ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ꯫

ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯅꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯄꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯅꯔꯖꯤꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯛꯁꯤꯖꯦꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯣꯡ ꯐꯣꯡ ꯁꯥꯕ

ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯀꯤ ꯀꯝꯕꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯆꯤꯟ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯤꯛꯁ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯆꯤꯟ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯤꯅꯦꯇꯦꯗ (ꯄꯥꯝꯐ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯦꯠ (ꯄꯥꯝꯐꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ) ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯆꯤꯟ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯆꯤꯟ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯟ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯚꯥꯔꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯞꯔꯣꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯒꯣꯔꯤꯂꯥ ꯆꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫