Guro John Spezzano Tactical Turkish Get-Up with 32kg (70lb)

[romeovoid19]

As they said in that old Irish spring commercial..."You're a STRONG MAN JOHN!" bravo!! Bruce lee would be proud of U 2 !!!!!

[BEATNIKCASS]

i'm trying to find my old pal Lorenzo Spezzano---i last saw him in Sth Australia in 1962---he lived at Para Hills and would be 65 by now----anyone know him?

[rasfus]

im not impressed by your performance

[lonerangersheriff]

@rasfus shucks man, should he lift a 58 kg bell like that?

[Godsmasher22]

I have to ask, is kettlebell training any more efficient than doing the same lift with a dumbell? Kettlebells seem to be the uber craze right now, and I just remain unconvinced. How do you think kettlebells are more effective?

[jvs9932]

Because the handle of a KB is offset, you cannot grab the center of gravity of the weight, unlike a dumbbell. This changes EVERYTHING, and makes lighter weights more challenging to move.

Also, the KB approach is completely different from traditional weight training. With KBs you utilize your whole body for the movement to generate full body strength and stability, whereas the isolation training of traditional weight lifting is more of a bodybuilding approach.

[rowingdad]

@jvs9932 I'm a kettlebell fan too, but I think full body movements like deadlift, squat (front and back), and standing press along with the Olympic lifts are very functional as well. Agree though that KB's are great.

[jvs9932]

@rowingdad Agreed, I have those lifts in my arsenal as well. But when it comes to gear and training space requirements, the KB is hard to beat! Please follow me on Twitter "jvs_hardstyle" and check out my blog hollywoodkettlebells

[rockbodyfitness]

absolutely...the difference won't be noticed as much in the turkish getup but swings, snatches, clean and press, front squats, bottoms up presses etc. are all show the kettlebells superiority.

some kettlebell exercises can only be performed with kettlebells as well

eric moss rkc

[Bloodym4a1]

why turkisH??? what does it have to do with turks?? it it the tactics?

[Fikdichya]

maybe it is a turk i dont know ;-)

[kespec]

@Bloodym4a1

just because its found by turks and it was the main exercise of old turkish military corps and wrestlers.

[mrdiko]

What makes this tactical?

[mjcsifu]

Per Webster's, tactical means "of or relating to combat tactics", and this particular TGU progression makes use of the high hip lift (which can be applied in a number of ways in hand-to-hand).

[BonScott1972]

OK the TGU was well done but I thought the TTGU required lifting the bell from the bottoms up position?

[jvs9932]

No.  You can do it bottoms up, but it's just a way of challenging yourself more. It's not required.

[silatyogi]

Excellent! Going to get my kettle bell crankin!. Good to see you again. How is Silat going?

Peace

Santiago Dobles

[TraceyMannon]

YOU GO GURO JOHN!!!!!

[DivineBoxer]

get outa there john, thats my sunday training spot!!!, haha, jk. nice to see u on youtube.

[OzanNY]

mystikal trainig :)

[newbloodbjj]

good job John, nice to see you on youtube