399 lb181 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 57 lb25.9 kg over 20 meters | 86 lb38.8 kg over 20 meters | 118 lb53.4 kg over 20 meters | 152 lb69 kg over 20 meters | |
| 200 lb90.7 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 160 lb72.6 kg over 20 meters | 230 lb104.3 kg over 20 meters | 320 lb145.1 kg over 20 meters | 420 lb190.5 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 60 lb27.2 kg over 20 meters | 90 lb40.8 kg over 20 meters | 124 lb56.2 kg over 20 meters | 160 lb72.6 kg over 20 meters | |
| 210 lb95.3 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 168 lb76.2 kg over 20 meters | 242 lb109.6 kg over 20 meters | 336 lb152.5 kg over 20 meters | 441 lb200.1 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 63 lb28.6 kg over 20 meters | 95 lb42.9 kg over 20 meters | 130 lb59.1 kg over 20 meters | 168 lb76.2 kg over 20 meters | |
| 220 lb99.8 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 176 lb79.8 kg over 20 meters | 253 lb114.8 kg over 20 meters | 352 lb159.7 kg over 20 meters | 462 lb209.6 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 66 lb29.9 kg over 20 meters | 99 lb44.9 kg over 20 meters | 136 lb61.9 kg over 20 meters | 176 lb79.8 kg over 20 meters | |
| 230 lb104.3 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 184 lb83.4 kg over 20 meters | 264 lb119.9 kg over 20 meters | 368 lb166.9 kg over 20 meters | 483 lb219 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 69 lb31.3 kg over 20 meters | 103 lb46.9 kg over 20 meters | 143 lb64.7 kg over 20 meters | 184 lb83.4 kg over 20 meters | |
| 240 lb108.9 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 192 lb87.1 kg over 20 meters | 276 lb125.2 kg over 20 meters | 384 lb174.2 kg over 20 meters | 504 lb228.7 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 72 lb32.7 kg over 20 meters | 108 lb49 kg over 20 meters | 149 lb67.5 kg over 20 meters | 192 lb87.1 kg over 20 meters | |
| 250 lb113.4 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 200 lb90.7 kg over 20 meters | 288 lb130.4 kg over 20 meters | 400 lb181.4 kg over 20 meters | 525 lb238.1 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 75 lb34 kg over 20 meters | 113 lb51 kg over 20 meters | 155 lb70.3 kg over 20 meters | 200 lb90.7 kg over 20 meters | |
| 260 lb117.9 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 208 lb94.3 kg over 20 meters | 299 lb135.6 kg over 20 meters | 416 lb188.6 kg over 20 meters | 546 lb247.6 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 78 lb35.4 kg over 20 meters | 117 lb53.1 kg over 20 meters | 161 lb73.1 kg over 20 meters | 208 lb94.3 kg over 20 meters | |
| 270 lb122.5 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 216 lb98 kg over 20 meters | 311 lb140.9 kg over 20 meters | 432 lb196 kg over 20 meters | 567 lb257.3 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 81 lb36.8 kg over 20 meters | 122 lb55.1 kg over 20 meters | 167 lb76 kg over 20 meters | 216 lb98 kg over 20 meters | |
| 280 lb127 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 224 lb101.6 kg over 20 meters | 322 lb146 kg over 20 meters | 448 lb203.2 kg over 20 meters | 588 lb266.7 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 84 lb38.1 kg over 20 meters | 126 lb57.2 kg over 20 meters | 174 lb78.7 kg over 20 meters | 224 lb101.6 kg over 20 meters | |
| 290 lb131.5 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 232 lb105.2 kg over 20 meters | 333 lb151.2 kg over 20 meters | 464 lb210.4 kg over 20 meters | 609 lb276.2 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 87 lb39.4 kg over 20 meters | 130 lb59.2 kg over 20 meters | 180 lb81.5 kg over 20 meters | 232 lb105.2 kg over 20 meters | |
| 300 lb136.1 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 240 lb108.9 kg over 20 meters | 345 lb156.5 kg over 20 meters | 480 lb217.8 kg over 20 meters | 630 lb285.8 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 90 lb40.8 kg over 20 meters | 135 lb61.2 kg over 20 meters | 186 lb84.4 kg over 20 meters | 240 lb108.9 kg over 20 meters |
Women’s Dumbbell Farmer Carry vs Kettlebell Rack Carry Standards
How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.
| Bodyweight | Exercise | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 lb45.4 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 55 lb25 kg over 20 meters | 85 lb38.6 kg over 20 meters | 120 lb54.5 kg over 20 meters | 160 lb72.6 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 20 lb9.1 kg over 20 meters | 31 lb14.1 kg over 20 meters | 43 lb19.5 kg over 20 meters | 56 lb25.4 kg over 20 meters | |
| 110 lb49.9 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 61 lb27.4 kg over 20 meters | 94 lb42.4 kg over 20 meters | 132 lb59.9 kg over 20 meters | 176 lb79.8 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 22 lb10 kg over 20 meters | 34 lb15.5 kg over 20 meters | 47 lb21.5 kg over 20 meters | 62 lb27.9 kg over 20 meters | |
| 120 lb54.4 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 66 lb29.9 kg over 20 meters | 102 lb46.2 kg over 20 meters | 144 lb65.3 kg over 20 meters | 192 lb87 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 24 lb10.9 kg over 20 meters | 37 lb16.9 kg over 20 meters | 52 lb23.4 kg over 20 meters | 67 lb30.5 kg over 20 meters | |
| 130 lb59 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 72 lb32.5 kg over 20 meters | 111 lb50.2 kg over 20 meters | 156 lb70.8 kg over 20 meters | 208 lb94.4 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 26 lb11.8 kg over 20 meters | 40 lb18.3 kg over 20 meters | 56 lb25.4 kg over 20 meters | 73 lb33 kg over 20 meters | |
| 140 lb63.5 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 77 lb34.9 kg over 20 meters | 119 lb54 kg over 20 meters | 168 lb76.2 kg over 20 meters | 224 lb101.6 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 28 lb12.7 kg over 20 meters | 43 lb19.7 kg over 20 meters | 60 lb27.3 kg over 20 meters | 78 lb35.6 kg over 20 meters | |
| 150 lb68 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 82 lb37.4 kg over 20 meters | 127 lb57.8 kg over 20 meters | 180 lb81.6 kg over 20 meters | 240 lb108.8 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 30 lb13.6 kg over 20 meters | 46 lb21.1 kg over 20 meters | 64 lb29.2 kg over 20 meters | 84 lb38.1 kg over 20 meters | |
| 160 lb72.6 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 88 lb39.9 kg over 20 meters | 136 lb61.7 kg over 20 meters | 192 lb87.1 kg over 20 meters | 256 lb116.2 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 32 lb14.5 kg over 20 meters | 50 lb22.5 kg over 20 meters | 69 lb31.2 kg over 20 meters | 90 lb40.7 kg over 20 meters | |
| 170 lb77.1 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 93 lb42.4 kg over 20 meters | 144 lb65.5 kg over 20 meters | 204 lb92.5 kg over 20 meters | 272 lb123.4 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 34 lb15.4 kg over 20 meters | 53 lb23.9 kg over 20 meters | 73 lb33.2 kg over 20 meters | 95 lb43.2 kg over 20 meters | |
| 180 lb81.6 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 99 lb44.9 kg over 20 meters | 153 lb69.4 kg over 20 meters | 216 lb97.9 kg over 20 meters | 288 lb130.6 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 36 lb16.3 kg over 20 meters | 56 lb25.3 kg over 20 meters | 77 lb35.1 kg over 20 meters | 101 lb45.7 kg over 20 meters | |
| 190 lb86.2 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 105 lb47.4 kg over 20 meters | 162 lb73.3 kg over 20 meters | 228 lb103.4 kg over 20 meters | 304 lb137.9 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 38 lb17.2 kg over 20 meters | 59 lb26.7 kg over 20 meters | 82 lb37.1 kg over 20 meters | 106 lb48.3 kg over 20 meters | |
| 200 lb90.7 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 110 lb49.9 kg over 20 meters | 170 lb77.1 kg over 20 meters | 240 lb108.8 kg over 20 meters | 320 lb145.1 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 40 lb18.1 kg over 20 meters | 62 lb28.1 kg over 20 meters | 86 lb39 kg over 20 meters | 112 lb50.8 kg over 20 meters | |
| 210 lb95.3 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 116 lb52.4 kg over 20 meters | 179 lb81 kg over 20 meters | 252 lb114.4 kg over 20 meters | 336 lb152.5 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 42 lb19.1 kg over 20 meters | 65 lb29.5 kg over 20 meters | 90 lb41 kg over 20 meters | 118 lb53.4 kg over 20 meters | |
| 220 lb99.8 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 121 lb54.9 kg over 20 meters | 187 lb84.8 kg over 20 meters | 264 lb119.8 kg over 20 meters | 352 lb159.7 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 44 lb20 kg over 20 meters | 68 lb30.9 kg over 20 meters | 95 lb42.9 kg over 20 meters | 123 lb55.9 kg over 20 meters | |
| 230 lb104.3 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 126 lb57.4 kg over 20 meters | 195 lb88.7 kg over 20 meters | 276 lb125.2 kg over 20 meters | 368 lb166.9 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 46 lb20.9 kg over 20 meters | 71 lb32.3 kg over 20 meters | 99 lb44.8 kg over 20 meters | 129 lb58.4 kg over 20 meters | |
| 240 lb108.9 kg | Dumbbell Farmer Carry | 132 lb59.9 kg over 20 meters | 204 lb92.6 kg over 20 meters | 288 lb130.7 kg over 20 meters | 384 lb174.2 kg over 20 meters |
| Kettlebell Rack Carry | 48 lb21.8 kg over 20 meters | 74 lb33.8 kg over 20 meters | 103 lb46.8 kg over 20 meters | 134 lb61 kg over 20 meters |
How Your Dumbbell Farmer Carry vs Kettlebell Rack Carry Result Is Calculated
The two exercises can use different measurements. The calculator rates each result against the standards for that exercise first, then compares the resulting strength levels and progress toward the next level. It never invents a reps-to-weight conversion.
2. Rate the Dumbbell Farmer Carry result
The exercise-specific sex-specific load-to-bodyweight thresholds map the fixed-distance attempt to a strength tier. The calculator keeps the specified fixed distance and rates the external load without estimating a one-rep max.
3. Rate the Kettlebell Rack Carry result
The exercise-specific sex-specific load-to-bodyweight thresholds map the fixed-distance attempt to a strength tier. The calculator keeps the specified fixed distance and rates the external load without estimating a one-rep max.
4. Compare strength level and progress
The lower strength level is the priority. When both exercises reach the same level, a priority appears only when one is at least 10 points farther from its next target. Otherwise, the result is Balanced. Age range is recorded anonymously and does not change either standard.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Rate the dumbbell farmer carry carry | Use the exercise-specific carried or moved load over 20 meters; distance is fixed and is not a user-entered score. Measurement: estimated one-rep max. |
| Rate the kettlebell rack carry carry | Use the exercise-specific carried or moved load over 20 meters; distance is fixed and is not a user-entered score. Measurement: estimated one-rep max. |
| Compare levels | Use each exercise’s own level and next target; do not compare or divide results that use different measurements. |
How Men’s Dumbbell Farmer Carry and Kettlebell Rack Carry Standards Differ
What the men’s standards show:
Elite weight targets from 120 to 300 lb bodyweight.
Elite weight targets from 120 to 300 lb bodyweight.
Raw repetitions, seconds, and weights are not divided or converted. The calculator compares each exercise’s strength tier and progress within that tier.
How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Kettlebell Rack Carry standard minus the Dumbbell Farmer Carry standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Kettlebell Rack Carry standard is higher, and below zero means the Dumbbell Farmer Carry standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.
Line chart loading. The standards tables above contain the exact pounds and kilograms.
How Women’s Dumbbell Farmer Carry and Kettlebell Rack Carry Standards Differ
What the women’s standards show:
Elite weight targets from 100 to 240 lb bodyweight.
Elite weight targets from 100 to 240 lb bodyweight.
Raw repetitions, seconds, and weights are not divided or converted. The calculator compares each exercise’s strength tier and progress within that tier.
How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Kettlebell Rack Carry standard minus the Dumbbell Farmer Carry standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Kettlebell Rack Carry standard is higher, and below zero means the Dumbbell Farmer Carry standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.
Line chart loading. The standards tables above contain the exact pounds and kilograms.
Dumbbell Farmer Carry and Kettlebell Rack Carry Exercises Used by This Calculator
The calculator expects repeatable dumbbell farmer carry and kettlebell rack carry results. Follow each exercise definition below so the two ratings are based on valid tests. Use strict, repeatable Dumbbell Farmer Carry and Kettlebell Rack Carry tests that follow each exercise’s setup, range of motion, equipment, and load rules. Do not mix variations, assistance, partial range, momentum, or different load conventions.
Use the Dumbbell Farmer Carry setup and load convention
Test uses a fixed 20 meters Dumbbell Farmer Carry course. Entered load is both dumbbells added together as total dumbbell load. Bodyweight is used only to calculate the load/bodyweight ratio. The attempt must use the same setup, lane, surface, start, and finish rules for comparable retests.
Use the Kettlebell Rack Carry setup and load convention
Test uses a fixed 20 meters Kettlebell Rack Carry course. Entered load follows this convention: Kettlebell load. Bodyweight is used only to calculate the load/bodyweight ratio. The implement must be carried from start to finish without outside assistance or a scored restart.
Enter one recent Dumbbell Farmer Carry result and one recent Kettlebell Rack Carry result
Enter each exercise’s specified load for its fixed-distance test. Pounds and kilograms can be mixed.
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