The Farmer’s Walk is quickly becoming a go-to lift for those seeking size and strength in their traps, back, and legs. It’s a murderous grip workout, too. You don’t need to be a strongman to experience the benefits of the Farmer’s Walk, but it will get you strong, man.
Andy’s video above provides you with everything you need to know about the setup and execution of the farmer’s walk.
The handles in the video are available at EFS here.
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Zach works behind the scenes at elitefts™, but once in a while Dave lets him out of the basement to write an article or eat some human food for a change. 
How bent (i.e. like a conventional deadlift) do your legs have to be on the pick up? Your legs looked quite straight (stiff deadlift style) as you picked up.
What are some general guidelines for programming this exercise? Do you go by distance traveled, time the weight is carried? Is heavy and shorter duration better, or lighter and longer? Those EFS bars are frickin’ awesome.