Turkish Getup
Turkish Getup activates muscles in your upper body that helps improve your posture; it is primarily good to provide mobility, stability, and strength to the shoulders.
ADVANCED
Turkish Getup To Side Plank
Turkish Getup To Side Plank is a core strengthening exercise that primarily targets the obliques. However, this exercise is also good to provide strength to the legs and shoulders.
Instructions
- Lie down on your back with one leg fully extended and the other bent at 90 degrees; hold the dumbbell directly above your chest with the other arm at your side.
- Raise your torso over your forearms, then, supporting your torso and pressing your heel, lift your hips into a bridge, extending your support arm underneath you while holding a dumbbell over your head.
- Switch to a side plank position with the dumbbell arm directly over your shoulder and neck in a neutral position. Slowly lower yourself to the starting position.
Tips
- Control your reps to avoid using momentum.
- Pause at the top of the rep.
- Keep your body straight throughout the movement.
Alternative Exercises
Half-Turkish Getup
Half-Turkish Getup is an excellent workout for overall mobility and stability of the core, shoulders, and hips. It also engages your shoulder, triceps, upper back, and the small stabilizing muscles of your chest and shoulders.
High Plank w Twist
A core-strengthening plank variation that adds controlled torso rotation, targeting the obliques, shoulders, and deep core muscles while improving stability, mobility, and coordination.
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