get up

Hi all, Just moved to a new location that will have snow on the ground in the coming months, so I will have to do my S&S training in my garage. My garage has a low ceiling so I can not fully extend my arm overhead in the standing position of the getup. To accommodate this, I plan on bringing...

Hi Forum, First off, a big word of thanks to all of you who participate here. I've come here often for inspiration and instruction and consider this community to be a big part of any strength gains I've made over the past few years. (Even though I don't post much). The other day I was...

Hello StrongFirst Community! I'm seeking an online kettlebell technique course to follow at home while taking breaks from caring for my newborn daughter. My in-person Strong First technique training has been very positive both 1:1 with a StrongFirst Instructor and attending a "StrongFirst...

Hello everyone! I've seen it mentioned in Pavel's books many times that you should keep your elbow locked during the TGU, but what about people with hyperextendable elbows? Should they tense their biceps and triceps at the same time to keep the elbow neutral or fully lock out? Loading a...

Would replacing the swings with snatches in S&S be too much overhead work? Is there a particular reason S&S uses swings not snatches?

Hi folks, I thought some of you might find this interesting. Pat Flynn is about to start a TGU challenge (10 minutes a day) and has produced some free material for it. 17 minutes video with Aleks Salkin: 5 Fun, Effective Turkish Get Up Variations for Strength, Endurance, and Mobility -...

Hi, I recently have injured my food and as a result developed a hallux valgus condition on my right foot. This limits the bent of the big toe because the bones inside the ball of the food touch each other. This generates such a pain sensation that I cannot perform the get up safely anymore. I...

I am thinking about idea of mixing exercises from Simple & Sinister (Swing & TGU) and old Program Minimum (Snatch & BP) into a "park bench" program between more intensive cycles. It's from Program Minimum [Squared] but I would like to program it more like S&S. The idea is to do these trainings...

Hi all, Reading the forum I came across so many tips to perform better the swing and the GU. For instance, for the the swing I have read "bell shouldnt flip at bottom position", "hinge back", "dont hinge until your arms almost touch your inner tigh", do a vertical plank", "engage lats", "pack...