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                                                                   TURKISH GET-UP
                                                                      TARGETS: Full body
                                                                             Do
                                                                           60 secs
                                                                                                                                         B
                                                              (a) Start lying     Then take your
                                                               down on your      hand off the floor
                               B                               back, holding      and move your
                                                               the kettlebell      body upright,
                                                            on your sternum in      keeping the
                                                              your right hand.   kettlebell overhead.
                                                            Press it straight up   (d) Drive from your
                                                            so your right arm is   back foot, through
                                                             perpendicular to    your hips and then
                                                              the floor. Bend    into your front foot,
                                                              your right knee    standing up from
                                                            and place your left   the lunge. Now
                                                             arm at 45 degrees   reverse all the way
                                                               to the body.        back down by               COSSACK SQUAT
                     SQUAT WOOD CHOP                         (b) Drive through   stepping back into          TARGETS: Quads, hamstrings,
                     TARGETS: Core, back, legs, glutes      your right foot and   the lunge with your              glutes, adductors
                                                             roll up on to your   left knee on the
                                  Do                        left elbow, then up   floor, then sit back                   Do
                    BEGINNER: 20 secs on, 40 secs rest       on to your hand.   and place your hand        BEGINNER: 20 secs on, 40 secs rest
                  INTERMEDIATE: 30 secs on, 30 secs rest    Squeeze your glutes   on the floor just in    INTERMEDIATE: 30 secs on, 30 secs rest
                    ADVANCED: 40 secs on, 20 secs rest       and lift your hips   front of your left      ADVANCED: 40 secs on, 20 secs rest
                                                              off the ground,    knee. Continue to
                 (a) Stand with your   your legs and rotate   keeping your arm   retrace your steps    (a) Start standing   on the ground
                 feet shoulder-width   the torso as if you’re   extended overhead.  backwards until    with your feet       and your left leg
                 apart, toes slightly   about to chuck the   (c) Sweep your left   you’re at the start.   wide, toes slightly   extended straight
                  turned out. Hold      kettlebell over       foot under your    Phew. Got there in    pointing out.        out. Pause, then
                   a kettlebell by    your left shoulder      body, placing it    the end. Now do      Hold the kettlebell   drive through your
                   the handle with   (don’t). Immediately   behind the hand on    it all over again.   by the handle        right foot back to
                    both hands.       reverse this power     the floor with your                        with both hands      centre, before
                  Now squat down      movement to bring     knee on the ground.                        at chest height.     performing the
                    and rotate to     the kettlebell back                                              (b) Shift your       squat on the left
                   the right so the     to the starting                                                weight to your right   side. Job done. wh
                 kettlebell is outside   position. Switch                                              leg and descend
                   your right calf.     sides halfway                                                  into a deep lateral
                 (b) Driving through    through. Nice.                                                 lunge, keeping your
                the heels, straighten                                                                  right foot planted


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