Turkish Get-Ups Step-by-Step

Turkish Get-Ups Turkish Get-Ups

One of my goals of late is to really dial in and focus on the quality of my movement, and that of my athletes.  And one of the exercises that I’ve really tried to develop within my coaching and teaching repertoire is the Turkish get-up.

The Turkish Get-up is a fantastic exercise, and while I have espoused some of its benefits before, I think it’s important to recap a few of those here.

In this one simple drill you get a whole host of fantastic benefits, such as:

Core strength and stability T-spine mobility Hip mobility Hip extension (glute) strength Gleno-humeral (shoulder) stability Body awareness and proprioception Etc. However, one of the biggest issues I see is when people have no clue how to coach or execute the exercise.  A while back, I actually had a gentleman who came to me and thought the only goal was to stand up from the ground...

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YOU Choose My Next Product

What do you want to see? What do you want to see?

This is something I've been thinking about asking you guys forever, but I just hadn't gotten around to it.

Everyone here knows I'm busy - I'm writing articles/blogs/newsletters, coaching, running two businesses, and that's just the "professional" side of the equation :)

But hell, we're all busy so I'll stop my whining right now!

You know I don't deal well without a lot on my plate.  I have a book chapter that I need to wrap up by the end of the month, but after that it's time for something new.

With that being said, I'm interested in your opinion on what my next project should be.  I've really narrowed this down to two options, so here goes:

 

Option #1 - The UnBodybuilder E-Book

This one is pretty straightforward - I used to absolutely loathe cookie-cutter programming. I mean, every person that...

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One Program Is....One Program

Supercompensation Curve Supercompensation Curve

 

I was having a discussion with two IFAST interns the other day, and the topic of programming was broached.

As the discussion developed, it became clear what the issue was.  These guys haven't written a ton of programs yet, and I could tell they were about to fall victim to a huge mistake that many entry-level coaches and trainers make.

I know, because I made this mistake as well.

The mistake is a simple one:  Trying to fit everything (or fix everything) in one program.

You want to clean up their posture, get better glute activation/strength, stiffen their anterior core, improve their t-spine mobility into extension and rotation, and a host of other things.

Oh yeah, and you also want to focus on speed/power development, conditioning, and max strength.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

When in doubt, remember...

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Q&A: Assess and Correct 2

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My name is JP.  I bought Assess and Correct a while back, and I have procrastinated in applying it.  Now I am going through it and I am wondering:  When implementing the corrective exercises, how often should I do them?  And which ones should I do?  Just the first ones recommended?  When should I progress to the others?  Should I do more than one in each category?

I have to admit that I have problems in most areas but some are bigger and have more consequences than others (like my hip flexors causing an anterior pelvic tilt and exaggerated low-back arch).  Should I do more work in these areas? Or focus on one area in particular and do extra work on it?

I have been doing the warm up from Eric's book Maximum strength (both the SMR and the exercises) for a while and it has been...

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