Kyle Kowalczuk
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Just surveying to find an average max get up for the community. I like data and am just looking for a correlation with the get up and other main lifts such as deadlift, bench, or squat.
Kettlebell What’s your heaviest get up?
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Maine-ah KB
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40kg (1/2 bodyweight as well)
I haven't barbell deadlifted more then 4 sessions in my life, i believe I was at 295lbs for an easy single. you've got me wondering what I can do now.
I haven't barbell deadlifted more then 4 sessions in my life, i believe I was at 295lbs for an easy single. you've got me wondering what I can do now.
Kyle Kowalczuk
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Thanks for the quick reply guys. I’ve found for myself that my TGU and bench are closely related which is understandable. However, when my TGUs feel good so does my deadlift. Probly because of the great neural demand required for both.
Weight: 75kg
Tgu: 52kg
Bench: 300
Deadlift: 535
Squat: 335
Looking forward to seeing what others reply
KenKennedy
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A few of my PRs and 1RMs:
- My TGU PR is 48kg, but I haven't tried a heavy one in a while. I repeated the feat several times and it was solid but very challenging each time.
- That is also my 1RM for the bent press which I recently tested to verify that my next program would be appropriate, at least theoretically.
- My kettlebell military press/clean and press 1RM is 40kg. I recently tested this to see the results of my last program and it was an "easy" 1RM. I didn't feel like I could do a second rep, but a few minutes later I felt like I could repeat the attempt.
- I did nine 40kg kettlebell snatches (on each side) before I felt like they might get dangerous.
Weight: 83kg
TGU: 48kg
Deadlift: 237.5kg
I haven't ever tested my max for squats and the heaviest I have gone is 120kg for sets of 5.
Bench Press is a lift that I have never really done until a couple of weeks ago. I worked up to a heavy single at a slightly embarrassing 85kg
TGU: 48kg
Deadlift: 237.5kg
I haven't ever tested my max for squats and the heaviest I have gone is 120kg for sets of 5.
Bench Press is a lift that I have never really done until a couple of weeks ago. I worked up to a heavy single at a slightly embarrassing 85kg
Kyle Kowalczuk
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Very impressive that you can snatch your 1 rm press 9 times
Bodyweight 173 lb, Heaviest get-up 36kg, squat/bench/deadlift 1RMs in lbs are 260/155/315.
Interesting idea of the get-up and bench being related as it definitely wasn't my experience. I did heavy get-ups for a few years even up to the 36kg, and couldn't bench press more than 80 lbs until I started training it.
Incidentally am visiting my uncle, and was just telling him and demonstrating what a "Turkish Get-Up" is. He commented, "It sounds like something you wear."
Interesting idea of the get-up and bench being related as it definitely wasn't my experience. I did heavy get-ups for a few years even up to the 36kg, and couldn't bench press more than 80 lbs until I started training it.
Incidentally am visiting my uncle, and was just telling him and demonstrating what a "Turkish Get-Up" is. He commented, "It sounds like something you wear."
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banzaiengr
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40K
Papa Georgio
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I can see where there can be some carryover between TGU and forms of pressing in some people.
Not trying to open a can of worms here, but I put TGU practitioners in 2 categories. People who can lock their elbow out past center (in hyperextension), and people who can't. I've seen some small people do some pretty impressive loads on the TGU who could get their elbow locked out past center (they look a little double jointed). Don't get me wrong, its still impressive, because the TGU demands total body tension.
For group of people who can't lock out past center, they have to activate their triceps way more, and TGU's become more of an effort. But, I believe this disadvantage turns into an advantage when it comes to tricep development & carryover to pressing.
I have no scientific evidence. This is only my opinion from observation.
Not trying to open a can of worms here, but I put TGU practitioners in 2 categories. People who can lock their elbow out past center (in hyperextension), and people who can't. I've seen some small people do some pretty impressive loads on the TGU who could get their elbow locked out past center (they look a little double jointed). Don't get me wrong, its still impressive, because the TGU demands total body tension.
For group of people who can't lock out past center, they have to activate their triceps way more, and TGU's become more of an effort. But, I believe this disadvantage turns into an advantage when it comes to tricep development & carryover to pressing.
I have no scientific evidence. This is only my opinion from observation.
Adam R Mundorf
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Bodyweight 77 kg
Heaviest TGU 40kg
Granted, I've never had the opportunity to try heavier. I haven't trained with barbells either.
Heaviest TGU 40kg
Granted, I've never had the opportunity to try heavier. I haven't trained with barbells either.
Nate
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Part of 40 max could be limited access to large bells (most people dont combine kbs for larger weight). With more respondants, id actually expect the avg to come down to 32 since its the largest common bell. I very rarely see larger than 32 & without owning a 40, itd be my max by default.
Kevin Gupta
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I agree with your theory, months ago, I was able to do TGU with my 41kg friend at 69kg BW. My elbows are hyperextenting naturally, so my leverage was great. But my pressing power just sucks, my 1RM was 20kg in that time.
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