The turkish getup is an amazing total body workout. It burns fat and uses every single muscle in the body. It's probably one of the hardest exercises to master but once you get it and add into your weekly workout routine you will be amazed by the result.
The turkish getup is typically done with a kettlebell but a sandbell or sandbag or dumbbell works too. Below kb expert Anthony D shows you how to perfom this exercise correctly plus killer tips on how to practice the different phases where people tend to get stuck or frustrated.
I don't know about you guys but the sticking point for me is just getting my upper body off the floor. I'll be practicing this exercise this month and hope to finally master it by Jan.
It's featured in this week's new total body bootcamp workout coming later today.
Got tips for this exercise that have worked for you? Please share them below.
Comments for
Turkish Getup for Fatloss & A Total Body Workout
How often should you do the turkish get up? The demostration did the 5 drills only once per side is that 1 rep and is so how many reps should you do? Thank you
Dec 10, 2009 Rating
How To Add Turkish Getups To Your Workouts by: Monica
Great question. There are two ways you can include the turkish getup in your workouts.
You can try an entire workout with all the basic kettlebell exercises or you can try a workout that includes 1 or 2 kettlebell exercises.
If you're a beginner my suggestion would be to start with one or two kb moves then if you like it and your body responds well to kb training just replace some of the exercises in your current workouts with the getup. Usually one set of 5 on each side is good for beginners. Work up to 3 sets of 8 on each side. Not an easy exercise so take it slow and listen to your body.
Here's two workouts that include the turkish getup.
