ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ**: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯃꯛ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯅꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯂꯣꯗ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫