Thursday, June 23, 2011

Get Ups

The "Turkish" Get up is a great full body exercise with a special emphasis on the core and shoulder stability. It's a great movement for runners - especially trail runners (and especially especially for ultra runners) where the core can really take a beating and eventually limit our performance. Here is a very concise demonstration from Mountain Bike Strength Coach -


Along with swings and planks - a pretty complete strength and conditioning program can be done by runners and other athletes looking to improve their strength and performance.
Try it!

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