ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯊꯂꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯕꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯊꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯅꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯏꯄꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯁꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯦꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯨꯏꯁ ꯕꯜ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯁꯨꯏꯁ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯌꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯩꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫