Stronglifts Advance question

[Mwilli]

Hey guys, got a question- I started Stronglifts advance- bench version this week, and noticed that turkish get ups are on the list. Now I know what a TGU is I am just really accident prone and fear dropping the weight on my face. Is there anything I could replace it with or should I just suck it up and do the TGU?

Thanks in advance,
Mwilli

[Eivind]

Hold the weight by the handles? I don't think you're ever supposed to do them differently unless you're just holding a bottle or something, since getting a 20lbs dumbbell on your face can leave a serious mark!

[WhiteGorilla]

I'm pretty sure that if I did SL Advance then I'd substitute TGU for something else because I absolutely hate them, but I don't know what I would do. Maybe dragon flag progressions?

[Eivind]

Article on T-nation about TGUs. I'd recommend reading it before you start thinking about removing it from your routine.

[Mwilli]

Thanks for the replies, I have read the article on T-Nation it is the only reason I know what a TGU is, and the 5 step video progression about how to do them correctly is what make me think I am more likely to drop a weight on my head then knock out 3x5 sets of them correctly. I was hoping that someone with more knowledge than myself would know if leaving them out/ substituting them would kill the routine, or what to even substitute for them.

- It is a killer article though, the guy doing a TGU with the loaded bar is hardcore.

Thanks guys,
Mwilli