ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Obliques

Introduction to the ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ꯫

ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ, ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯗꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ 90 ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯤꯅꯠ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯒꯨꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯩꯗꯧꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛꯌꯨꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• "ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁ" ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• "ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁ" ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• "ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯑꯦ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ" ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• "ꯍꯣꯜꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯔꯁꯤꯡ" ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯔꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯋꯥꯏꯄꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫