꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: Obliques

Introduction to the ꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ꯫ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ 3/4ꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯀꯄꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯒꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯆꯠꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ 3/4 ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯉꯈꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯛꯁꯤꯖꯦꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯟꯗꯦ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ꯫

꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯃꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯩꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• V-sit: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ V ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯦꯡꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯳/꯴ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫