Hello all,
I have been doing 32kg TGU's for a few months now, so hoping for some additional pointers. After watching this, it looks like I don't hold tension and breathe behind the shield throughout, but it sure felt like I was, so I think that's something I need to work on. Here's an updated video for a new form check:
Looks good to me
@BJJ Shawn ! All the movements and transitions look fine, IMO.
I think your breathing is fine. I find it helpful to
sometimes practice power breathing and maximum tension where the breath is concerned because it actually does help when doing a get-up with close to maximal weight. You know, hissing and all that. But for a weight that I might do 5 reps without too much trouble, I just breath about like you are. And, at the other end of the spectrum, when doing a get-up with a light weight for mobility or movement practice, I might nose breathe and keep the breathing purposely slow, deeper, and more relaxed.
One thing you might want to experiment with is keeping the hips more level in the tall sit so both sides are near or on the ground, instead of all weight on the loaded side.
And one other thing I would suggest is making the floor press (and reverse) more of a deliberate action. In the first movement, roll to your back with the kettlebell in your hand and your elbow on the floor, get your legs in place, then
with the forearm vertical press the kettlebell up (either slightly assisted with the other hand, or not). Same thing on the reverse, after the back is on the ground and the arm is straight, do a slow and controlled descent of the bell with a vertical forearm until the elbow hits the ground, then roll to the side. Example in
this slow-mo get-up video. It's more a matter of a missed opportunity than anything else... might as well get a good floor press in for each rep, IMO, especially if you're not regularly bench pressing or doing push-ups.