TGU Instruction Dave Whitley

Irontamer TGU Instruction from Dave Whitley Turkish Get Up

Dave Whitley has a great way of making kettlebell training techniques simple and here's one of them - TGU

Here Dave runs through the exact technique used to do the TGU the RKC way



Here a few notes I made about the 'Turkish Get The RKC way" video by Dave Whitley to help with technique

- Lay on side
- pull kettlebell into belly
- get kettlebell into the "firing range position"
- opposite hand out 45 degrees away from the body
- engage the leg on the same side as kettlebell (get foot near butt)
- punch kettlebell up and support with opposite arm
- keep shoulder blades back and out and look towards the kettlebell
- raise the hip and lift butt off floor into a 3 point cradle position
- Bring opposite foot across and under the body and knee directly under the kettlebell
- stand up from lunge position pushing off the lead foot
- keep arm locked out abs tight and stable

Second Half of Turkish Get Up (return to start position)

- step back into lunge position with none active side(leg on opposite side to kettlebell)
- begin crouch and reach out with free arm to floor
- lower hips to the ground
and return to horizontal position
- bring kettlebell to belly and rotate to same side and place kettlebell on floor

The Turkish Get Up is also one of my Top Kettlebell Core Exercises

TGU Instruction Dave Whitley