ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: Obliques, Quadriceps, Serratus Anterior, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ-ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯥꯡꯊꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯗꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 30ꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ 1 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯝꯕꯦꯗ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯣꯔꯃꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯁꯟ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯱꯰-꯲꯰ꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯋꯥꯌ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯆꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯧꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯀꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

• ꯃꯥꯎꯟꯇꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯝꯕꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯗ ꯕꯒꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫