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Jul 29, 2024
7:31:57am

Superkid Mother Lover

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

are pointless and to focus on other more traditional lifts.

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Superkid

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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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