Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)

What it is

This foundational full-body exercise guides you from lying on the floor to a standing position, all while holding a kettlebell. It primarily strengthens your shoulders. You will also engage your abdominals, calves, hamstrings, quadriceps, and triceps throughout the movement.

Technique tips

• Keep your kettlebell locked out and stable overhead at all times.
• Maintain visual contact with the kettlebell throughout the movement.
• Perform each phase slowly and with full control.
• Root your free hand firmly into the floor for support.
• Focus on controlled transitions between each position.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.