ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Erector Spinae, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯍꯤꯄꯁ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯇꯥꯕꯣꯂꯤꯛ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯞ**: ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ**: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯦꯀꯥꯅꯤꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯞ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯛꯁꯥꯒꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯦꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯐꯤꯁꯤꯠ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟ - ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯇ-ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯣꯁ (Bent-over Rows): ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫