Otis Up
Description
The Otis Up exercise, also known as the Turkish Get-Up, is a complex, full-body functional movement that targets several muscle groups, including the shoulders, core, hips, and legs. It involves lifting a weight, typically a kettlebell or dumbbell, from a lying position on the ground to a standing position while keeping the weight overhead. The Otis Up exercise promotes stability, strength, mobility, and coordination, making it a popular choice for strength and conditioning programs, functional fitness, and kettlebell training.
Equipment Required
Otis Up Instructions
- Start by lying on your back with your arms extended above your head.
- Engage your core and lift your legs and arms off the ground simultaneously.
- As you lift your legs and arms, try to touch your toes with your hands.
- Lower your arms and legs back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Otis Up Form & Visual
Otis Up Benefits
- Strengthens the core muscles
- Improves balance and stability
- Targets the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back muscles
- Can be modified for different fitness levels
- Helps to prevent lower back pain
Otis Up Muscles Worked
- Abdominal muscles
- Oblique muscles
- Hip flexor muscles
- Quadriceps muscles
- Gluteal muscles
Otis Up Variations & Alternatives
- Otis Up
- Up Otis
- Up, Otis!
- Up! Otis
- Otis, Up!
- Up-Otis
- Otis-Up
- Up and at ’em, Otis!
- Upward and onward, Otis!