Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)

How to do the Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)

1. Lie on your back on the floor and press a kettlebell to the top position by extending the elbow. Bend the knee on the same side as the kettlebell.
2. Keeping the kettlebell locked out at all times, pivot to the opposite side and use your non- working arm to assist you in driving forward to the lunge position.
3. Using your free hand, push yourself to a seated position, then progressing to your feet. While looking up at the kettlebell, slowly stand up. Reverse the motion back to the starting position and repeat.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	shoulders
Secondary	abs, calves, hamstrings, quads, triceps
Equipment	kettlebell
Difficulty	intermediate
Type	compound

No kettlebell? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Handstand Push-Ups Bodyweight Clean and Press Barbell Landmine Linear Jammer Barbell Iron Cross Dumbbell See-Saw Press (Alternating Side Press) Dumbbell Shoulder Press - With Bands Resistance Bands

Easier than the Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)

Same movement pattern, lower entry difficulty — work up from here.

Medicine Ball Scoop Throw beginner · Medicine Ball Alternating Cable Shoulder Press beginner · Cable Machine Anti-Gravity Press beginner · Barbell

Harder than the Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)

Push Press expert · Barbell Circus Bell expert · Other Equipment Handstand Push-Ups expert · Bodyweight

Superset the Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) with

Opposing middle back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

One-Arm Kettlebell Row middle back Two-Arm Kettlebell Row middle back Alternating Kettlebell Row middle back Alternating Renegade Row middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) work?

The Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) primarily works the shoulders, with the abs, calves, hamstrings, quads, and triceps as secondary movers. Clean and Press, Landmine Linear Jammer, and Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style) train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)?

Kettlebells. Without kettlebells, Handstand Push-Ups, Clean and Press, and Landmine Linear Jammer train the same muscle, and 10 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) suitable for beginners?

It is rated intermediate. Start with Medicine Ball Scoop Throw, Alternating Cable Shoulder Press, and Anti-Gravity Press and work up.

Where should the Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) go in a workout?

Early — the Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) is compound, working 6 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset One-Arm Kettlebell Row and Two-Arm Kettlebell Row later.

Similar exercises

Clean and Press Barbell Landmine Linear Jammer Barbell Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style) Kettlebell Double Kettlebell Jerk Kettlebell Double Kettlebell Push Press Kettlebell One-Arm Kettlebell Jerk Kettlebell