GET SOME GET-UPS!!!

Hells yeah!

Wish I had a rower, that's gonna be a LOT of SDHPs! Ouch.

Turkish Get-ups? I thought I read once that these were not beneficial to elite fitness, as CrossFit defines fitness. Is there a change in the programming that has come about due to results observed?

do you alternate hands on the turkish get-up?

switch arms with each rep of TGU?

Loving the new movements in this cycle! I'm thinking the TGUs aren't going to take long to take their toll. I'll probably be alternating arms every 5 reps at the beginning and end up doing it for each one by the end time.

How many SDHP do we need to do to make up for the rowing?

Nice loving the change in pace. I guess we are alternating arms?

Whicked!

Can't find "Turkish Get Up" in ex dems. Please help.

this is gonna suck!!

Excellent video on Family with Zach. Community is the most important part of Crossfit in my opinion. We're here to support one another and provide help, CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, and a shoulder to lean on when need be. Without any of this I highly doubt Crossfit would be anywhere near the status it sits at currently.

CFC its under the Kettlebell section

Is this the first official HQ timed TGU workout?

cfc #11:

check out youtube bud. if you've never done them, you'll scream! they're a great endurance exercise if nothing else

also very interested in knowing why tgu are included in crossfit, thought they were deemed non functional due to the slowness of the movement?

Thanks! Found it. A doozy for Sunday. Perfect pre Xmas tree cutting!

Turkish Get Up Demos are in the "Exercises & Demos" section under the Kettlebell category. The first video is titled "Get-up Sit-up".

For those asking about alternating arms or not:
I'd say do as you choose. If you can do 5 in a row with one arm, switch and do 5 with the other, etc. you're still getting the same work done. Just do your best to make the reps done on each side equal. No reason to pick favorites on which side you use. Alternatively, you could just as easily alternate each rep.

Please don't bonk your heads doing these. 60# TGUs are not that easy, so use caution and common sense

cfc #11:

check out youtube bud. if you've never done them, you'll scream! they're a great endurance exercise if nothing else

#15 Josiah and Julie
We did one back in October '04. http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/000578.html

#13 well said Eric!

Doc #8

Standard sub is usually one SDHP with a 45lb bar per 10m of rowing, so do 50 SDHPs at 45lbs for each 500m row.

Thanks for the early posts.

Seriously?? Just did turkish getups tonight before my CFT.. This is going to get messy (aka thumbs up)

a 60 lb dumbbell tgu is tougher (for me) than two pood kettlebells. the center of gravity is much higher with the dumbell. i'm with Eric G and his 19th post. these will not be easy, especially toward the end of the workout: be careful.

This is getting kinda funny

http://www.board.crossfit.com/showpost.php?p=709364&postcount=414

#23 Eric thanks alot

I'm gonna go ahead and predict 1 round in 20 minutes.

For people wondering about functionality: It's a terrific stabilization exercise at a pace we don't normally do. Sounds like broad time and modal domains to me, and being able to stabilize a weight overhead sounds pretty functional too. You also can't beat the range of motion.

Love the Turkish Get-up, when has this ever been deemed a non-functional move?

This a great old school, turn of the century strength move that needs to be revived.

Globo

The Turkish getup has been deemed a non-functional movement because according to crossfit definition a functional movement entails "large loads, long distances, quickly" And while a Turkish Getup is a ridiculously difficult exercise and extremely demanding on the core, it is by no means moving a large load quickly (although it does move it a long distance).
Should be interesting nonetheless...

So...there's not really a comparable sub for this is there? I watched the videos. Thanks for the helpfuls posts!

so is it 25 reps total per round, or is one on each arm one rep?

Comment #33 Herm

I totally agree that the TGU's should NOT be done for time. You WILL hurt yourself if you have not practiced this move many, many times with perfect form. The TGU is great move to work your core and strengthen your shoulders, but it is designed to be done slowly using perfect form. If you do decide to tackle it without instruction or coaching, be forewarned: this is an extremely difficult move, and you can easily damage your shoulder. Be smart and scale by using a lighter weight; an even better (and functional)alternative is to use sandbags get ups if they are available.

#8 DOC

50= 500m of rowing

Quick question? If we do not advocate steroids or their use as I believe Coach and several others have pointed out why are we putting a front man like Louis Simmons as our next lifting guru, an admitted user of and supporter of steroids...ethics? I know he knows more than I ever will and that he is a good guy but...

Herm,

This is no different than any other exercise. Scale if you have to. The TGU is a wonderful movement. However, if you do it wrong you will get hurt, the same as you will with a deadlift, clean and jerk, push press, jerk, on an on. It is your right to not do it. As with any lift, you learn the movement, you add intensity, form breaks, back off,add intensity, repeat as necessary. When anyone, ANYONE, started with their frst DL did they do it at the intensity or weight they use after 6+ months of crossfitting, I think not. But then it is only my opinion.

I've done plenty of timed TGU workouts in the past, all with far less than perfect form, often very heavy weight, and no coaching.

It's fun to dust this one off every now and again.

CrossFit Programming Part 2

http://journal.crossfit.com/2008/07/crossfit-programming-part-2-th.tpl

Complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:
Row 500 meters
25 Turkish Get-ups with a 60-pound dumbbell

Subbed SDHP with 45lbs bar.
Subber TGU weight with 40lbs dumbbell

1 round plus 1 row and 20 TGU's

all shoulder. It was a killer keeping it stable. I was breathless.

Damn, a lot of "might get hurt" talk on here... sheesh. Scale, go at it with intensity and have fun. Give up your intensity and you might as well go join 24 hour fitness. =) "Functional" has to do with body mechanics btw, not speed. I can't imagine how standing up from a laying down position could be more functional.. here we're doing it under a load. Even better! I'm looking forward to this one, in a sick, pain-loving way.

Lots of whining here.....if you don't like it, don't do it. Sheesh.

Don't think I can do it with a 60#....but will try the first few reps.

Nice to see TGUs in a workout.
Everytime I try to do them for time, I feel my form go right out the window and that's dangerous for my shoulders.
I may do something similar with less reps, and not for time. TGU is a great movement.

Not concerned about hurting myself but I've never done TGUs before so I'm gonna scale this one way down...30 to 35 pounds should be enough for a first timer I think

This should be fun! Crossfit's app for the iPhone (road to rx) is bad ass! Great demo for the TGU. The last one is sick! Looking forward to this one tomorrow!

"also very interested in knowing why tgu are included in crossfit, thought they were deemed non functional due to the slowness of the movement?"

I wouldn't call deadlifts or squats fast either...

Have you tried Turkish Getups? They are absolutely functional. Strength (lots of muscle groups), balance, coordination...

Try em

Hey #43

Whining? Really? TGU's are a great movement, but they can easily cause an injury if not performed properly. Are you a coach by chance? If not, fine, but don't label people for whining when all we are trying to do is help people understand that TGU's take time to master.

30/M/5'10"/149 (MTN WARRIOR)

In my opinion for the TGUs, this movent requires a lot of coordination if you are not use to them, practice them first, once you got them down follow the form in every movement,

1) Don’t be stupid.
2) Don’t be greedy.
3) Don’t be pig-headed.

if you have to scale down so be it, time to put the ego down, I bet the coach likes the 60 pound DBs for some reason! HAHA! first with the one arm pull ups and now with this. correct me if I am wrong in this one but considering the fact that rowing is involved I think all the 10 fitnees domains apply here.
1. cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, 2. stamina 3. strength 4. flexibility 5. power
6. speed 7. agility 8. balance 9. coordination
10. accuracy

So suck it up and make this WOD fun! HAHA!

SANTI

Could some one please clarify if we alternate?

Subbed 500m ROW With 50 SDHP
Subbed 60lbs to 40lbs

1 full RD and 40 SDHP

first time doing TGU man those are harder than they look..

While I have done timed TGUs in the past with no problem, I agree that the TGU is better done in an untimed environment. Perhaps it could be done as we did the eccentric front levers, a la "post impressions to comments." Still, how many of you mainsite WOD followers (and detractors) would be doing TGUs if it wasn't posted on the mainsite?

Everyone needs to chill out! Of course the movement requires skill and timing etc, same as any of the moves within crossfit. Isn't one of crossfits goals to be good at 'any given task' ? If every now and again the programming steps outside of the 'definition' of functional then what's the big deal? It's not like they put up bicep curls. Don't whinge about the team trying to challenge you by putting up something nobody expects. I hope to see more TGUs in the future

Four years ago when I started I suggested TGUs as a sub for inverted burpees. Coach said it was a good idea. TGUs are functional. Large loads long distances quickly, is always a compromise,(i.e. 1RM deads aren't really fast)

first timer with TGU's i'll go for it and scaled if needed...you know what they say: practice makes perfect

TGU's? Are we changing our mind? I remember Castro telling us not to put the TGU in a CF w/o. He said, "that is not a CrossFit Move."

If TGU's are ok, then what about manmakers?

Comment #49 - Posted by: Sung

Yes alternate. you cannot do 25 reps on ome arm.

Hi kids,
I'm going to have to chime in with number 36. I've read up on Louie and I don't know how comfortable I am with this guy. He doesn't seem to jive with the 'life time of wellness' I've come to expect and respect about Crossfit. Really the reason I do Crossfit is to maintain my fitness (whatever we want to call it) along a broad time line (let's call it my whole life). I want to maintain health for as long as possible. I'm not looking to be the strongest guy in the room, or the fastest. I'm looking to be the healthiest. If it just so happens I'm the strongest and fastest well that's so much the better. But, if it is at the expense of my health; well we can all agree we'd flip whoever the bird and be out.

I guess this little thought culminates not in a disapproval of an association with Louie or a borrowing of ideas but in a question for all of you out there.

Why do you do crossfit?

Much love,
George

Concur with #55, Curious.

This cycle obviously has been a stellar mix up!! Get some. Will be looking forward to this in the AM!! TGU are the heat stop whining!

I guess you cant't be curious. #55's comment was removed. haha

Large load, long distance, quickly = functional movement according to Crossfit. No, a 1RM deadlift/squat isn't very fast compared to a kettlebell swing for instance. But because you can move such large loads, 300 to 500 lbs, with these movements, you have high power outputs. That's just not the case with the TGU.

TGU is probably a good as a skill transfer exercise, but not a functional movement.

Only recently started Crossfit, but I love the variety in the workouts! I've never even heard of these before. Really looking forward to tomorrow.

25 Turkish Get Ups with 60lbs - Sweet. Feel the pain.

Wow, coach is getting creative lately.

Got to admit my heart sank a bit when I saw the Turkish Getups in the WOD. I agree with a lot of the other posters that it shouldn't be done for time. I'm all for diversity-- I mean that's why I CrossFit. However, this leaves me scratching my head, and feeling a little dirty.

Funniest workout ever!!
2 rnds

Real hard TGU's

41/m/176cm/73kg

AMRAP 20 minutes

50 SDHPs, 45# barbell
25 TGUs, 45# kettlebell

1 round +50 SDHPs +12 TGUs

I like these new WODs where motor skills seem to improve during the WOD. My second round of TGUs, although incomplete, was much faster then the first round.

I've been doing crossfit for close to three years, and been doing timed TGUs longer than that. Self-taught, no coach. With dumbbells, don't have KBs. Never been hurt.

They're NOT that scary. Just do it.

I split the reps between hands. Do 12 with one hand, 13 with the next. Or do 12 and 12, or 13 and 13. One rep different from RX here or there isn't going to make or break the WOD.

TGU's should not be done for time or AMRAP in said minutes. People that say suck it up, or stop being a pussy will most likley end up hurt.

So much whining. If you can't properly do a 60 lbs. Turkish get up, scale the weight back and develop the movement so that next time you can do better.

m/44/185

as rx'd

1 round!

i would say TGU are very functional...they require co ordination/balance/strength...especially with that weight. these are all essential skills no? I really like the recent programming the last few days. Keep up the variety. It's like the " learning to play new sports". The key is in the variety...constantly varied.

Hey, guys, even Jeff Martone programs TGUs in timed WODs on his site. Just because it isn't a staple of metcon movement doesn't mean that you can never do it in a WOD. If there was no timed component to this WOD, perhaps you'd take an hour to get 50 reps instead of maybe only one round in 20 mins. There used to be a time when we all just looked at the WOD and did it - even if scaled. Now, just a whole lot of complaining. This isn't supposed to be easy. If you don't know how to do the movement, then don't do it. If you need to scale to a 5 pound dumbbell, then do it. Am I missing something here?

Larry - post #40 cites to Dave Castro's lecture on programming. In that, Castro says that TGUs probably shouldn't be programmed in because it's a slower movement. He didn't say never program them into a WOD. Larry, you're trolling and need to get your facts straight before making an ass out of yourself.

Tobias - I thought you weren't going to post anymore. You've turned into a troll too. There's a lot of strength and speed to be gained by learning from Louie Simmons, who trains lifters who go natural and those who don't. I'm certainly not one for steroids, but the way LS trains can help all CrossFitters get stronger. If you take all that LS has to offer and exclude the steroid part, that's a huge impact for strength building.

Scaled back to 45lbs. This former TGU-virgin almost met pukie today. Awesome WOD.

Ok who ever came up with this is evil, thats right I said it evil, evil, evil. Do not have a C2 so ran 3k, then did 30 Getups scaled to 45lbs, can really tell which is the dominate side of your body, almost dropped the weight on my cranium. 1rd not even close to RX'd
Swany From Iraq

First, after seeing the 'one-handed' pull-ups w/ 60lbs dumbbell on the WOD, I'll never question the WODs again.

500m row (subbed 50 barbell SDHP)
TGUs (subbed 50lbs dumbbell)

1 round, 40 SDHPs. I was smoked afterwards. Good stuff.

Sunday musings...

Wow. Fascinating place recently,eh? A little family spat, a tiny pseudo-controversy and all of a sudden we're a community of skinless hands, worn down to the bone with all the wringing and all. Where to start, where to start?

Crossfit, and the Crossfit community actually have more in common with golf than any other sport I can think of. Yeah...that's right...GOLF. Think about it for a minute. I do the same exercises as Jason Khalipa and Eva T, just like I play the same game of golf on some of the same golf courses as that kid who's been in the news lately. What's his name? You know, the billionaire with the busted up Escalade? Those of you who play and follow golf know what I mean--we are more invested in our pursuit because we watch it pursued so much better by others, and we are more invested in golf as spectators and in the PGA than some other sports because of our own pursuit of golf.

I get that.

Here's a fundamental difference between the two, however: no one gave me golf. I, or someone who cared about me, always paid for my golf. Clubs, lessons, greens fees and memberships, there was always real money changing hands. No one said "here, have golf...it's on me" and gave me the game.

I also wasn't around in the early days of golf. Young Tom Morris was dead for decades before I hit my first duck hook. But here I am in the early days of Crossfit, a spectator to the creation of the system/game/business, all sloppy and messy and complex, 5 steps forward and one back, a U-turn here and a hairpin turn there. And yet always moving ahead, always moving positively when one looks just the littlest bit back at the road traveled, even after a bit of a bumpy stretch. Not unlike looking at a very difficult golf course, say Pine Valley, Crossfit is really quite stunning when viewed from 30,000 or 3,000 or even 300 feet. It's when you are standing over the ball at that terribly difficult golf course facing a blind shot over some terrifying hazard, staring at the last ball in your bag having double-bogeyed the last 7 holes that the view isn't so great.

Therein lies the rub. Why are you there standing over the ball if it's such a difficult position, apparently so distasteful? Indeed, you paid to be in that spot. Do you curse Alistair McKenzie the architect? Renounce his genius? Announce from on high that any income he derived from his creation is false gain? That the very fact that he has made ANY money from his design renders all that he has ever done nothing more than vile commerce?

Of course not. Golf is more than that one shot on one course at one time, and the golf that you play now is on the far end of 100 years of evolution and development. A little perspective is necessary here in Crossfit, a little bit of a 300 or 3,000 or 30,000 foot view of the shot at hand.

A parable using baseball, if you will. Please be careful to read every single word.

I love the phrase "he was born on third base and thought he hit a triple." We have a team of ballplayers, a manager, and a third base coach. Everyone on the team is very, very good. More than good enough to be a player in the major leagues, but some more so than others. The manager places a player on third as a pinch runner and the player scores. Now to be sure this player may be good enough to reach third base on the merits of his skill alone (he most surely believes this to be true), but his visibility and the awareness that he is a player is dramatically enhanced and increased because he is repeatedly PLACED on third by the manager. The manager does this for more than several players.

The players score runs from third. Lots of runs. They become famous as run scorers. Soon some of them wish that they could bat, that they could end up of third entirely on their own merit. Most players remain on this team, grateful for their place and happy to reap the benefits that come to those who score runs whether they started at bat or on third base. Trading on their reputation as run-scorers others test the free agent waters. Now remember, I said that they are all good enough to play the game at the highest levels to begin with. Some of the free agents acknowledge that the manager made them attractive free agents by repeatedly "giving" them third base. Others simply enter the market without any comment whatsoever on their old team or the manager who put them on third.

Still others leave with the flames of burning bridges licking at their heels, matches held aloft, remembering aloud only how many runs they scored, the path to free agency singed both ahead and behind with the fiery words of complaint and contempt for the manager who put them on third. Some are so openly and publicly critical of the manager and his game strategy that they are cut from the team. That's never pretty. Because these players have scored runs for the team they have fans, some of whom join with the player leaving in criticizing the manager.

And all the while everyone forgets that in the beginning it was the manager who put all of these players on third base.
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There are two ways that the rest of us get to "play" here, more like golf than baseball. We actually get to do Crossfit. Any version of Crossfit that meets our needs. Today I will do MY Crossfit. It's still you vs. you. Mine will be free, received as it was yesterday and as it will be tomorrow as a gift from crossfit.com. Coach hasn't put me on any particular base, but he did build the ballpark and he did open the gate, and he's hard at work developing the game.

We also get to commune together in the pursuit of Crossfitness, whatever that may be for each one of us. We do that here at crossfit.com, on the message board, and in our Affiliate gyms. All in a place created and continuously developed for us by a married couple of trainers from Santa Cruz. This Crossfit community thing might be the most extraordinary part of the whole deal if you think about it.

It should be obvious to any who have bothered to read my "FRAT" posts over the years that I care deeply about this community, about Crossfit, and about the Glassmans. In any community, whether the sailing be on calm seas or turbulent, one should assume goodwill on the part of a Crossfitter and Crossfit. One should be kind, in word and in deed, especially in the "cyber-gym" where we can't infer meaning from anything but words. We, all of us, should be mindful that even in this tumultuous developmental phase of our Crossfit and our community, that what we have is ridiculously good. Pick a number...95%, 96%, 99%...some outlandish amount of good. So we should be thankful, to the managers and to the players, and frankly to each other.

We should spend way more time focusing on the good, here and everywhere. Thank you, Greg and Lauren.

This might be a stupid question just trying to get the turkish get up right, I've seen demos where they just sit up at the top and go right back down and I've seen demos where they stand up at the end of the exercise and go in reverse back down....which one is it?

Thanks for any help!

George W.

I don't think crossfit wants you to take Louie Simmons home and introduce him to your wife and kids.

The guy is an expert at getting power out of people, and learning from experts in their field is well in line with crossfit's methodology. Your judgement of his personal life doesn't affect the knowledge he has acquired.

Chad McKay

Bingo, nobody is saying here that we hate CrossFit, I don't know where that is coming from ha, what some of us are questioning is the usage of TGU in a metcon. That would be a great blog post or an article...

Hell, I LOVE CrossFit, even if I am a bit different with my philosophy and training programming than mainpage. I'll defend this community to the end, but I also love to debate :). At the end of the day we are all in this together, and I go to bed knowing that.

I think this thread is productive, its not inflammatory or insulting (like others have been), and that's a good thing. :)

One and a half rounds!! Couldn't get to the second set of the TGU, great way to start a Sunday!!

bw 165

1 round, 500m 7 tgu

Bingo, I noticed it said "Sunday Musings" so I guess I know now where that is coming from. :D

The good part of this metcon is that I think you will see a lot more CrossFitters and boxes working on TGU more.

Steve, exactly... Louis is a damn near genius when it comes to lifting and we should listen to what he has to say and apply the principles to making us better all around. You can never have enough strength, and by applying what he teaches to what CrossFit does, you have an opportunity to become even better.

Embrace the fact that a guy like Louie is here. I met him several years ago at Westside and he knows what he is talking about, drug-free or "aided"... he will help.

SOLUTION to all of this:

Go as fast as you can keeping each TGU correct, safe and controlled.

If and when your form starts to deteriorate, slow down.

I'll interpret this WOD the same way I do "Michael". It's my understanding that Back Extensions, done properly, are a slow and controlled movement as well. So I speed through the runs (the best I can) and sit-ups, and stay focused on the BK Extensions.

Just like any workout, go as fast as you can keeping your form intact. At least that's how I'd prescribe workouts for everyone I train.

Enjoy the wod. There's nothing wrong with some variety in the movements.

I think many people on this board simply aren't able to express what they are feeling correctly. My own knee jerk reaction to the workout was "What the f***! 25 reps at 60#?" We all do Crossfit, we all know how TGU's are supposed to be done. How many times have you looked at a WOD, knowing all the exercises, and STILL feel like it's going to be tough. Then you suck it up and drive on through. This is different only because the TGU isn't often seen in metcon. Maybe that's exactly why it should be there... Do it properly, record your time, and do better next time...

If I were a TGU what would I look like? I have no idea what that is please HELP!

Hey guys, Love crossfit, cant wait for the games videos to be released.

On TGU and and WOD. Its not metcon (as much), its strengh skill.

Do you have to do metcon every day? what about yesterdays WOD

"CrossFit Total"
Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder Press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep

Nope no metcon here. Surely you can vary it up, have days like yesterday where you test youself?
Why not 'test' your shoulder joint.

If you use muscle tensioning (pavel's theory) to increase TGU drive cant you do these quicker, more explosively and ultimately get that little bit closer to metcon? And if you do succeed in this wouldn't it also become functional?

Muscle up! Think everyone could do those at high intensity at first? Some struggled with one!

Stick with the TGU, age ol excercise that many fighters, strongmen, military and fitness freaks used when fitness was used to describe the hardcore mand and women of old. (may be a stretch but humour me ok! lol) Can they all be wrong?

Also what If the WOD said have the weight for the TGU? would you be able to drive the TGU into metcon and functional then? As others have said scale it down, or get a stronger shoulder! :-P lol

Lastly

If you assume that you'll get quicker and stronger at these with practice, like the muscle up. Out of the 10 elements of fitness.

1. cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, 2. stamina 3. strength 4. flexibility 5. power
6. speed 7. agility 8. balance 9. coordination
10. accuracy

I can only see that maybe -7. agility - might not be a part of what the TGU provides us?

Thoughts?

CFWU-minus -pu's

modified: 20 TGU's with 10lb.

1 full round plus a 2nd row and 11 TGU's
first round was right side TGU's and second left side.
Finished out the TGU's and did one more row after time.

hmmm.... this one looks difficult to score high on.... In the words of Joe Swanson from Family Guy "LETS DO IT! AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!"

Josh, google it, its on youtube. Its not easily described via text.

50 SDHP and 10 lb TGUs

1 complete round + 50 SDHP/9 TGUs

WOW this looks like FUN!!!!Never done a TGU and I know SDHP's make me hurt, so I got my video of Martone on a loop and some loud obnoxious non-Christmas music - - - - now where's my KOOL-AID and NSAIDs?

Steve #73

There was a conversation about functional movements. I posted a link to CrossFit's overview of what constitutes "functional" - I took no side one way or the other (maybe that was my mistake). If you take that as somehow trying to stir up controversy (or whatever your definition of trolling is), well I'm sorry, but you've got my motivations wrong.

To be honest, I don't really like the term functional - I like the term useful. While the definition of functional used in the video is as good as any I've seen, it still has a very limiting quality to it. There are many things that are not functional but that are useful. These can be programmed into WODs or done as skill work. As my kids like to say, it's all good.

My real name is attached to my post, as is my real email address. If you'd like to email me, I'd be happy to give you my phone number and we can talk. I'll even give you my home address and if you're ever in the area, maybe we can grab a beer and talk fitness after we get in a workout.

Josh, you can also click the link to Brand-X and see the instructional vids that Jeff Martone did. They are great.

#87 Josh
TGU
Lie on your back......right leg flat,left knee pointing to the sky, left arm flat on ground beside you.

Holding a kettlebell in your RIGHT hand, point it straight towards the ceiling fully extending your arm.

Keeping arm pointed to ceiling, sit up. Remember to keep your eyes on your bell at ALL TIMES.

After sitting up, push your pelvis up so you are in a plank like position supporting your bodyweight on your LEFT arm.

Slide your left leg under and through your body till you end up in a lunge position.

Stand up! Do the exact same movements in reverse on the way down. Remember...ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR KETTLEBELL! And your bell should always be pointed at the ceiling.

Alternate arms and legs each rep or how you see fit.

1 partial round:
500m row
11 TGU right, 11 TGU left alternating every rep w/ 1pd KB.

I didn't see this addressed so this seemed the most reasonable way to go about it with an odd # of reps.

scaled to 45 pound kettlebell, 60 was to much, go up to 55 next time. Sets of three each hand.

1 round + row + 15 tgu

interesting WOD. my first time doing TGUs so scaled down a lot. initially TGU movements were much harder than i anticipated, but once i got the coordination down, they became MUCH easier. seems to me to be all about keeping CG under the weight with the arm locked straight. with a little practice on balance, 50-60lbs should be very doable, but for now...

(45lbs SDHP sub and 30lbs TGUs)
1 round + SDHPs + 3 TGUs

M/35/72"/244

1 round:
500m row w/ damper setting at 5
25 TGU, alternating hand every rep, weight scaled to 30lb DB

US Army Chaplain, Fort Richardson, Alaska

#41 - Boaluta, what if I do my wod's at 24 hour fitness? should I increase my intensity even more for being at 24 hour? haha

First time for TGU's. Scaled to 30lb dumbell

2 rounds completed

Nails work out!!!

Did the TGUs this am. Ran 1/2 mi didn't do THAT for time, just jogged.

Started with 20# db, after 20 reps (10 ea. side switched to 17.5# db) I did note that 20 min had elapsed when I finished rep 38. I did 50 total, then jogged another 1/2 mile. Yeah I should have run but I'm ok with not having done so :)

I did them slowly, with great form if I do say so myself. I took the KB cert with Jeff Martone just a few weeks ago so I know I was on point. And just like at the cert, my hips and back were cracking all over the place. I felt like I was at the chiropractor's. But I never ever would do this for time. I clearly remember at the L1 cert someone asking bout TGUs and Carswell said, "we don't do them" I never did one til the KB cert. I was showing my mom (78) how to do them a few weeks ago.

Yay Mama! Just gotta get her into a CF Rising t-shirt dragging a 40# bag of mulch and send it in for a main site picture :)

I love this movement- my spine feels fantastic and loooong.

Wow....
sub'd 400m treadmill (no row machine, sad face)
25 Turkish getups with 60lb dumbbell
2 rounds in 19:42

That was fun

50 Burpee Box Jumps (36") in 5:55
1000 rope skips in 6:26
50 double unders in 0:56

M/17/5'7/140lb

Very tough. Substituted rowing for 50 SDHP's at 40 lbs and my TGU's were 20lbs and only 18 reps a round.

2 rounds + 50 SDHP's and 9 TGU's

First time ever doing the TGU's. Did 30# instead of 60. Also, worked on just the sit up portion before moving into the whole movement. I would definitely recommend other beginners do it this way, just to get down that initial body placement.

Great change-up. Again, another reason that Crossfit has proven itself to be the best system out there.

subbed 50 reps 45 lbs SDHP's for rowing
scaled TGU's to 30 lbs DB's

1 Rnd + 50 SDHP's & 10 TGU's

Took time on TGU's and tried to maintain good form, first time doing them.

Felt good and enjoyed the WOD. Just not one you wanna rush while doing it.

Did 500m row on C2 and did TGU with a 1.5 pood KB. Got in the row and 21 TGU......WOW. This was brutal. Doing them slowly on the way up and back down..Safety first. :)

scaled to 40lb and used 50 pulls on the rower since the meters doesn't record. I got the rower at the dump and had to fab a handle. Free but no meter recording is better than $900+ for the right one. This is the first time using anything other than a C2 and I must say that NOTHING compares to a C2. The airflow on a C2 is definitely the closest to real water (without using a water rower).

3 rounds plus 50 pulls

first time doing TGU and switched sides every rep

these are tough, VERY tough on non-dominant side.

Does a proper TGU include laying back down?

I thought it was just the Get Up part. I dropped the weight after every "UP". Is this incorrect?

It was still a great workout, just want to know for next time.

Thank

Subbed SDHP for row(50reps @35lb)
Subbed 35 lb KB

1 complete round + All sdhp + 12 TGU

Shoulders = Toast
I love the change of pace

This was my first time trying TGU's. I subbed a 1000m row followed by 50 TGU's. I worked on form and only used 30 lb dumbbells. Overall, I really enjoyed the change of pace and learning a new skill.

34/F/5'10"/161

I've never really done TGU's before in a WOD, and I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do it Rx'd. I started getting the hang of it in the second round; wish I could have finished it out, but happy with what I was able to accomplish.

As Rx'd
40# dumbbell
1 round + 500m row & 23 TGU's

TGU's done 2 at a time per side

1st set: complete set
2nd set: row 500m 7 turkish get ups

Scaled (1st time doing TGU's)

50 SDHP w/45#
25 TGU (started with 45# but after 4 reps reduced to 30#... shoulda gone 35-40# as once I started getting form down it was better)

1 round + 50 SDHP + 4 TGU

Caught up with Front Squats, details there. Using CFSB principles new 5RM 180# (BW 153).

I have a C2 at home. I might take a whack at today's WOD if I get through my "honey-do" list.

1 full round
1 round rowing plus 8 TGU's

As RX'd with the 60 pounder

I should have scaled it down to a 25 or 30. Those things with a 60 are no joke! Core is roasted!!!! Great workout! I'm thining about adding 10 of these to my warmup!

m/33/6'4"/216#

first time doing TGUs so took the load pretty easy

2 rounds even (plus a few seconds)
round 1
500 m row (1:34)
40 lb TGU

round 2
500 m row (1:37)
20 TGU

Will definitely add more weight next time. Think I might work these in somewhere, maybe in warmup every now and then.

Does anyone else mixup their CFWU at all? I have been doing the normal CFWU but am finding it a bit boring and repetitive. Have been subbing in knees to elbows for situps occasionally and the odd burpee or two here and there.

First time doing TGU.
Watched video. Spent about 15 min practice w/ 10# then 15# DB.

Completed SDLHP 50 reps, 25-15-10, full reps
20# DB TGU 3 reps per side

1 round plus SDLHP and 12 TGU.
Really concentrated on a good strict form.
Kept a steady pace.
Good WOD to end this cycle.

Laura f/47/5'7/150

First time on TGU

30# DB, 500m rows:

3 rounds

Shoulders and lungs are done. Interesting workout, didn't seem as power oriented as usual, more cardio.

What is a comparable weight to use if kettlebells are only available? 1:1, or can a 53 pounder be used as an equal sub? Shall I add reps to the WOD with a 53?

SS

SS,
Use the 53 and do the best you can. This is a for time workout, so as long as you put forth your greatest effort, the end result = a quality session. This isn't an event style WOD.

Going to run 8 miles today....training for a half marathon. Will do some TGUs afterward for fun. I will scale the weight and maybe the reps. I have never done them before so I am looking forward to learning another technique. Now if I could just pull myself away from American Ninja wondering if there are any crossfitters in the bunch.

48/160/m
13:83 first attempt 1 round. stopped by an interloper on the only rower in the gym (50 lb sub)

2nd attempt- 15:00 2 rounds (30 lb sub) stopped by another rowing interloper

Thank you RKCing. That is what I figured, but I'm still relatively new to the site. Thanks for the clarification. Off to punish this WOD to the best of my ability.

34 yom 225 bwt
cfwux3rdsx10reps

wod w/ subs
50 sdhp's w/ 45lb bar
30lb tgu's (alternated hands every 5 reps)
2 rounds +10 sdhp's

Tougher then expected and the tgu's definitely take some getting use to, especially to get into any sort of groove. Love it though!

CFWU x2

1 round + rows

subbed SDHP for row
1 pood kb for TGU

23/5'4''/100#

never done turkish get ups before so i just used a 5 # dumbbell.

2 rounds plus 500 m row

2 Rounds + 397m. Used my 28kg kettlebell instead of the dumbbell (really wish I used a 60lb DB!)

1st Round
Limped in with a 1:45 to feel it out and got 5R-3L-2R-2L-1R-2L-Singles and knew I was d-u-n

2nd Round
Instant cry face with body and mind going "OMG WTF is going on?!?!" Closed eyes rowing a mighty 1:57 500m
3L-3R-2L-2R-Singles (started screaming like a girl toward in)

Had 1:40 left and begged body for a 500m finish but my legs told me to go f*** myself.

Ended up doing the last 100m for cool down...at a 7:15...needless to say this WOD was absolutely amazing.

#110 Shane, yeah, ya gatta come back down every time for the rep to count.

#118 Dan, no one says you have to do the CFWU everyday. It's just a suggestion. Mix it up and have fun, the Journal has some great ideas and they just posted a really good article related to warm-ups last month. My Warm-up is usually joint mobility a 1k row to loosen up and a couple reps of the WOD and away I go.

----To all you whiners...remember coaches teaching about consistancy before intensity?

OWN3D

BTW if you can move "fast" with high volume 60lb get ups you gatta film and post that b/c that would definitely get you props

1 rd plus row and 18 TGU - 65# DB used
that was fun!

I like the sports analogy used by Bingo #77. I have seen similar personalities in the workplace, an increasing air of entitlement and equal amount of disappointment and complaint. It is rather unfortunate that proficiency at a given skill does not come in a package along with dedication and dignity.

I am grateful for the Crossfit community and the fact that I can participate in healthy discussion about the wod's, programming and nutrition with other Crossfitters and trainers.

I <3 TGU's. I would love them more if my left arm would sustain the same amount of weight as my right ;)

20 minutes of cardio, then scaled wod

round 1
concept 2 set to level 5 - 2:25
Turkish Get-up w/ 15 pound DB x 25
(switched arms each 5 reps)

round 2
concept 2 set to level 5 - 2:19
Turkish Get-up w/ 15 pound DB x 18 (ran out of time)

*first time doing TGU, and since I've got bad shoulders, I went really light. will work my way up slowly and work on getting the form down

Scaled to 24 kg KB.
1 rd, 500m row, 9 TGU.

M/44/178#/5'9"

CFWU and practiced TGUs with 1pd KB, 40# & 50# dBs.

1 Round, plus 500M, plus 10 TGUs with 40# dB.
First time for TGUs. Started with 50# dB then switched to 40#. Had to dump 50# a few times, so switched to the 40#. Got better as the round went on. Next time should be able to do the 50# or may even try 60#. Liked this exercise very much. Plan to incorporate TGUs in extra work. Also expect to be sore in a few new places.

subbed 60 lbs Db for 35lbs Kb... damper setting 10

2 rounds + 340m row

shoulders were on fire afterwards.

sorry, i mean i used 35lbs Kb instead of 60 lbs dumbell

I am unsure if I did the Turkish part right. You lie on the floor, arm extended and go all the way up to standing?
Well-for me this was to tough to do. I tried one rep before rowing-and I fell backwards. Since I am in a regular gym and had people behind me it was a bit dangerous with 60 lbs. I tried one more, and made it, but accidentally smashed the dumbell over my left pinky knuckle, and it is now all swollen and painful.
I subbed the turkish not for a barbell with less weight (which in retrospective is really dumb in my mind) but subbed it for:

500 m row: 25 ring dips
500 m row: 25 hang ups
500 m row: 90 pound push press
500 m row: 15 ring dips
500 m row: 15 hang ups

- and then the 20 minutes was over.

42/215/600

scaled back to 50# DB and 10 reps

3 rounds
and
500 meters
7 TGU

Dang! 1 rnd+50 SDHP and 10 TGU (35lb DB)that was rough!

CFWU x 3; gravitron (40# x 5)

Totally Scaled! #25 KB, 10 reps or I'd still be there....

3 rds @19:40; did an additional round for 4 in 27:19. I had the gas and felt 3 rounds was too few. If I had tried 25 reps would have maybe missed the aerobic of rowing.

First time with Turkish Get-ups....NOT easy.

JAMO at #129; thanks for the humor...funny stuff and that seems to be the same communication I get from my inside voice as well...I am always amazed at hard this can be....

m/24/5'9"/175

Used 45lb dumbbell for SDHP Sub
Subbed 45lb for 60lb TGU's

1 full round + 50 SDHP

Scaled to 45# db

2 full rounds. Maybe I could have used a 60, but then would have only gotten one round. So I guess it evens out more or less?

No rower, 50 SDHP @ 50lbs, 30 lb DB, did the row plus 22 TGU in 20:13, pushed out the last 3; first time doing TGU alternating arms every rep; next time I'll increase it to 2:2 or more to save a little time each rep

M/48/6'3"/195

1 round + 500 row + 6 TGUs
subbed 35 lb. DB then 40 lb. DB for last 6 TGUs
took a while to get near proper form...thanks Jon for the help!

*should have done 40 lbs. from the start
super fun change of pace....hope to see these again, will certainly work on them in the future

had to use 30lb DB.

1 round + 50 sdhp + 3TGUs

subbed with 45 lbs
1 round + row and 4 TGU's
first time doing the TGU much more difficult than I always expected

#47--whatever. No disrespect meant.

Scaled to a 30# DB....tried it with 60 and couldn't make it up!

Did two complete rounds plus 400m.

M/41/175/5'10"

100 Turkish getups w/ 1pood KB

28:40

During warm-up and practice I thought I could use a 40lb. DB. I was able to do 2 reps and had to go to 30lb. for the next 13, and 20lb. for the rest. I was completely dissatisfied with only getting two rounds in, so I completed a third. Used a Concept 2 rowing machine w/ a resistance of 5 and enjoyed it.
Round 1. 9:28
Round 2. 19:40
Round 3. 30:03

26/m/5'11"/185
subbed 50SDHP
only got to 12TGU in rd 1
to stubborn to lower weight for speed

This was surprisingly rough. Got alot of funny looks.

as rx'ed

1 Round + row + 14 TGU

You can pretty much use the same argument from Olympic lifters watching CrossFitters do oly lifts in metcons as using TGU:

Form is terrible. you're probably going to hurt yourselves. Stop!

But we still do them. TGU at light enough weight to bump out 25 is fine. 60 lb should be for the elite. If you're worried about hurting yourself, drop the weight down. durrr. I'll be scaling.

M/23/160

20lb.

1rd + 500m + 5tgu

That was fun!

Subbed SDHPs for the row and used a 20kg DB. I was going to go up to 25kg, but I realized that this isn't quite as easy it looked on youtube!

One round.

2 rounds in 19:58

Complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:
Row 500 meters
25 Turkish Get-ups with a 35-pound dumbbell

Alternated arms on the turkish get-ups. First round took around 11 minutes. Got faster on the second round.

Who knew of day of programming could cause such drama. You should see the rest of the sites out there talking about this.

2 rds (1st set @ 25# TGU 25 each arm / 2nd set TGU 45# 25 total)

Burning....

M/6'0"/170 lbs
First time doing TGUs so I only used a 30 pound dumbbell.
Completed 1 full round + 2nd row + 12 TGUs.
TGUs were much tougher than I had anticipated. Spent less than 4:00 on the rower total, the rest was struggling with that dumbbell. As someone else posted, I felt my coordination on the 2nd set of TGUs was much better for some reason.

I tried the TGU as demonstrated under "Kettlebells" video #4 using my 5 year old as the "load." She weighs about 40lbs. It was challenging and the little one loved it:) Fun for the whole family!!

29/M/143

Loving all the cry babies here! Crossfit is supposed to prepare us for the unknown and the unknowable. I am definitely of the belief that my fitness improves more quickly by working at things that make me uncomfortable vs. those that I'm prepared for. Thanks for the variety, Coach.

I don't have a 60lb dumbell, used a 45 lb plate that has the handle cutouts around the outside.

No rower, subbed 50 sdhp for rowing.

2 full rounds, right at the buzzer.

1 round 15# dumbbell

1 round 20# kettlebell

Another humbler the day after the Carolina Fitness Challenge. A big thanks to CF Durham for hosting!!!!
CG E-City CrossFit
Leary
1 pood kb
2 rounds+row&6 tgus

35 lb. sumo-deadlift high pull
15 lb. kettlebell for Get Ups

** Couldn't finish a full round in 20 minutes
Full round in 23:29

Scaled:
10 Burpees
10 SDHP, 60#
10 BW rows
20 Turkish Getups, 15#

had to drop to 15# after trying 25#. First time doing TGU's in masse, so a little clumsy on the first few. Definitely feel it in the shoulders and abs.

quinton m/9/73/4'7"
4 rounds + 50 sdhp w/ 7.5lb plate (tgu w/7.5lb db)

jude m/11/90/5'
2 rounds + 50 sdhp w/ 12lb bar (tgu w/10lb db)

beth f/47/152/5'2"
2 rounds + 50 sdhp w/ 25lb bar (tgu 1st 25 w/ 15lb db the rest w/ body no weight)

Anthony m/37/200/5'11"
2 rounds + 20 sdhp w/ 45lb plate (tgu w/ 100lb sandbag lifted to shoulder, alternating sides from the ground)

scaled to 40# dumbbells
1 round + row + 2TGUs

Rest day for me today, did a low-effort WOD with ashley today:
AMRAP 20min:
20xSHDP 45#/30#
10xDB Shouler Press 15#/8#
10xSitups on Ball
10xBox Jump 22"/20"

I think we did 7 or 8 rounds

My neck is jacked up from the ring WOD yesterday. ugh.

later,
b
m/33/5'8-1/2"/167

first time doing turkish get ups

sub'd down to 10kg - 22lb

1 complete round then another 500m row and 3 get ups.

that was hard!

finished off with some dips, toes to bar and pull ups

38M/5'10"/168#

W/U: practiced TGU w/60# and 50# DBs. Decided to use a 45# DB for this WOD. Felt like anything heavier would have been too difficult. Esp. on the L-sided descents.

Used 45# DB: 1 rnd + 500m row + 16 TGU.

C/D: strict pull-ups, 1x15; strict chin-ups, 1x15.

This was a fun WOD. May go with 50# next time. Really enjoyed this cycle.

3 rds cfwu

1st time do get-ups so subbed 25# db

1 rd+500m row+14 tgus

finished 2nd round at 25:25

Subbed 50# DB

1 RD +15TGU

45# dumb bell
1 round plus 1 row and 5 tgu

42M/6'/225#

Never done a TGU, did Sumo deadlifts in place of rower.

Used 20# db and did 2 rounds + 36 rows

Scaled to Porch (45# db). Completed 1 round, plus row + 20 TGUs.

First time with TGUs, so cut weight to 45# dumbbell. Also - wanted to get more reps in, so only did the 'up' portion of TGUs, did not go back down. Switched hands on TGUs every 5 reps.

TGUs were tough but doable. Row 1 was 1:42 (PR), row 2 was 1:52 and much more painful. Hams and glutes were dying.

Cash-out: 100 DUs (in 8 minisets, but forgot to time); 20 pullups w/ alternating kip styles.

CFWUx3x15

- subbed 50 SDHP with 16kg KB for rows
- TGU used 12kg KB

1 round + 50 rows + 4 TGU

getups were all OK, a few of the "getdowns" were sketchy, esp on left hand reps

this move needs some work

M\27\180\5'-11"

2 rounds + 1 row and 10 TGU (5 each side)

subbed 60 lbs dumbbell for 30 lbs

M/21/171/6'0"

Subbed 50 SDHP w/ 45 lbs bar for row and 25 Turkish get-ups w/ 45 lbs barbell since I only have a 25 lbs dumbbell.

1 round + 50 SDHP + 12 Turkish get-ups. All singles on the get-ups except for the first 5. I didn't do the down portion of the get-ups for 10 of them in the first round, and then remembered the whole movement is the down and up. Pretty sweet workout.

M/47/5-11/200

Two rounds plus 15 TGUs, scaled at #35.

I am right handed, so the left side felt awkward.

AMRAP 20 min
Row 500M
25 lb dumbell TGU

2 rounds exactly

I tried taking a 35 lb dumbbell upstairs to use with the rowers at my rec, but was stopped by the staff... apparently it's dangerous. Ugh. So, I used the 25 lb dumbbells they had up there (wtf?). This was definitely enough. Round 2 was faster than round 1.. probably just getting used to the movement. It was very frustrating because it took so long for each movement.

TGU weren't as bad as everyone made them out to be, but I definitely wouldn't suggest frequently having them in WODs. It was a nice change of pace.

22yom/155lb
San Antonio, TX

Subbed 35# TGU with sdhp 45#

1 3/4 rounds completed

48/M/185
back from surgery
500m row
10x15lbs TGU's
4 complete

1 round complete in 19:56
subbed SDHP @ 45 lbs. for rows
35 lb. kettlebell for TGU's

The only time I've been injured in a CF WOD was one with TGUs for time. I feel that they should be done slowly and controlled; however, with any WOD we all need to be adults and deicide what is best for ourselves and our athletes.

1 round plus 1 row and 9 tgu's, sub'd 25# db (first time doing tgu's)

It's been a long time since I found a glaring weakness that I didn't know about. I started at 30lbs and made it through 16 reps before downgrading to 25. I'm putting TGUs in my warmup for awhile.

1 rd + 6 TGUs

Bingo - Word.

day 44 m/20/167

ran 200m
25 sdh at 45lbs
14 tg's at 45lbs
ran 200m
25 sdh at 45lbs
16 tg's at 35lbs
ran 200m

used 15# dumbell in left hand. No overhead for right side yet.

2 rounds + row + 23 Left arm TGU's

Scaled to 35lb SDHP's, and 30lb db TGU's.

1 rd. + 50 SDHP's and 10 TGU's.

30lb db felt kind of light at the beginning, and got very heavy very quickly. The TGU's felt EXTREMELY Crossfit to me, challenging my entire body and most of my little brain.

Hey Darrell, you never seemed to specify exactly WHICH "pseudo-controversy" you were referring to: today's TGU in a WOD, yesterday's missing "hollow core" from the video, or yesterday's nutrition program and/or fitness definitions, both of which brought lengthy and superb responses from Coach--even from Iraq, no less. In the end, I suppose it doesn't matter, because you are so correct that what we have is at least 95 to 99% GOOD!

Your musings today had so many brilliant ideas, but I especially loved the call for "goodwill and kindness." I believe that it is completely appropriate for the community to doubt, question, and struggle to understand the system, and that can easily be done with civility, "especially in the "cyber-gym" where we can't infer meaning from anything but words." As with email, here in the "cyber-gym" we don't have the non-verbal cues of face-to-face communication, which requires hyper-vigilance to maintain simple politeness. Thank you for your many contributions to our community, and gratitude, respect and love to Lauren and Coach.

first time doing TGUs used 30 lb dumbell
subbed 45lb bar for 50 sdhp for row

2 rounds plus 50 sdhps

m/170

rx: 500m + 16 get-ups

Used 17.5kg DB

1 round + row + 14 TGUs

http://tacticalathlete.com/articles/?p=1713

Subbed 50 SDLHPs with 45 lb. bar for rows.
Switched to 35 lb. dumbbell halfway through first round. Much better for the metcon aspect of the workout.

1 round plus 50 SDLHP and 2 TGUs

M/34/7/210

tried the gets up but am recovering from a wrist injury so just didn't feel confortable doing them yet so i subbed 1pood kb swings instead I have my first blood blister under my calus. Also set a pr of 2 2.5pood kb swing loving these results keep em coming coach

took 3 days off this week, did some 10k runs, 5k.

Kelly
5R:
400m run
30 BJ, 24"
30 KBS, 45#
= 29:04, PR!

Yesterday, "Hanson" and today a trail run. Taking it easy on shoulder. I am healing from bicep tendonitis, both arms but mostly right arm. Ugh, glad when it is all healed.

Erin

31yo M 175lb 5’10”
CFWU x 3, 10 pull ups, 10 ring dips per round.
Handstand push ups against wall to 3” stack x 1,1,1,1,1 some negatives

1 round + 500M row, 16 TGUs
Subbed 20lb dumbbell for TGUs, alternated arms each rep
Foam roll after

Scaled TGU's to 45 after 3 at 60 lbs cuz I almost dropped the damn thing on my face!

AMRAP in 20 mins
50 Sumo Deadlift High-Pulls
45# Turkish Get-Ups

2 complete rounds, 15 SDHP's
and I'm spent!

Subbed 40# dumbell for TGU

Completed 1 round and 250m rowing

First time doing TGU, practiced for a while with much lighter dumbell, but form still suffered. Good workout nonetheless.

24yo M 165lb 6'

3 rounds using 40 pounds. Great wod.

subbed sdhp's(50 reps)
used 60lb dbbell

2 rounds + 50 sdhp + 7 tgu's

very different!!!
Yet awesome...

M/34/165
subbed 30# dumbell
1 complete round + 500 m row +12 TGU

amrap 20:00:

500m row (both rows under 1:50)
25 40lb dumbbell turkish getup (5r,5l,5r,5l,3r,2l)

was faster on tgu 2nd round

2 rounds in 26:30

1 round 12/15/2009 (+500m row, 10 tgu)

m/37/187/72"

started with TGU, subbed 50 SDHP
1 round plus 16 TGUs

2 rnds of:
run 500mtr
20 turkish get ups w/ 45lb kettle ball

and finished with another 500mtr run
all in 20min

M/27/67"/175

didnt have a C2 so here was my sequence
"Cookie"
400m
20 pullups
20 situps w/ #20 ball

5RFT @ 18:01

20 minutes of:
Row 500m
25 Thrusters (25lbs each side)

3 rounds total

M/26

Shift change; swings to days
Kettlebell snatch, push press combo; 100 reps
m/52/218

Thanks Tim the TGU just about killed me

first time doin TGU's....WOW! both shoulders still ridiculously sore from prev. workout....sooo
subbed 50SDHP for row...
1RD + 50 SDHP

TGU's def req lots of practice IOT perform with good form, and any kind of repitition..Good WOD!!!

First time doing TGUs. It was rough. I rowed 500m, then ended up just practicing my form for 30 minutes. I moved around between 30 and 40 lbs (dumbbell). Total, about 26 reps.

Killer.

m/31/220

1 rd. + 50 SDHP + 2 Turkish Getups

As Rxd.

LOL...Never did the TGU before, so I watched the Vids last night as well as a bunch on Youtube...Good stuff! Practiced with a 20# KB, then grabbed my 2 pood...LOL...YEAH RIGHT!

Went to the gym today. Grabbed a 60# DB and gave it a shot. I did 1 and was VERY shaky, so I decided to scale it back to 40#.

Row was done in 1:45, then hit the floor for the TGU's. like 3 reps into it and my heart was racing! I did them on my right till I was real shaky, then swapped to the left for a few. I continued switching when I needed to. Had a couple fails where I had to drop the DB (always coming up off the knee, or on the way back down to the elbow). In the end of the 20 minutes I had completed only 20 complete reps, and was completely smoked!

Great workout! I loved it!

M/22/167#/72"

Sub'd 40# dumbell so I didn't kill myself.

1 rnd + 8 TGU's

I don't know about this one... I think maybe 15 reps at a lower weight would have been more reasonable. But then again, when does Crossfit ever seem reasonable? :)

m/33/5'10"/185
Interesting...
Did 500m Row
8 TGUs with 60 lbs, and then got stuck
Another 500m Row
Another 8 TGUs with 60 lbs in 20 minutes

20/m/189/6'

Tough WOD in the fact that I had never done TGU. Started with 20 in the warm up to get accustomed to the movement and eventually hit 40.

Just did one round with 40# DB and then did Betty and boy was she tough

5 rounds
12 Push Press 135#
20 Box jumps 24"

went down to 115# push press after 3 rounds
15:37

amrap in 10 min: row 250, 12 Turkish getups, 10 min to record max effort bench press: 230# amrap in 10 min of 7 135# sandbag loads at 36" high, and 30 walking lunges with tire overhead, 2 rounds + 9 lunges, then 10 minutes to record max effort snatch: 120#

SUB 30# tg

2 rounds

btw: 155

AMRAP 20:
-500m row
-12 thrusters @ 115#

4 rounds + 500m row + 7 thrusters.

15# DB, felt embarrassed grabbing it, but it's better to be able to do a workout and it's a new movement....so I tell myself. Everyone at the globo was jealous of my workout, haha...
2 full rounds + 4 TGU 20:05.
f/26/5'5"/177

4 rds, sub'd/scaled as follows:
45 lb dumbbell x 10 TGU/rd
400m run instead of row
PM, garage, time estimated

35yom / 206lbs

Pack, complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:
Row 500 meters
25 Turkish Get-ups
** If you are unfamiliar with this movement you should start light and stay light. Choose a weight you can do 10 perfect reps with.

2 Rounds + 440M

Rows felt good, but the GD'ed TURKISH GETUPS were REALLY hard. I used a 25# dumbbell, and finally started to get the motion near the end of the first set. I think I'll be able to go 10-20 lbs heavier next time.

Scaled the wod, it was awesome never did tgu before, tried the 60lbs in warmups couldn't get off the ground, so I reversed the workout, did 60 reps of 25lb tgu and 500 meter row. Got full round and 1 500m row in the 20 min. I alternated 5 on each arm on the tgu's.

-scaled to 25lb Turkish get-ups (tried 40lb and wasn't going to happen 25 times)

2 rounds

Drea: scaled to 10lbs 3 rounds

Did an awful team workout instead.
2 members per team.
Part A = 500m Row and whatever seconds (excluding the first minute) = amount of reps for Part B
I rowed a 1:26 (PR really happy with this) and my partner Jamie rowed a 1:43.
So we had to do 69 reps as a team of:
Burpees
Pull Ups
2 pood swings
1.5 pood single arm KB clean and press
95lb thrusters

Can't remember the time, somewhere around 20:00, all that matters is that we beat Nate and Trevor, way to go Jamie!

After the fact did about 20 TGU with the 1 pood KB, friggin' hard!

M/39/5-10/200

Subbed-

(50)shin to chins;(24)25#kb Turkish get ups (TGU)

2 rds complete + 50 shin/chins & 2 TGU in 20:00min; completed 3 rds in 27:10.

First experience with TGU's! Outstanding! Watched EVA T. video prior to WOD. What a motivator!

grabbed the 60# and walked, and put it back. took out my 24kg kb. tried a few on each on after the row. said this was retarded, grabbed the 40# KB.

2 full rounds + 1 row + 7 TGH @ 40#

2 rds
Scaled TGU to 25 lb db.
Semper Fi!

30/M/5'10"/149 (MTN WARRIOR)

Complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:

Row 500 meters AS Rx'd
25 Turkish Get-ups with a 60-pound dumbbell (SUBBED WITH 1 POOD KB)

Did one TGU with 1.5 KB, I was only able to handle the load of almost 50 pounds for 2 TGUS, after that, I kept going down in weight all the way down to 1 Pood.

Did 1 complete round and almost two complete rounds second round finished with 1 X 500 meter row and completed 19 TGUS, nice workout! ALSO I did not go on reverse order, was only doing get ups. (feel sick today) good thing tomorow is a rest day.

SANTI

away from my regular gym - limited equipment so made up my own WOD
5 rounds of
400m run (treadmill)
30 situps (unhooked, hip flexors disengaged)
20 squats
10 burpees
21:13

1 Rd + 221m. Did 26 get-ups to even out the work. tried 1.5 pood and def couldnt do it too many more times so scaled to 1 pood and alternated every time by swinging the weight around my body so some variation added. Alternating def slows one down a bit.

M/25/152#/5'7"

I love TGU's!! I wanted to do more but ran out of time. I want a WOD that includes this that is rounds for time, not rounds in 20 minutes

First time doing movement - scaled to 30#

Even so, only got: 1 round + 500m + 7 TGU. Not a great showing but I was being extra careful on form. Next time will be better.

At my level 1 they said we don't do TGU's. I'm glad they changed their minds. We all have a right to change our minds. Thank god that we can evolve and aren't always held to every last thing we ever say.

1 round plus 500m row and 23 tgups

m27/5'11"/230 lbs

27/m/5'7/210#

50 SDHP
25# DB TGU

3 rounds in 22:52

alternated hands on the TGU

#230 Nicky
What are you doing on a treadmill in Oahu?! Get on the beach!
Nice WOD tho'
Next - 4 mai tai's for time.

Who dreamed this one up? Greg?
It was great!
First time doing the TGU.
I managed 1 full round + 500 m and 6 TGU
Used the 60lb dumbbell and alternated hands
I would like to see what 3 full rounds for time looks like.
I doubt anybody in Turkey ever does these.

28/m/76kg

6.4km; 22kg 0:51 (7:58/km, 7.5kmph)

1 rd + 1 TGU at 24 kg

"TPX Challenge (40 atomic pushups, 40 reverse rows)"; 2:02

5.2km; 22kg 0:59 (11:20/km, 5.3kmph)

As RXed 1 round plus 350m rowing

M/25/5'9"/180-185

12 44# TGU, 500m row

2 rnds + 12 TGU + 203m row

Never did TGU before so I dumbed down the wt. and reps. Next time do as rx'd reps....but I am still going to feel it tommrow. Oh and I reversed the WOD scheme (does it matter? IDK).

DO WORK!!!

1 round + 500m Row + 12 TGU

1st round 20# - 2nd round 25#

this was tough WOD, something diff enjoyed it
subbed 50 SDHP + 20 TGU (used alternate arm each lift)

20 Minutes
Row 500 Meters
15 Push ups
25 Double Unders

4 rounds + 200 Meters

sub'd
500 meter row
10 cleans 155lbs

4 rounds

Subbed 20lbs

3rds. Great WOD

as rx'd

1 round

28/6'8"/225

500m + 20

Subbed 35 lb DB and SDHP(50)

1 round + SDHP(50) + 15 TGU

Subbed 45# SDHP x50 and 30#db for TGU.
2 rounds

Had doubts about speed and Metcon but breathing haevy and dripping with sweat. Felt like a good workout to me.

34/M/6'00/196

1 Round + 500m + 16 TGU
40# Dumbbell

Subbed 50 45# SDHP for rows.
Did first 25 TGU's with 22 1/2#, then moved up to 32 1/2.

1 round, 50 sdhp and 5 32 1/2# TGU's

First time doing TGU's in 4 1/2 years of crossfit. Kept weight light to protect shoulders and really concentrated on form. Seems like this may be a good excercis to add to my shoulder rehab program.

1 rnd + 500m row + 4 TGUs scaled to 25#.

Not a big fan of the TGUs, but my form probably sucks.

Completed one round of 500 m row and 25 TGUs (30 lbs). Plus one additional 500 m row.

M/42/5'11"/175

Subbed 50 45# SDHPs for row
Used 30# DB for TGUs.

1 round + 50 SDHPs + 4 TGUs

Been doing CF for 3 weeks now, and this is the toughest WOD I've done thus far.

Pitiful results...

50 SDHP w/ 90lbs
18 TGU's w/ 4lbs

An additional 6 minutes to finish the TGU's.

Been doing CF for 3 weeks now, and this is the toughest WOD I've done thus far.

Pitiful results...

50 SDHP w/ 90lbs
18 TGU's w/ 45lbs

An additional 6 minutes to finish the TGU's.

scaled to:

50 sdhp
20 tgu with 10# dumbell
50 sdhp
10 tgu
50 sdhp
6 tgu
50 sdhp 21:00

choice: 1 1/2 pood KB or the little DB, chose the little DB because there was NO way i could use the KB.

have been doing TGU's in warmups for a couple of weeks now, thanks to Vinny at MotorCity Crossfit for taking the time to show me how.

Round 1
500M Row
4 TGU @60#, 4 @55# KB, 21 @ 36# KB
Round 2
500M row
20 @ 36#KB - tried a few at heavier.

1 pood kb..
1rd + 22tgu's

Love the new stuff! good workout.

Row 500 1:40
25 TGU alternating arms 53# KB
Row 500 1:42
3 TGU as above

20:00

This IS functional. I don't know how anyone can say differently.

Third week of Xfit. This is a great program!

M/31/71"/210

Combined this day and the day prior since I didn't work out on the weekend.

BS - 475
SP - 245
DL - 505
Total - 1225

The next workout - scaled it a bit since I was already pretty toasted from the maxing. Used 45-lb DB instead of a 60.

1 round + 50 SDHP + 4 TGU's.

I'm still shaking from it all!

Toughy.

50 SDHP - 65 lbs
20 TGU, alternating arms 40#
25 SDHP - 65 lbs

ps my form was awful. going to work on that next time.

Great workout.

Subbed 12kg KBs for the 60lb DB though - congrats to anyone who could actually do ONE TGU with the 60lb DB!

Conducted 1 round + 500m Row + 20 TGU.

Shouldn't have done the TGUs on a hard surface - my knees are throbbing now!

First time I tried this. Had to scale from 60# to 40#.
1 full round plus, 500m row then 21 TGU's

I thought it was pretty good for first time, any thoughts?

M/35/5'10"/158#

Scaled to 45lb kb and no rowing. 70 tgu's in 20:03mins. 5 reps per side (1:13, 1:29, 1:14, 1:17, 1:49, 1:24, 1:56, 1:20, 1:47, 1:31, 2:43(10), 1:06, 1:07)

2 rounds plus 2 TGUs (30 lbs)

JN:
2 rounds plus 4 TGUs (15 lbs)

1 round plus 500 m row (subbed 40# DB instead of girl's rxd 45#)

excellent WOD should have gone with the 45# though...know better next time!

Did CFT and todays workout about 10 hours apart:

CFT: Squat - 475
Dead lift - 500
Shld. press - 345
TOTAL: 1320 lbs

TODAY AS Rx'd

1 full round with 60# DB plus 500m rows and 15 TGU's

much harder than i thought...60# TGU was rediculously hard. Great work out though.
Doing CFT first probably did not help the muscle failure during this work out.

warmup:
10 mins of kicks/punches on pads
15 dips
15 back extensions
15 GHD situps

main: subbed 45# SDHP x 50 for rows, used 15# KB to execute military getup (where weight of bell stays over knuckles thru entire ROM; alternating hands every five reps).

2 complete sets +8 rows

one full round with 35#kb,
one full round with 25#kb,
500m row
1 TGU

1 rd + 50sdhp + 13TGU
45lb sdhp
15lb kb

2 rounds in 20:50

Scaled down to a 35 lb. dumbbell and mostly did 5 reps at a time, alternating hands. Reps were WAY easier when holding the dumbbell with my right (dominant) hand.

With a little work I could probably finish two rounds in under 20 min with a 45 lb. weight, so I'll shoot for that soon.

M/24/5'11''/200

3 cfwu.
Wod as rx'd
1 full rnd + 500m + 11 getups

Just couldn't do the getups fast enough.

This would be a better workout as "4 rounds for time" or something

2 rounds in 20:50

TGU's are a GREAT exercise!! Scaled down to a 35 lb. dumbbell. Mostly did the reps 5 at a time, alternating hands. Reps were WAY easier for me when holding the dumbbell with my right (dominant) hand.

With a little work I could probably get two rounds in under 20 min. with a 45 lb. weight, so I'll shoot for that soon.

M/24/5'11''/200

M 6'0" / 180lbs / 32yrs

Did the workout as prescribed. 1 complete round plus another 500m and 6 TGU's. Pretty ugly.

Subbed SDHP for row(50reps @ 20kg)
Subbed 12kg KB

1 complete round + All sdhp + 10 TGU

Nice workout......
I love kettlebells :-)

Took advice and scaled down for TGUs to 27.5lbs DB. 60lbs would have been impossible for me. Even so, very hard. This was a tough workout. 2 full rounds in 19.08 mins.

M. 6'0"/200lbs/41yrs

50 SDHP 45# DB
25 TGU 45# DB
1 round + 50 SDHP + 4 TGU

53# KB
2 rds + 433 meters rowed

Liked the TGU's, first time doing them. Very challenging. Post this one again in 2010!

2 rounds

- used 20 lb dumbells, 4 resistence on row machine

1 round 45lb DB
first time with TGU, worked on technique.

F/35/124#/5'2"

Sub'd 12# KB

1 Full round

2nd Round
Row complete
9 TGU complete

Did 9 more after the 20 mins expired. Man, my shoulder's are tire. Made carrying my groceries tough!

Completed at BAFB.

50 45# SDHP
25 Turkish Get-ups with a 35# kBell

2 rounds - 24 mins approx..

kicked my ass. nice one!

m/21/175

First time TGU - scaled to 1.5 pood
subbed 50 sdhp per round
2 rounds
20:10

m/38/76/210

1pd KB

1 full round + 500m row + 10 TGUs

M/33/6'2"/205

Subbed 35# DB
2 full rounds + 500 meter row

M/41/180

1pd KB

1 full round + 500 metre row

First time doing the TGUs. They need a lot of work.

More better faster

Nick:
M/28/6'0/324

sub 50 45lb KB SDHP
20lb KB TGU

2 rounds plus 50 sDHP

Cathy:
F/22/5'5/175

sub 50 20lb KB SDHP
10 lb KB TGU

2 rounds plus 20 SDHP

M/33/145lbs/5'5"

Subbed 35lb kettlebell
1 rounds plus row and 4 tgu's

1000m row
23 tgu's
1st 6 were at 45 lbs
17 others were at 35 lbs

Cool!! TGU's are awesome. Very diofficult indeed. I had never tried one, so I skipped the rowwing and just did 100+ with 30-35# to learn how to do these things. It will be interesting to see how I feel in 36 hours. I am guessing the same way you feel after doing 25 50 yds. sprints when you don't do them regularly. But probably with some shoulder soreness too. We will see.

Next time do the WOD as Rx'ed, but with 35# instead of 60#. Also do the same amount on each side (I.e. 13 left, 12 right)

Actually do 21 on left, 20 on right with 35# instead of 60#x25 reps

Subbed 50 SDHP for row; KB as rx'd

1 rd + 50 SDHP + 21 TGUs

Displeased as hoping for at least 2 full. 1st round was 5 reps per side; toasted the shoulders. Switched to alternate every rep 2nd round and made up a lot of time, but short about 45 seconds. Used lunge style. Pleased I did not scale KB!

WOD
Used a 16kg d/b,
2 rounds, row 1 , 1.38,row 2,1.45.
did 3 per arm ,then switched.think i did a couple extra each round just to make sure.

m/40/200/5'11"

Wow. That was wild.

2 rounds completed in just over 20 mins with 35lb db

m/31/5'9/170

Subbed kb swings with #45 db

-4 rounds + 200 m row

KBL Warm-up

WOD
4rds +101 yds

Subbed 5 Cleans, 5 Snatchs, 5 PP w/45 DBL each hand instead of the TGU's due to on going injuries.

Get some, Go again!

30 # DB.. never done these before and I was gassed. Did 5 per arm then switched. Rowed for 1 min..no meter on rower.
2 rnds+ 1 row and 7 TGU. Kept a pretty good heart rate for a slow movement. I liked it.

scaled

30 sdhp
10 tgu 35lbs

4 rounds + 30 sdhp and 1 tgu

alternated 5 on each hand.

Stopped at 17th Turkish GU in the 2nd round. Started with 60# db and quickly scaled down to 25# db. Very hard and tiring. Great WOD.

We both subbed 50 situps for the row

58/M/203 - 24lb KB - 1 round, 50 situps and 4 TGUs

49/F/125 - 10lb KB - 2 rounds

subbed 40#, and it's a good thing, or I'd still be working on my 20 minutes.

Approx 2.5 rnds, timer issues; note to self, can't do multirep TGU w wrist watch timer.

Interesting - after TGU's could row almost as fast as from cold.

m/22/150/5'7

was weak...used 35lbs kb

2 rounds + row and 12 getups

S/f

Subbed 30# dummbells.

1 Row
25 Full up and down Get-ups
1 Row
6 Full up and down Get-ups

Decided I could do more, so I waited 10 minutes, than started a new 20 minutes.
1 Row
25 Full up and down Get-ups
1 Row
18 Full up and down Get-ups

Sub'd TGU 30# dumbell
sub'd 50 SDHP @ 45 #

1 round
full SDHP and 13 TGU

First time posting on Crossfit:

(1 row. 25lb TGUs 3 sets of 5 for each arm)in 20min

beat

3 X CFWU

20 min WOD:
+ 50 SDHP 40#
+ 25 TGU 25# Alternating arms
+ 50 SDHP 50X40#
+ 22 TGU 25# Alternating arms

f/26/140/5'5

26lb KB
2 rounds + 500 mtr row

30/m/71"/185#/Camp Taji, Iraq

CFWU x3
1 round + 50 SDHP

Definitely looking forward to seeing this again. This was my first time with TGUs, but I think I got the technique down. It was easy with my right, but hard with my left... Muscle imbalance perhaps?

1 round + 500m row and 18 TGU with left arm.

subbed 60lb dumbbell for 1 pood kettle
2 rounds with 45 sec to spare (guy took my rower) so ended with some jump rope

m.23.175

used 53# dumbell

1 rounds plus row and 2 get ups

1 round squeaked in under 20 min
First 8 TGU w/1.5 pood, rest w/45lb KB

F/24/155

3 rnds

Sub'd 10# DB, only did 10 TGU's per round.. they were rougher than I thought! If I'd done 25 I probably would have gotten about 1.5rnds.

Complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:
Row 500 meters (substituted SDHP's x 50 reps)
25 Turkish Get-ups with a 20-pound Corball with handle; switched hands every 5 reps
------------------
Scaled to Pack (20# db). Completed 1 round, plus 50 SDHP's;

Left wrist definitely weaker that right; Also, Corball's handle very uncomfortable - had to hold ball above wrist, instead of on back of wrist - dumbbell would have been better.

Got 20 done after the rows

2.5 rounds scaled back from 45 lb. to 25 lb dumbbell. Rowed 1500m. total time 23 mins.

Scale to 35# db
2 rounds

Completed 3 rounds of 10 turkish get ups (30lb dumbbell / 5 each arm) and 400 meter run in 20 minutes.

m/44/185

subbed 1 pood kb

2 rds

m/15/225

subbed 3/4 pood kb

1rd, full row, 3/4 tgu

35# dumbell
16 reps, alternating
500m row

2 rounds. christ that hurt

25 # dumbell

row
24 reps

Subbed 50 SDHPs at 20Kg for each 500m row. (James broke my rower!)
Subbed 12.5Kg DB for the Turkish
Me 1 Round and 50 (well 49 in the time) SDHPs.
James 1 Round and 50 SDHPs with 6 seconds to spare.
First time doing the Turkish Get-ups...liked them.

Did the CFWU, then practiced the TGU with some different weights, after almost dropping a 28kg dumbbell on my face, I decided on the 14kg (30.8#) dumbbell for the workout.

I did 1 round + 500m + 17 TGU's

I only did the up portion of the TGU's, and I didn't even do them right. I did more of a squat because I was forgetting to get up to my knee, but it was still a great full body workout.

Joe

1 round plus 50 SDHP and 5 TGU's

1 rd
50 sdhp + 15 gu
35 lb db

That one felt great, my entire body is sore without realizing it.

Run 400 meters (treadmill)
20 Turkish Get-ups with a
25-pound dumbbell in round 1
35-pound dumbbell in rounds 2-3

2 rounds + 400m run + 6 Turkish getups

m/15/145/5'8"

6 rounds

That was insane!!! What sucked about this is that when I got home I got the stomach flu. Gonna have to sit out on Tuesday's WOD.

subbed 25# dumbell
1 round
20 minutes flats
Turkish getups are going near the top of the hated exercise list.

1500 total meters
20 total get ups with 25 db.

Subbed for 15kgs

1 Round
Row
20 TGUs

One slice of humble pie today.

1 round 500 meters + 25 TGU w/20lb KB

M/43/183

M/45/165
subbed 20 lb DB for tgu

2 rds in 19:00

I love TGUs, glad to see them in a WOD. Subbed 50lbs db.

1 round + 500m row + 4 TGUs

I don't think the Kettlebell was a good choice to use in the picture for CrossFit kids apparel. I kept looking at the shirts thinking they were trying to show how good they looked on pregnant women. It makes me think of all the large kids I see these days, definitely not a good representation for a CrossFitter kid. Just my opinion.

3round in 24min
15db (tried once with 30lb and could do only 3).

tgu is a good functional movement. i get out of bed at least once a day whether i need to or not.

3 rounds in 24 min using 15lb db.

1 round + 500m + 13 Turkish Get-ups

Fist time doing the Get-ups, mine were more like Roll-ups, need to work on them. Only used 4kg dumbbell.

Glad the gym was empty, I get enough funny looks without rolling about on the floor.

Good Fun as always

20# DB, 24 reps each arm, alternated arm each rep.
2 rounds + 50 yards.

Loved the turkish get ups!!! great core work!!!
used 50lbs - got 1 full round, then 50 more SDHP and 5 more get ups.

Great workout

m/40/169/5'9"

subbed 50 SDHP for row; used 1 pood kettlebell

1 round

first time doing TGUs; struggled with 1.5 pood in beginning so scaled down (first few still rough); started to get rythm towards the end

M/49/153/1-1-06

Done 12/16

1 round + row + 15 TGU (15#)

Try 20# next time. Add TGU to CWU

subbed 400m runs - no C2
first 10 reps scaled to 30lb
dropped to 25lb
2 rounds + 15 TGU

Actually did these on Sunday but didn't post:

subbed 8 kg. kettlebell
1 round 25 TGUs each arm and 500 m row < 20 min.
1 round 10 TGUs each arm, 500 m row, 25 dips

1rd, 12 TGU's - 45# rt side, 35# lt side.

subbed 50 sdhp with 20kg bar
scaled back to 15kg dumbbells

2 rounds minus 3 get ups

scaled to 15kg and subbed rowing with 50x20kg SDHPs:

1 rnd + SDHPs + 18 TGUs

sub'd 25# dumbbell. Started with 40# but even that was too hard

2 rds + row +12 getups

1 round, +500 meter row +9 getups

21/m/155/5'8

Should have read comments first as I did 25 with each arm as 1 set. Not much fun, but I can see the reason for doing them. I was huffing like I had been running sprints.

1 round (sub 50 sdhp bar only and 35lb db for 60's) + 35 sdhp in 20 min.

34/m/6'/205

Scaled and modified
In 19:34 mins:
50 x SDHP 45# db
10 TGU ea arm, 35# db
.25m trdmill @ 11mph
10 TGU ea arm, 35# db
50 x SDHP 45# db
5 TGU ea arm, 35# db

Followed w/ 5x5 BP, 50# db

CFWU X 3

subbed 45lb kettle bell

1 rd + 500 meter and 5 TGU

Rx'd,

1 round + 500m Row + 2 TGU's

Alternated sides the whole way through.
Curious to see how sore this makes me...

Full CFWU, TGU WU's with 30,40,50,60 then WOD:

1 rnd + row + 8 TGU's as rx'd

My first time doing TGU's, kinda fun. Dripping in sweat after, but hardly winded.

cool down with ring handstand practice and 30" one leg takeoff box jumps

later,
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m/33/5'8-1/2"/167

Wanted to add:

1st row: 1:34
2nd row: 1:42
1st round: 16:10

Ave heart rate: 141
Max heart rate: 178

I always track my heart rate and the average is quite low here for a met-con. Maybe I should have gone faster but few did. Therefore...
I feel like TGU's are Okay as a regular met-con but might be better in a pure strength/endurance metcon.
Something like 5 rounds for time: 10 DL (275#), 10 TGU (2-pood)

as rx'd 1 full round and 1 TGU

Not done.

Subbed 50 SDHP, alternated arms for TGU's

10 TGU's short of 3 rounds
(2 rounds + 50 SDHP + 15 TGU)

m/38/185/5-10

Complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:
Row 500 meters
25 Turkish Get-ups with a 60-pound dumbbell

scale... used aerodyne for 2 min about 38 cals so similar to rowing for 500 for me.
used 44 pound kb.

sure glad did these on a wrestling mat. Dropped wt several times.

completed 2 rds hr was elevated ... glad i scaled this one.

Substituted 50 SDHPs with 30-pound dumbbell and 20-pounds for TGUs.

1 round, 50 SDHPs and 6 TGUs (alternating sides)

F/26/5'5"/110

m/25/5'10"/195

as Rx'd

1 Full Round
+ 500m Row
+ 6 TGU

as rx'd

1 giro e 500 metri

2.5 rounds
only 10 lb for Turkish get-ups

M/41y/68"/157# GEORGE
AMRAP in 20 min:
50 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls 45#
25 Turkish Get Ups

1st 4 TGUs were 45#, alternating right and left.
Next 2 TGUs were 40#, right then left.
Last 12 TGUs were 30#, going right, right, left.

Thus I only did a part of 1 round:
50 SDLHPs + 18 TGUs

My left side is much weaker (less coordinated) than my right. Perhaps next time I should do this at 25#. Working out in 8 F weather did not help.

M/44/167

3 Rounds + 150m

Scaled: (18) TGU, w/ 25lb DB

Surprisingly tough workout. I like it.

1 1/2 pood kb

2 rounds plus 440m

500m row (level 4)
30# KB TGU alternating arms

1 round + 500m + 22 TGU

2 rounds as RXed

OK I lied 2 rounds using 25lb dummbbell...

2 Rounds
25lb Dumbbells for Turkish Get-Ups
Run 400m (Rowers were both in use, figures)

50 lb bar sumo deadlift. 50 pulls/round
20 lb TGU

3 rds plus 25 pulls

Scaled to 1-pood KB. Alternated arms for each rep.

1 round + 500 meter row + 15 TGU

2 rds

55# kettlebell

Rough TGUs!

m/37/225

Scaled to 1-pood KB. Alternated arms for each rep

1 rd. + 450 m row

M/ 35/ 131 lbs/ 5'-6"
As Rx: 1 full round plus 500 meter row
(that first row really changed how I was able to tackle and get into a groove with the turkish getups. I've never done that many with that weight before. I have rug burns on my elbows after that. Honestly, for me the hardest part is the comming back down, not getting up.

I have not done TGU in a while. Sub'd 30# KB.

WOD: 2 rds + ~200m row

row 400 meters
10 Turkish getups with 25 pound dumbbell
3 rounds in 25:45

50xSDLHP w/20Kg KB for row
26 (alternating hands) TGUs with same bell.

Never done more than a couple of them at a time before. Fun.

Did just 1 round to get used to the movement. 11:10

Max reps strict hands-in chins after, 7,6,4. Not so good.

500m row and 20X30lb TGU in 21:55. alternated 5 TGU each side.

23.m.137.65"

as rx'd
1 row 3 tgu in 10 mins dropped to 45#

Complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:
Row 500 meters SUB Low Row (70), 50 repetitions
25 Turkish Get-ups with a 60-pound dumbbell SUB Overhead squats, 25 pounds

4 rounds completed

AMRAP 20 min.

row 500m (resistance setting 4)
26 TGUs, 20 lb. dumbbell (broken into 5-5-5-5-3-3, alternating arms)

1 round + 500m row + 10 TGUs

afterward, 4-4-4-4 TGUs, 30 lb. dumbbell (alternating arms)

C-
35# KB
2 + 412M row

1 Round, 12 TGUs with 20kg kettlebell.

1 round 23.30 min
ran 400m
1st time turkish!

My ego doesn't like it when I scale WOD's, but I didn't let it get in the way for once.

30lb. KB for turkish get ups

2 rounds + 240m row

wow, tgu are brutal!

subbed/scaled:
50 sdhp with 2x20# db
25 tgu with 25# db

1 round + 50 sdhp + 4 tgu

Modified:
Run 400m (No rowing machines at my gym)
25 TGU w/ 30# DB

2 Full rounds + 400m Run + 13 TGU

AWESOME workout! I'm going to buy a Medicine ball w/ handles to use on my soccer players!

As Rx'd:
1 round

Actually did 26 TGUs to make it even.
Row 500m in 1:48

Can't believe it took me nearly 18 minutes to do 25 TGUs at 60#.

new to TGU so practiced technique.

Did about 10 with a 10k DB in 15 or so mins

Skipping this cycle due to lack of equipment and space

Approx 4km run Dromana Beach

CFWU
1 round + 500m row & 11 TGU.
Used 25# KB for 1st set and 35# KB for 2nd set.
First TGU - went slow on purpose.
M/48/193#/72"

ran 400m
getups w/40# DB
3 rnds + run
21:30-ish

sub: 20lb dumbbell
1 round + 500m + 10 TGU
went on to complete 2nd round at 27:25

um, yeah. scaled to a 1 pood KB. One round + a row. I, for one, don't see the point of doing TGU for speed but whatever. I do whatever the website says.

first time ever w turkish getup

modified

amrap 20 mins
400 m run
10 getups - 30#

3 rds

40lb for TGU. 1 round plus row.

Shoulders died, after doing that "one hand fran" earlier. Row times: 1:42, 1:52.

never done TGU's before... they are sooooo hard...

sub'd
50 SDHP @45# &
40# for TGU's

1 round + 50 SDHP + 6 TGU's

m/36/5'9/176
CFWU-3. Reg. Superman. Burgener. DU.
Only 21 TGU.
That sucked. 1.5 pood for 1st 10, then 1 pood. Just try to focus on tech. Look at KB entire time, not just ceiling. Pretty good positioning of palm of support hand on way up & down.

m/42/5'8"/170

Scaled TGUs to 40lb DB
3 rounds + 390m

20091225 1600hrs
WOD091213: AMRAP 20mins of Row 500m, 25 TGU (60# DB)
Used 24kg KB (55 lbs), otherwise as rx'd
1 rd, 500m + 5 TGU

Only did the TGU. Skill training

45/m/165

sub KB 53 lbs.

1 round + row + 10 TGU

scaled
50 sumo-DLHP with bar
20 getsups
1 full rd + SDLHP + 5 gets each hand
first rd of getups did 4 reps with 44# KB then switched to 35# KB. next time go with the 35#

29/m/185

scaled to 30# TGU (try 45# next time); alternated arms every 5 reps

2 rds

34 year old male 205 lbs

Scaled dumbell to 45lbs.

1 round+500 meters+5 TGU's

M/23/6'/168

1 round + 500m row and 6 TGU's

44 yom 198 lbs.

dumbell 35 lbs.

500 meters
25 tgu's
500 meters
8 tgu's

(btw, beat kgw lol)

1st WOD:
500m Row
20 TGU's 1pd KB

3 Rounds +250m

WOD 2:
10-50-5-25-10
OHS 75#
Sit-ups
Pull-ups

16:28

Tomorrow: Rest day skiing!

m/40/67"/180#

Warm-up
2 rounds
10 du, 10 squats, 10 pushups, 10 situps, 3 ring dips

AMRAP 20 min
50 SDHP w/44# KB
25 TGU w/18# KB

2 rounds + 47 SDHP

subbed 400 meter run & 5 muscle-ups

3 1/2 rounds + 4 muscle-ups