10-08-31: Barbell Turkish Get-Ups and Sotts Presses

CrossFit WoD for Monday, August 31, 2010
With a 45 35# barbell, 21-15- and 9 reps for time of:

• Turkish Get-ups, alternating arms
• Sots press

Rory McKernan 6:42, Kristan Clever 16:03, Katie Hogan 23:02, Rebecca Voigt 25:26

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Turkish Get-up Part 1, Jeff Martone [wmv][mov]

Turkish Get-up Part 2, Jeff Martone [wmv][mov]
Turkish Get-up Part 3, Jeff Martone [wmv][mov]

Turkish Get-up Part 4, Variations, Jeff Martone [wmv][mov]

Sots Press - video [wmv] [mov]

Jeff Martone demonstrates a somewhat advanced Turkish Get-Up technique (c. crossfit.com)

The Sotts Press: I did it from in front of the neck. This looks way easier. (c. crossfit.com)

Total Time: ?? (Stopped the clock to put shoes on after the first set, forgot to restart it for the second set. First set took 9 minutes, 3rd took 7, so assume 8 for the mystery 2nd set?  If so, 24 minutes...ish.)


Wrote a bunch of stuff, which blogger went and lost. In a very weird way. And then it auto-saved the change. That kind of sucked.  Long story short: TGUs were difficult, and required broken up sets to shake out arm joints.  Sotts presses were done wrong, which made them both more difficult and worse on the knees. BEHIND the neck is the way to go.


Musical Accompaniment: Amon Amarth medley
An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm - Fate of Norns (2004)

Arrival of the Fimbul Winter - Versus the World (2002)
Down the Slopes of Death - Versus the World (2002)

Free Will Sacrifice - Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) (New favorite video ever...)
Once Sealed in Blood - Fate of Norns (2004)

No Fear For the Setting Sun - Twilight of the Thunder God (2008)

Asator - With Oden on Our Side (2006)

Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags - Twilight of the Thunder God (2008)

Thor Arise - Versus the World (2002)

Varyags of Miklagaard - Twilight of the Thundergod (2008)

With Oden on Our Side - With Oden on Our Side (2006)

(That metal enough for ya?!)