Turkish get-up happiness!

[rydra_wong]

My gym has a new set of kettlebells, so I rewarded myself for getting back there by testing my TGU max. Got a personal best, and then managed to make it beyond that to a one rep max of one third bodyweight! Though only on my right side; I couldn't quite make it on the left.

But it made me very happy, and was sufficient to get a double-take from the very strong guy who asked me what weight the kettlebell I was using was.

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[pantswarrior]

sufficient to get a double-take from the very strong guy who asked me what weight the kettlebell I was using was

Hahahah, nice! Confirmation that "yes, this is as impressive as it feels" is always fun.

[rydra_wong]

And this was someone who I'd seen doing serious stuff with barbells in the free weights room, so he was not one of the clueless crowd.

(It's made me so much more confident in the free weights room to realize that my limited knowledge actually puts me ahead of half the people in there.)