At the start of the new year, I’d made a goal of doing a Turkish Get-up on each side with the 20kg kettlebell. Well, that was fairly easy to do. I reached that goal by the 3rd week of January. After quickly reaching that goal, I realized that I needed to up the weight and set a new deadline for the end of March. So, throughout this month, I worked on my get-ups and today I can say that I can now do a 24kg Turkish Get-up on each side! And, it wasn’t that horribly difficult. They weren’t perfect, but I focused, took my time and did them. . . . at the very end of my workout.
Thanks to my workout buddy, Janet, who was there to make sure I didn’t drop the weight on my face, and would call for help if needed! Luckily, I didn’t have much issue doing it!
I feel so strong. My confidence is high! It’s times like this that motivate me to “keep on keepin’ on” with my workouts and maintain my healthy eating habits. I’ve worked so hard to get to this point – I’m not going to just quit, sit on the couch and get fat again! I can’t do a chin-up or pull-up. I don’t do heavy dead lifts or squats. Upper body strength is always something I struggle with, but I can eek out a few full, real push-ups when needed. But, being able to do a 24kg TGU is something I’m quite proud of!
24kg = 52.8 pounds.
This is a video of my doing a get-up with a 24kg kettlebell. I’ve got some things I need to work on with my form. . . keeping my shoulders packed and down and my arm back by my ear, keeping my knee from falling in, and getting my bridge up high . . . they are always a work in progress!
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