ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: , Adductor Longus, Iliopsoas, Obliques, Pectineous, Sartorius, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ

ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ

• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯣꯇꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ

• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ: ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯥꯞ: ꯕꯣꯇꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ

ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯃꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ?

• "ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯁ ꯕꯣꯇꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯅꯥꯝ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯊꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯨꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• "ꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ" ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯄꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯨꯏꯒꯤ ꯖꯨꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯣꯡꯅꯥꯎ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯟꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• "ꯕꯦꯔꯤ ꯗꯤꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ" ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯔꯥꯁꯕꯦꯔꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯨꯕꯦꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯔꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯩ ꯃꯔꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• "ꯀꯣꯐꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯦꯁꯣꯒꯤ ꯁꯣꯠꯊꯔꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯏꯅꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯇ ꯀꯣꯐꯤꯒꯤ ꯆꯃꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯐꯤꯟ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯍꯤꯄꯁ, ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯣꯀꯁꯀꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫