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Strength & Conditioning – Eva Twardokens: Week 3, Day 4

The Turkish Get Up is fantastic move for building all over body strength, as well as flexibility and core stabilization. Check out this great workout combo from Eva T.

Eva Twardokens

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Welcome to our three week program of workouts designed by Eva Twardokens. Eva’s workouts are all about building basic strength and conditioning, but include everything from Olympic weightlifting, to gymnastics, to kettlebells, to powerlifting.

Four new workouts are posted each week, starting on Monday, and can be done on any day you have available. Make sure you warm up adequately before starting any of these workouts!

To learn more about Eva, read our feature interview:

Part 1: Growing Up On Skis

Part 2: The Evolution

Part 3: Demon-Free and Future Bright

Workout:

3 rounds, for time:

3 Turkish get ups, right arm – finishing the last rep with 10 kettlebell swings

3 Turkish get ups, left arm – finishing the last rep with 10 kettlebell swings

400 M run

Recommended weights: 16kg for women, 24kg for men

Only do weight that you can FULLY stabilize with an extended arm AT ALL TIMES. Scale the weight down if you cannot.

Post weights and time to comments below.

Eva Twardokens

About Eva Twardokens

Eva T. is a two-time Olympian in Alpine Skiing (Albertville and Lillehammer ) and a twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team. She has won six National Championships, won a world Championship Bronze Medal, and is a World Technical Skiing Champion. She also is a Masters Weightlifting Champion. In 2011 she was inducted to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. She is now sharing her experiences from her athletic career and her knowledge in the Health and Fitness realm. As a sought after coach and consultant, she offers seminars, functional nutrition testing, and coaching to sustain training and optimize health. You can learn more at her website, Eva T. Strength and Conditioning.

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