ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯤꯑꯇꯔ ꯆꯠꯁꯄꯗ
• Primary Muscles: Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: Iliopsoas, Obliques, Quadriceps, Sartorius, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣ

ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯜꯕ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯦꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯨꯏꯁ ꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯔꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯏꯁ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯄꯥꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯚꯤ-ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯦꯠꯄꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫