So, we have been doing this weird movement that has you lay down with an object over your face and then you have to stand up with it and lay back down.
It hurts, it’s exhausting, and it is something you’ll never do in the real world.
Just like muscle-ups, snatches, and GHD Sit-Ups, The Turkish Get-Up is a functional movement without much function in the real world.
The thing about these movements is that I could be a jerk and create situations where they would be plausibly functional:
Snatches – Playing “Rocketship” with your kid.
Muscle-Ups – Ever hopped a fence?
GHD Sit-Ups – Pass
Turkish Get-Ups – Your baby just pooped while sitting on your chest while laying down at a picnic surrounded by ants and you wanna stand up with them WITHOUT harming the baby,
Boom. Get wrecked. Nailed it. Swish.
Those excellent explanations aside, the real reason we do these movements is that they have either a great crossover of physical traits not otherwise exhibited by other movements OR they are the logical continuation of a progression to increase range of motion.
The Turkish Get-Up being the former.
It is unique in its ability to test coordination, great ranges of stability in the shoulder, mobility of the hip, balance, and tremendous core stability.
Coordination keeps you from falling and saves you when you do. Balance keeps you from falling. Core stability keeps your spine safe, shoulder stability allows you to do literally all of CrossFit safer, and hip mobility is helpful in squats and increasing overall strength.
If you are aging, the Turkish Get-Up literally helps you so dang much it’s crazy.
And guess what? If you’re breathing, you are aging.
So, get ready for the Turkish Get-ups tomorrow and hope you have fun with your new found love of them,
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