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@iamabcy You think someone not in shape can’t blow their back out swinging a heavy kettlebell with bad form? People herniate discs tying their shoelaces!

@iamabcy Sore back is one thing, herniated disks is another. Or blowing out your shoulder. I’ve never heard of anyone dropping a kettlebell on their head during a getup. Know plenty of the former.

@robert41 If you look at the main cause of injury for inexperienced KBers though, it is almost always run of the mill swings with bad form.

@tjdwns1291 I think we’re arguing over different things. I wrote a long post to another commenter about this. I do think most programs today are functional, but this wasn’t the case in the past. And there are still idiots who work out in a way that makes them weak and prone to injury.

@tjdwns1291 Gym can mean functional fitness. It just means focusing on exercises that enhance naturalistic movement. Edit: I didn’t realize “functional” fitness was such a controversial idea. Ridiculous. Have fun injuring yourselves.

@insanelydisturbed I didn’t want this to turn into a big debate. And generally I agree with you on your point. But I don’t think that is what “functional fitness” is about, and I think to some extent a lot of modern workout routines have already incorporated a lot of the principles. And it’s a...

@tjdwns1291 I think “functional fitness” has become something in the culture in a way I don’t mean it. I think that a lot if not most of programs already incorporate functional principles. Mobility, stability, off plane strength, emphasis on full body exercises. Resiliency in other words. That...

@kitten22 There are plenty of gym bodies that are terrible at anything remotely functional. I see it all the time. Most of them have no real mobility, no core strength and just end up getting injured.

@tjdwns1291 I disagree. Functional fitness is about being able to use your body well and enjoy being active in life. Wait until you have kids who want to play with you all the time, you’ll get it.

@lostscaredme There is so much core strength you build going from half kneel to standing, and vice versa though. It’s also imo the safest part of the movement. I don’t really get it.

@thoughtkeeper Lots of opinions out there. There are quite a few MMA/BJJ athletes who would disagree with him though.

@faiththeist12 No, he has made statements like “I don’t know of anybody who has made their body composition better doing Turkish getups.” Which is just a really dismissive statement and incorrect.

@sharita3737 His opinion of TGUs is pretty over the top. He just doesn’t like the movement and really thinks it shouldn’t be used at all. But it’s a perfectly safe movement if you have good control and good form. You’re much more likely to injure yourself doing anything with a hip hinge...