ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Obliques
• Secondary Muscles: Iliopsoas

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯁꯥ ꯃꯊꯟꯇꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯏꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯟꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯇꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ, ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯕꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫