Minute of Strength #5: kettlebell turkish getup

[sda5150]

Like the way you've broken it up into 5 movements, makes it much easier, also makes a nice 5x5 workout!

[polyopulis]

Let me how you make out.

[Magnum4zz]

Very informative, thanks for posting this

[supermassivefrog]

Very nice video about turkish getup. Thank you!

[debhamwood]

Awesome video explaining all those tricky bits! I'm inspired :)

[idovbnc]

The one I looked had you starting out on your elbow. This is much more intense and I like the little crunch thing in the middle. BTW I struggled with the other one so this one will probably kill me.

[markdf87]

Hi nice video just started using the kettlebell in the gym after a friend kept on at me to try them

One question are we best to it 5 reps each step until your body is able to handle doing it in one go? or best to stick to the 5 steps the whole time?. Also video is very informative and could easily see how this could end in a injury

Thanks

[aosjeff]

@markdf87 Thats really a choice of how you feel comfortable...and thank you

[cadmiumdestruction]

anyone else slightly annoyed how easy he makes this look haha, 24 kgs and he's talking the whole time making it look easy

[jTF2]

@cadmiumdestruction

yeah no kidding. I tried 45lbs for the first time last saturday and My entire body was a quivering mess.

[BertAtkin]

Excellent! Thanks for posting.

[ChancellorHD]

Agreed I have always been hesitant to try for fear of injury but very good instruction Thanks!!

[dtpipit]

This is excellent, first guy ive actually seern tell you how to do it PROPERLY in stages! cheers buddy!

[ydstnsb]

This video is very useful I will trying this workout

[Ziopsiv]

The best video I've seen on how to learn this exercise correctly. It really helped me out.

[shugotenshi24]

just do the fuckin movement we don't need a 3+min tutorial!... all you need is 15sec

[coadking]

Thanks man... - Very, very useful video (maybe one of the best i have seen on YouTube). Thanks again and regards from Croatia.

[thisisvick]

very helpful... i was acting a fool today trying this -- now its going down proper

[aosjeff]

@thisisvick good to hear that.

[kimfit0113]

Great video and breakdown~hard to teach this too! Thanks

[irematproductions]

I can see how easy it would be to do wrong and risk injury, so thanks for the video dude!

[aosjeff]

@irematproductions your welcome

[gavinjllewellyn]

I tried these for the first time this morning down the beach with my PT- Great video! Your explanation and technique is very useful.

What a great exercise...

[aosjeff]

@gavinjllewellyn thank you

[lucidbox]

Great video. Learning the technique was awesome. Keep up the good work.

[121212steve]

great video, finally see how this lift is done, nice work

[aosjeff]

your welcome

[rogoff123]

Really useful tips, thanks!

[aosjeff]

thanks

[devitorules]

Dig that groovy kettlebell!

[demolayakp]

dont you guys find it a bit painful on the forearm? i mean the weight of the kettlebell is like resting on your forearm.. but its not really that heavy for me. its only 40lbs.

[lgarvey]

This video is fantastic. Thank you!

[CelestialBeast3]

In the last manoeuvre, do you use the right leg (quads and core only) or the left leg to push yourself into the standing position? Or do you just use both simultaneously?

Great breakdown of the exercise, by the way =) Thanks!

[morenoh149]

@CelestialBeast3 the last part is like a deep lunge. If the kettle bell is on your right side, you'll be using your right leg to raise yourself up to a standing position.

[uluvatc]

Great breakdown of the exercises, thanks!

[jfmn24]

between each of those exercises walk on the spot for 1 min or you will not make it through ( i ran out of space :)

[Lorie90254]

This is the best video breakdown I've seen of this exercise. Thanks.

[jfmn24]

I dont own a kettlebell but ive been doing this with both dumbell and barbell now for 3 weeks 5 times a week for at least 1 hour a day. I rested for two days and went to the gym today to do my usual big 4.. Chest press, Squats, Deadlift and Clean and press. WOW!!! I can lift 15-30% more on each exercise. this exercise is pure quality. I know include them and do them 3 times a week along with my big 4. the other 2 days are cadio and other groups. Thanks.

[rmsolympic1]

@jfmn24 how can i make these into a workout?

[jfmn24]

@rmsolympic1 Hi there. This will vary depending on your physical/mental goals. e.g. body building, power lifting, endurance, weight loss etc.

if you want pure strength pick a weight you can only do 6 or less with. if you want more definition i.e. body builder pick a weight you can only do 12 reps or less with.

if you want endurance and fitness ( a must for the others anyway) pick a weight that you can do non stop for an hour.

i look silly at my gym but bugger them it make me strong.

[rmsolympic1]

@jfmn24 Great information! So Turkish Get Ups are very versatile. One more question: How many sets would I do of them in a given workout, and are they sufficient as a workout unto themsevles? I can hardly wait to add this real-world exercise.

[jfmn24]

@ rmsolympic1. Its hard to say whats best for you but this is what I do. 3 times a week. I am not body building yet but creating a strong foundation with wich to develop further.

first I do a 15 min cardio warm up. then each of these exercises in sequence for 1 min non stop at my own pace until 45 mins is up.

1. squats 2. military press. 3 clean and press 4. press ups 5. lunges. 6. turkish get ups 7. bicep curl ( with bar) 8. tricep exstension (with bar) and repeat :)

1. clean and press

2.

[laughinggravy]

This is one of those exercises I've never tried, despite having been into KB's for a few years now. It's about time I did, and this is a very good how-to. Thanks!

[YouCantBattle]

Excellent, but those kettlebells look a little "fancy". :-p

[giufenn]

bravo!

[00526913]

Amazing video. Very well done.

[djronin84]

perfect demo! thank you very much for breaking it down.Great instruction!!

[MrCPTWinky]

Great demonstration. looking forward to testing it today

[wiend]

That was kinda tough!

[alexquays]

By far and away the best video i've seen for this exercise. Thanks!

[Erioas]

-tries to get off the floor-

-fails-

[bdumais15]

Nice work. This is the most straight forward instruction to get someone rolling with this exercise. I would have tried the four part documentary from crossfit but didn't want to spend a month learning it.

[tnthudson]

I realized how good this video was after I had not done TGUs for awhile. Good, fundamental stuff, thanks!

[SurfStrongerTV]

Sick exercise mate. Well explained. I love the 5 points breakdown. Nice work.

[Whatamk]

Amazing exercise. I can tell this is going to tear me up till I get my core up to par.

[sentipod]

Great simplistic breakdown of an otherwise very complex and somwhat daunting exercise to newer lifters;

Well earnt Kudos to you sir.

[roquey44]

Littlevalo, you ask "what does it workout besides your arms?" The Core!

[6bProductions]

great drills - I hate this movement but nothing builds a body or soul quite like it.

[kirlinks]

I had fun time at my gym when i did nothing but TGU with different weights and different equipment and different grips on the kettlebell. The hardest (and most useful ones) were pump-barbell and girya bottom up-grip. I love this exercise. Next time I'll try it on an uneven surface and then on an unbalanced surface!

[LittleValo]

What does it workout besides your arms?

[SpookyElectric777]

This looks hardcore. My arms hurt watching this.

[robchalker]

Good job! I'm now up to 10 reps each side with a 24kg kettlebell. Best exercise for core strength. But you're right I hated the exercise when I first did it...

[lockwoodisafaggot]

probably the best demo on here. Bravo.

[decadyne]

This is the best video I could find on the exercise. Good work.

What would make it better would be reversing the angle. I and others find that if we could get a first-person view, we can visualize better. Almost all instructional videos fail from this perspective, no pun intended.

[Jareerka1]

@decadyne Your mom sucks my dick

[decadyne]

@Jareerka1

MMK.

Your mom sucks her own dick.

[Jareerka1]

@decadyne Look at ur fake fat ass in tha video u look like a lil bitch who tryina work out cause u cant fight bitch ass hoe

[74917]

very good video, very good teacher

[ichLuSoR]

of course you can use dumbbells...its almost the same in this exercise!

[royronaldo]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's the advantage of using KB from dumbbells? Obviously you could us a DB for this exercise. I'm asking cause I don't know where I can get a KB and I want to try this work out. Thanks!

[comediusmaximus]

If you want to do Turkish Getups and dumbells are all you have, then by all means use them. Start light, use good form, and stay safe.  KBs are better many other exercises, but DBs work fine for getups.

[jjnb57]

Check out the other KB exercises. It would be hard to perform some of the other exercises with a dumbbell of similar size.

[Glideascope]

You can use a DB, but a KB is more difficult as the centre of gravity constantly changes when using a KB therefore more core activation and stabiliser muscles used.

[Tasitblue]

Dumbbells are actually more difficult because the center of gravity is higher, and barbells are the most difficult because of the control involved in balancing them.

[josephstache]

Different centers of gravity with the DB and KB; using a KB for this, and in most other KB exercises will throw in the added benefit of imbalance kicking in more muscles as stabilizers.

[iwasbornspecial]

@josephstache also your wrist has to be straight with weight leaning against it giving you stronger forearms

[warriorfire8103]

Thanks for instruction, my TKU is smoother now especially at the very first sticking point, works my core more tho

[runt39]

These things are brutal. Finally decided to jump on the kettlebell bandwagon, as small as it is. Got a 16kg one and good lord these TGUs are way harder than this video gives credit too. This is a great video though showing the each step a few times, and doing them each as individual exercises. Thanks.

[robadonkadonk]

It's a great workout tool. I bought mine almost five years ago and it's the only thing that's consistently given quality results.

[pontisexmaximus]

very good explanation

[rorschachh]

he got the shiniest kettlebell i've ever seen holy cow

[jimmyleg5]

Are you hitting on him?

[rorschachh]

no, on the kettlebell you moron

[jimmyleg5]

I'm with you there- that kettlebell is damn sexy.

[tsuigeneris18]

are those powerlifting shoes you are wearing? look like a adidas sambas I used to waer for indoor soccer.

[JeffThePoustman]

Thanks for posting-- very helpful step-by-step breakdown of a complicated movement.

[pontisexmaximus]

good instructional video

[Shokeybutsi]

it's called the Turkish get up because back in the 15th century, the Turks used this as a way to torture prisoners

[zortingen82]

thanks for the wrong information hater. that would not be a torture that would be a favor for the prisoners though...

this technique had been used by ottoman janissaries...

[PaisteDrummer88]

in first time the Serratus Anterior !!!

[BreaksWax]

mid fibers exactly right!!

[fchu]

what muscle groups are worked? Obliques and shoulders?

[vvvfranchisevvv]

Your whole body because it turns into a quivering mass after a few reps haha.

[Jareerka1]

@vvvfranchisevvv What kind of gym gay class do u teach huh motherfucka

[stygiangypsy]

I am in awe. I am also pregnant right now, but I'm a PT and I'm going to use this for my clients tonight and I can't wait to have this baby and do it myself!!!

[zircushio]

because its turkish, the military uses this as a technique to sculpt your midsection, shoulders, traps and etc.

[Ebuverthebicepcurler]

The military could care less if your "sculpted". Instead they use it because of its simple difficulty. It mirrors no necessary movement or focuses on any one muscle.

[mertoncel]

Great tutorial. and why is it called Turkish getup

[quinndexter]

It was started by Turkish wrestlers as a test of strength. New Wrestlers were not allowed to enter matches until they could master the heaviest weight.

It really does improve your overall body strength. I've been doing them for a month and feel a hell of a lot stronger than before.

[mertoncel]

Thanks!.

[Ebuverthebicepcurler]

What you up to?

[sechenry6]

excellent tutorial, thank you . love that move and i am finally doing it right.

[xxtatlixxbelaxx]

why is it called Turkish getup ?

Is this a Turkish thing =S

[jca1245]

cheers for posting video, helped me a lot! 5 stars

[fredwin88]

very useful video, helped me with the part of how to get to your knees smoothly.cheers

[K0OKY]

I've been doing the TGUs now for about three weeks along with the rest of my exercise routine. WOW!!! Thank you for posting this video!

[jus728]

you should learn how to do this before you teach it

[meetmeatthe1]

I was just at your page looking for your turkish get up tutorial video. Couldn't find it.

[ironhead341]

Great technique! Way to break it down. Thanks

[bigshrimpin]

hey, thanks a lot for this breakdown! very helpful, appreciate it!!!

[nukeitout]

Excellent demonstration!

[THEBLACKZEUS]

You have the the best video on TGUs! Goodjob!

[pookiehohn]

Can this be done with a dumbell?

[zzzpft32]

yes

[johngo6283]

Excellent video, thanks for posting!

[darktim99]

i LOVE turkish get ups. slower the better and if you keep your muscles tight you cna feel it all better.

[knobbyknees]

this was incredibly helpful. thank you!

[dravideo]

maybe cause they're a pain in the ass to do, and Turkey can be a real pain in the ass.

[c1arknova]

What the hell does this have to do with Turkey?

[fistimblow]

just think of a reason...why its called that way......0_0

[mikasddd]

maybe.....just MAYBE someone from Turkey made this exercise

[mesutnurdogan]

I will do it,, and post the video on youtube :P

why is it called turkish getup??

[philotaaveti]

great iso

[Chathurika61]

Good video! What shoes do you wear, they seem to be rather flat.

[butimthedon]

those are indoor soccer shoes.

[zenzaber]

Thank you thank you! That was fantastic breakdown. Have targeted areas i was performing incorrectly

[BBLoriJ]

Great explanation! Thanks a bunch! :)

[ideveloper1]

Did 5 w/right side holding the bell up between reps. Did 5/left but had to bring the bell down between rep 3, 4 and 5 because shoulder strength depleted and I didn't want it dropping on me!

What an awesome exercise! It helped show me how much stronger my right side is than my left even though I work them pretty evenly.

[ideveloper1]

Noticed that the initial oblique move on the right side was fine but when doing it w/the left, my left leg would lift and I'd kind of use the rocking momentum to do the left. Again, more uneven strength development.

I'm 37 years old. I do yoga on my rest days to try to balance the strength across both sides of the body...

[OneAngryAsian]

I really like how you systematically broke this exercise down into the various sticking points. Each by itself is a decent exercise, and doing them by themselves made my form so much better.

[champ1992]

this was by far the most helpful video on youtube for how to do the turkish get up

[Lugoman]

Thank you so much, I've been trying this exercise for the past two weeks (from a book) and getting nowhere with it. Mostly just getting off the floor was my sticking point. This video is a big help.

[athlete365]

great explanation. thanks.

[Godzmarine]

I just tried the turkish getup after watching this video. Can you critique? Thanks!

[nostrommo]

Great! now I know what I was doing wrong!!

Awesome explanation!!

[picsee]

Awesome man, thanks...

How long have you been working with KBs?

[dingomick]

Fantastic breakdown. Couldn't be a better explanation of how to do it.

[chingada47]

Great instruction. Thanks for this

[abrashTX]

This was exactly what I needed, thanks.

[CuriosBeholder]

very good teaching, thank u, i've learnd a lot.

[mudslingermason]

Prices of kettlebells got you down? Try this:

get some 50 gauge steel cable AKA guy wire, loop it through the holes of some standard plates several times leaving enough room to form a decent loop handle. Wrap the hell out of this loop with duct tape and fiber tape AKA hockey tape. Voila, sturdy, functional k-bells for about 50 cents a pound plus $5 for 50' of braided steel cable and tape. I've used mine daily for years, no worries, very happy.

[RiverCityPC]

Anthony is a great teacher! Be sure to catch his videos of kettlebell swing instruction!

[Radar2500]

I just spent $55.00 on my first 25lb kettlebell today. I'm not sure if it's where I need to begin, so I may need to buy a few different weights for the different exercises. I didn't plan on spending so much, but I think it will be worth it. I love the variety.

[superkeitai]

good breakdown of TGU. Tx for the info.

I using a sandbag or barbell

[Flinch4jesus]

getting mine today :) thanks for the fine demonstration

[JBBIWS]

brilliant, thanks. Great breakdown!

[RhunDraco]

DiLuglio knows what he is doing! The only thing I want to add is that you should always pick up and ready the bell with both hands, no matter which weight you start with; this prepares you for lifting heavier bells in the future.

[activesack]

I agree that one more tip should be added to the beginning and the end to properly set the kettlebell in place. It involves rolling to the side of the KB, tucking in your elbow, grabbing the KB as you would a clean and then rolling to your back. There's a good video somewhere on youtube.

[EskrimaDork]

Very nice! Thanks!! I just got some kettlebells and this is great!

[DaiTombs]

Very helpful in explaining the exercise to me. Thanks

[Senate162]

and why do i want to train with kettlebells?

[AJLiptak]

Yes, thanks for breaking it down. Keep 'em coming!

[prakasina]

Cool! Thanks for this, really helpful

[d2099]

thats hardcore thanks for the info just got my kb today

[bloodriotiori]

rainbow kettle bells ftw!