Posted at 14:13h
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Exercise,
Kettlebells
The
Turkish get up is an amazing and powerful exercise that's evolved quite a bit over the years.
I mean, who wouldn't benefit from this exercise?
It's a "one stop shop" for a lot of things.
In the most simple terms, the
Turkish get up (TGU) is getting up from the ground and then going back down, ideally under a heavy load.
Of course, there's A LOT more to it than just getting up and going back down, but there's been a big evolution of this exercise.
And, it's critical to get the movement down before adding any type of external load or weight.
Notable benefits of the TGU are:
In the most recent podcast (episode #86) on bodyweight training I spoke about how we need to be “technicians” in our training.
I spoke about my background and why I believe we need to be more technical in our exercise approach.
But, let me clarify things because I don’t want this point to be misunderstood.
