Mastering The Turkish Get Up

Mastering The Turkish Get Up

What is it that makes the Turkish Get Up (TGU) so hard?
I can flip, press and snatch a 60kg kettlebell but doubt right now that I could do a turkish get up with the 60kg kettlebell.

I've been working into them recently and found myself almost pinned to the floor with a 40kg on my left side but the right is fine.

Why is this?

Nothing hard to understand...... I'm weak on the opposite side and need to hit the left handed turkish get ups. It's quite simple really!

What I will be doing is splitting the TGU up into seperate exercises. Such as the bottom position static hold (like the top of a bench press), the TGU sit up, the get up postition and the squatting back down motion.

There's no wonder that wrestlers and Martial Artists love this exercise as it really does mimic being trapped. You need to work really hard and use your body as one to get up off the floor.

My preferred implement of choice will be the kettlebell.

Adam Glass wrote and excellent article for Dragondoor.

STYLES:

Lunge Style: This is my preferred stance. As you get off the floor, you assume a 3 point stance. Straighten out your body, and then stand up with either a forward or rear lunge. Lean back in to the weight as you stand. Make a white knuckle fist with your free hand as you rise. Grunt hard and maintain high intra-abdominal pressure. I find this stance is easier to get back down to the floor as well.

Over Head Squat Style: With this style, you will assume a low bottom position over head squat and stand up. A lot of people will not have the flexibility to complete this lift in this style. If you do, then power to you. I have found this style in conjunction with the bent press to massively increase total body power.

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The Turkish Get Up