Let's have a Turkish get-ups thread

[oldfella]

My knees, pelvis and elbows winced watching that.
:strongbench:
Impressive

 

[slab_happy]

My top tip:

As soon as you start using a decent weight, train yourself to bail properly if the kettlebell starts toppling, and by "bail properly" I mean getting out from under it fast and letting it drop.

A lot of us have the instinctive tendency to try to "save" the floor, the nearby furniture, etc. by trying to fight the kettlebell on the way down, and this is a fast way to wrench the shit out of your joints.

 

[slab_happy]

Can be modified easily to be harder by flipping the kettlebell bottom facing up

Seconded. Seriously increases the stabilization demands, at a much lower weight.

 

[slab_happy]

I’ve always thought that these are the type of exercise you do if you have ample of time to train. :tumble:

I know they are beneficial.

In terms of ROI of time versus gains; how do they compare with against a session of upper body compound exercises?
For example; overhead press and/or bench press?

I feel like they're not something that can or should replace a big, simple strength move, whether that's bench or deadlift or whatever.

But they do seem to have a certain "secret sauce" effect if you add them on to a strength training program, in terms of tying other things together and making you more resilient.

Also, they take much less time than you might think.

For me, one set of 10 TGUs, alternating sides, done slowly (as mentioned elsewhere, doing them on the minute works for me, so I'm done in under 10 minutes) is enough to get something out of it.