Kettlebell Getups with low ceiling

[Edward321]

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 the KB to a rack position in the kneeling lunge and keeping it there while I stand up. After I kneel back down I will push the KB back up to an overhead position and complete my getup.

Are there any potential drawbacks or risks to this getup modification, like overworking my shoulder?

Thanks

Background:
- 24 year old male
- no history of major injuries or problems with OHP
- doing S&S for about 6 months
- about 1 year of KB experience
- S&S progress: 24KG for all sets, 3 days a week

 

[Steve Freides]

@Edward321, welcome to the StrongFirst forum. Your plan sounds fine to me.

-S-

 

[DannyHoj]

I deal with the same issue in my garage. I either put the bell in the rack before standing or only go up to my knee if I’m using the 32KG bell or heavier.
I’d just say make sure you’re not limiting the get up to what you can press. Nothing wrong w only going to the hand or the knee w a bigger bell.

 

[Edward321]

@Edward321, welcome to the StrongFirst forum. Your plan sounds fine to me.

-S-

Thanks Steve.

I deal with the same issue in my garage. I either put the bell in the rack before standing or only go up to my knee if I’m using the 32KG bell or heavier.
I’d just say make sure you’re not limiting the get up to what you can press. Nothing wrong w only going to the hand or the knee w a bigger bell.

Danny thanks for the reply. I will try only going to the kneeling position when I start adding in 32kg bells. I can press the 24kg bell fine but I am not sure about the jump to 32kg. Thanks for the advice.

 

[metaldrummer]

Punch holes in the ceiling with the kettlebell when you come up. It'll improve your wrist strength and punching power.

 

[Torin]

There's always the Racked variation of the Getup:


I read it was in the newsletter a few months back.

 

[rwleonard]

I’d just say make sure you’re not limiting the get up to what you can press.

One can do a BackUp Press (using the off hand on the body of the bell for assistance) to help mitigate this.

 

[Chris Mills]

Move the coffee table and train in the living room? Put the coffee table back when you're done.

 

[Adachi]

Move the coffee table and train in the living room?

My wife didn't like it when i did this

 

[Don Fairbanks]

Punch holes in the ceiling with the kettlebell when you come up. It'll improve your wrist strength and punching power.

Or perform a Matrix and lean way back.

 

[Chris Mills]

My wife didn't like it when i did this

I edited.....

 

[Halfakneecap]

I only do half kneeling getups as my knee does not like lunge/split squats. I think it’s still a valuable movement even without standing up.

 

[North Woods]

I deal with the same issue in my basement. Living in northern Wisconsin means that it's not feasible to practice outside for at least half the year, so I have to make due with low ceilings. What I've been doing is not standing up from the lunge position. So far, this has worked okay, though I recognize it's not a pure getup, as discussed in S&S. I'm also compelled to check out the racked getup, as another member posted above, which looks intriguing.