Strength And Conditioning - Try This Total Body Exercise

This morning I have an excellant video demonstration of the Turkish Get Up from Zach Evan Esh the Underground Strength Coach.

If you aren't using kettlebells yet you should be. Kettlebells are an amazing tool virtually a hand held gym you can take anywhere. One of the best exercises you can do with one kettlebell is the turkish get up which you are about to see.

If you are not familiar with the get up you will see in a minute how it uses virtually the entire body to do.  I don't know about you but my belief is that ANY exercise kettlebell or otherwise that uses so many parts of the body at once is not only great for total body conditioning but is also a great time saver.

Okay now let me hand it over to Zach.

Kettlebells are ONE tool I use. One of MANY. So, before you have a nervous breakdown about me praising Kettlebells go ahead and take a deep breath and pay attention.

If you’ve been reading and watching my Blog for even just a short while, you KNOW I am a ‘Soul Lifter’ and love to lift ALL objects, including my own body.

But, Kettlebells are one of my favorite tools, they are extremely versatile AND mobile (and hostile

I use Kettlebells for strength, adding muscle, improving conditioning, speed, power and overall athleticism. They are a PIECE of the puzzle.

Below, broken down, step by step, is one of my top 3 Kettlebell exercises. Check it out and then read on to learn how to properly and most effectively implement this bad boy…





Here are a few ways to incorporate the Kettlebell Turkish Get Up


1) Perform these as a warm up for 5 minutes, in an up – down ladder format: 1 rep each side, 2 reps, 3 reps, 2 reps, 1 rep and repeat until 5 minutes is over.

2) Combine The Kettlebell Turkish Get Up with my other 2 favorite Kettlebell exercises, the snatch and the clean and press. Here is how you can perform this combo:

A) Perform the Turkish Get Up until standing

B) Perform 1 snatch + 1 clean & press

C) Lower yourself down and switch hands when on your back

D) Perform the Turkish Get Up until upright

E) Perform 1 snatch + 1 clean & press

F) Repeat for time or desired reps.


If you want fancy go elsewhere.


Results must be your focus here.

Hitting Turkish Get Ups, Snatches and the Clean & Press can AND will transform you into a Bad Mother F**er. IF you work hard enough

Lead from the FRONT.

Well there you have it. As you can see by Zach's video there is virtually no muscle in the body that the turkish get up doesn't use. So don't you think that would be a great exercise to add to your workouts? I have and I love it.

Start off with a very light weight the get up takes a little time to master. One point I want to emphasize is to always keep your eyes looking up at your kettlebell. This is important to keeping your balance as Zach mentioned.

For more Kettlebell workouts tips and exercises check out The Kettlebell Training Page

And don't forget to check out Zach's program The Underground Strength Coach