SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2010
NO CLASS, BUT...
Want to improve your ability to become a multifaceted athlete or to be prepared for the unkown and the unkowable? Learn the Turkish Get-Up. As odd as the name might be and unorthodox the movement might look, the function more than makes up for. This lift, made popular in the U.S. by the strongmen you see in those black and white pictures with unitards and handlebar moustaches, is quickly on the rise as one of the most popular lifts in many peoples programs. Those of you who train with me or in the same vecinity as me know that I am a BIG fan of the Turkish Get-Up.
Without going into fine detail and breaking down the movement into each of its components I will say that the movement's standards (at least when training with me) are that you begin with your shoulders on the floor, reach a full overhead standing position, and return to the starting position without dropping the weight. This can be done with any weighted object. Some of my favorite Turkish Get-Ups involve wrapping another person around your arm for weight! This guy below just did it with a 135 lb. barbell instead.
Coach Justin
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