ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯊꯣꯡ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि
• Primary Muscles: Obliques
• Secondary Muscles: , Adductor Longus, Gracilis, Iliopsoas, Popliteus

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯊꯣꯡ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯅꯣꯟꯖꯕꯗꯥ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯊꯣꯡ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯆꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛ-ꯍꯣꯡꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯊꯣꯡ꯫

• ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯃꯝ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯂꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯧꯅꯨ

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯊꯣꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯊꯣꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯒꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯤꯒꯤꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯊꯣꯡ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯊꯣꯡ꯫?

• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯖꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯊꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯉꯥꯏ ꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯗ ꯗꯣꯒ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫