Turkish get-up

How it is used

Coaches break the Turkish get-up into stages when teaching the sequence.

Example sentences

1. She paused halfway through the Turkish get-up for feedback.

   The pause allows one stage of the sequence to be checked.

2. The Turkish get-up needed more floor space than the curl.

   Moving from the floor to standing requires room around the body.

Common collocations

• practise a Turkish get-up
• Turkish get-up technique

Related terms

• kettlebellA round cast-iron weight with a handle on top, used for swinging, lifting and carrying exercises.
• formThe way an exercise or movement is performed; good form means correct, safe and efficient technique.

More terms: Exercises & Technique

• squat
• push-up
• stretch
• deadlift
• bench press
• plank
• lunge
• pull-up
• bodyweight exercise
• compound exercise
• isolation exercise
• eccentric phase