ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Hamstrings, Quadriceps

Introduction to the ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫

ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯍꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• **ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ:** ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯤꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ:** ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯩ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯪ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ (banded Hip Thrust): ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯨꯏꯁ ꯕꯜ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯨꯏꯁ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤ꯫