How To: Do dumbbell Turkish get-ups

Learn how to do dumbbell Turkish get-ups. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life.
Benefits
Not many exercises let you be creative in your movements, but the dumbbell Turkish get-up is one of them. This exercise trains your entire body to work as a unit as you rise up from lying on your back on the floor to a standing position, all while continuously holding a dumbbell straight up above you. Dumbbell Turkish get-ups will improve your overall strength, balance, and coordination.

Muscles Worked
Full Body

Starting Position
Lie flat on the floor with one arm holding a dumbbell. Extend the arm holding the dumbbell straight up above you so that it is perpendicular to the floor.

Exercise

1. From the starting position, using any route possible, rise up to a standing position, keeping your dumbbell arm perpendicular to the floor at all times.
2. Once you have achieved a standing position, slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position on the floor, again keeping your dumbbell arm perpendicular to the floor.
3. Do a full set of eight repetitions with one arm, then switch to your other arm and do another eight repetitions. Be creative with trying new routes each time you go up and down.