Turkish Get Up

BobbyOLeary

Hi there,

I'm currently on Starting Stength but I wanted to add in some more core work to help with my sub wrestling. Looking around on the net I came across the Turkish Get Up (TGU) and it seemed to fit the bill.

I don't own a kettlebell and my gym (UCD Crunch) doesn't have any so I was using weight plates as they hung nicely against my forearm.

I'm just curious as to what exactly I should be feeling. I did some warm up sets and then 2 15kg TGUs on each arm. My shoulder felt it, in a good way, while holding the weight up but I wasn't getting much in the way of a core workout. I don't think I was anyway, maybe 15 kg wasn't heavy enough (most guides say to start with 16kg KB).

Any ideas?

Arsenal1986

a dumbell would work just as well man. Ive only tried them once myself so no expert but im same didnt feel em on my abs either. One ive been doing lately that is great is a serratus crunch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHjgjtzM1pk

t-ha

I think it's a nifty exercise - don't know if I'd describe it as a core exercise as much as a whole body exercise? Bit of a learning curve with it as well before you can start to push it with the weight.

Edwardius

http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_MartoneTGU2.mov

http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_MartoneTGU3.mov

http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_MartoneTGU4.mov

This guy is funny. The third video shows what to do if you've no dumbbells, barbells or kettlebells