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Jul 22, 2024
1:01:18pm

dilbert All-American

You really only use your shoulder muscles to stabilize the weight and keep it centered above your shoulder joint. You

aren't using any muscle in your shoulder to lift the weight.

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dilbert

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Strength Training: Turkish Get Up. Yes or no? Why?

KCFan85

Jul 22, 12:20pm

non-expert opinion, seems like a really good exercise for those of us who are

Avery

Jul 22, 12:27pm

That's kinda what I'm thinkin'. I train regularly, but ...

KCFan85

Jul 22, 12:31pm

Are you lifting traditionally 4-5 times per week already?

Superkid

Jul 22, 12:38pm

Meh, you can’t say which muscle your actually training for that exercise

LakeshowCougs

Jul 22, 1:44pm

ah well, I maybe wrong

Avery

Jul 29, 7:29am

No. Too complicated and pointless. I'm not trying to drop kettlebells on my face

Superkid

Jul 22, 12:31pm

I feel like half the population would pull a shoulder doing that.

UNLVcougar

Jul 22, 12:32pm

My shoulder hurts just watching it.

txblue

Jul 22, 12:33pm

What’s the limiting muscle? Side delts? You’d be much better off just doing

allaboutthegainz

Jul 22, 12:50pm

You really only use your shoulder muscles to stabilize the weight and keep it centered above your shoulder joint. You

dilbert

Jul 22, 1:01pm

Yes but only in private because they look kinda goofy. Also it's a young man

RC Vikings

Jul 22, 12:32pm

I thought it might be a middle-aged dude's exercise - to build and preserve ...

KCFan85

Jul 22, 12:47pm

If you are middle aged and don't care what anyone thinks, you can do them in public. 😉

dilbert

Jul 22, 12:58pm

I do them, I like them, I recommend them.

Jul 22, 12:44pm

How heavy to you feel like you have to go in order to get ...

KCFan85

Jul 22, 12:49pm

lol, I was just watching his video… that’s some weight

Jul 22, 12:52pm

That would be the plan. Low or zero to get the motion down.

KCFan85

Jul 22, 1:00pm

I do a rep with 20lbs as a warm up, then do 2 reps @ 30lbs and 2 more @ 50lbs. I handle that just fine, but haven't felt

dilbert

Jul 22, 12:57pm

Better than nothing, but if you have time to isolate each muscle group that

allaboutthegainz

Jul 22, 12:48pm

That's why I'm not quite sure about. Looks like form is really ...

KCFan85

Jul 22, 1:02pm

I do them. You start very light until you learn the motions, and there are several things you do to protect your

dilbert

Jul 22, 12:52pm

I see absolutely no point in them at all.

Jul 22, 1:01pm

Don’t do them. Why? You can’t definitely say which muscle or system you are

LakeshowCougs

Jul 22, 1:05pm

Well said.

allaboutthegainz

Jul 22, 1:06pm

Haven't done 'em yet. Interesting how it divides guys.

KCFan85

Jul 22, 1:23pm

Yep. People with no clue say, sure do them. People who know anything say they

Superkid

Jul 29, 7:31am

Did not see that second J initially

maxpowers

Jul 22, 1:22pm

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