This past December, I started practicing the Turkish Get Up again. Most of my TGU practice is on the days in between my The Giant sessions. I gradually progressed from practicing TGU with empty hand, to using an 8kg kettlebell, then the 12kg..
Today I tried the TGU with a 16kg kettlebell for the first time since I stopped doing Simple And Sinister back in May 2020. I felt a drop in my control of the KB. I got my 16kg KBs from Dragondoor. These days people call them hardstyle KBs. My lighter KBs and 20kg KB are competition style KBs. So the 16kg KB is not only heavier than my lightest KBs, it's also a different shape. So the cause of my control issues could be simply the weight but maybe the shape had something to do with it too. In any case, I switched back to the 12kg for TGU practice and did 2 more reps per side.
My main motivation for practicing TGU has changed since December. Back then it was to help me get better at the snatch. But now my motivation is just wanting to be ready for Kettlebell Burn 2.0. After I finish The Giant 1.1, I plan to do The Giant 1.2. 1.2 as a followup program to 1.1 increases the weekly volume to keep the muscle and strength gains coming. Next after 1.2 is The Giant 3.0 with the 20kg KB, which should hopefully result in my 20kg strict press rep max increasing from 1 to the 4-6 range. Next after 3.0 is Kettlebell Burn 2.0, a program that incorporates practically all the Level 1 and 2 exercises in the Geoff Neupert pyramid - TGU being one of those. If I want to practice the TGU safely with a 20kg KB, I'd better have a decent amount of practice time with the TGU first.
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