but you'd think that it would therefore only take me the time it takes me to do two of those four...
But then a TGU is a multi-stage movement! You've got the rough equivalents of a crunch, a side-plank, and a lunge all in there, with transitional movements between them. All while balancing a heavy weight over your face, which tends to make me slow down and be careful. *g*
This is one reason why they tend to be a big part of my fall-back home workout, when I can't think of anything else to do: they cover everything. Dessert topping and a floor wax!
However, I will say: never do TGUs in shorts on a grippy yoga mat. The knee abrasions are vicious.
after I figured out how to improvise a squat rack I replaced them with squats, pull-ups, presses, and swiss-ball crunches.
Yeah, I definitely go through phases with exercises. There's always the New Shiny and the thing I've just learned how to do. But then it's also nice to cycle back to some old favourites after a while, and see how they've progressed.
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But then a TGU is a multi-stage movement! You've got the rough equivalents of a crunch, a side-plank, and a lunge all in there, with transitional movements between them. All while balancing a heavy weight over your face, which tends to make me slow down and be careful. *g*
This is one reason why they tend to be a big part of my fall-back home workout, when I can't think of anything else to do: they cover everything. Dessert topping and a floor wax!
However, I will say: never do TGUs in shorts on a grippy yoga mat. The knee abrasions are vicious.
after I figured out how to improvise a squat rack I replaced them with squats, pull-ups, presses, and swiss-ball crunches.
Yeah, I definitely go through phases with exercises. There's always the New Shiny and the thing I've just learned how to do. But then it's also nice to cycle back to some old favourites after a while, and see how they've progressed.