Kind of playing devil's advocate here to keep this thread going as it's a very interesting topic...thanks once again to the original poster for sharing.
Alot of people talking about diminishing returns and increasing risk once you reach 32kg (as a male). I would suggest that we remember that heavy is relative to the individual. I don't buy the fast that 32 is safe but the 40 or 48kg bell means you are playing with your life.
Admittedly the weight being over your head makes this move more risky than a swing but I'm not sure about you guys but I don't fancy my head's chances against the 32, let alone the 24kg bell. Any weight coming down from a height is bad news.
With regards to diminishing returns, again I'm not sure I buy that. A light getup with a submax weight is an excellent tool to improve mobility and shoulder stability but nothing ties the whole body together like a heavy getup. A 24kg slow and controlled getup is not even in the same league as a 48kg getup in terms of the strength and stability required. I've tried sandbag Getups too which I really liked but again, not really the same for me.
I can't remember when or where I heard this but the quality of an exercise can be determined by the carry over it has to other movements.
E.g a leg extension doesn't improve a squat but a squat improves a leg extension. Squat is therefore a winner.
The same rule I feel applies here even if we just zoom in and look at the shoulders. The getup improves the press but the press doesn't really improve the getup.
I'm not sure, just some thoughts I had.
Alot of people talking about diminishing returns and increasing risk once you reach 32kg (as a male). I would suggest that we remember that heavy is relative to the individual. I don't buy the fast that 32 is safe but the 40 or 48kg bell means you are playing with your life.
Admittedly the weight being over your head makes this move more risky than a swing but I'm not sure about you guys but I don't fancy my head's chances against the 32, let alone the 24kg bell. Any weight coming down from a height is bad news.
With regards to diminishing returns, again I'm not sure I buy that. A light getup with a submax weight is an excellent tool to improve mobility and shoulder stability but nothing ties the whole body together like a heavy getup. A 24kg slow and controlled getup is not even in the same league as a 48kg getup in terms of the strength and stability required. I've tried sandbag Getups too which I really liked but again, not really the same for me.
I can't remember when or where I heard this but the quality of an exercise can be determined by the carry over it has to other movements.
E.g a leg extension doesn't improve a squat but a squat improves a leg extension. Squat is therefore a winner.
The same rule I feel applies here even if we just zoom in and look at the shoulders. The getup improves the press but the press doesn't really improve the getup.
I'm not sure, just some thoughts I had.