ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ
• Primary Muscles: Obliques
• Secondary Muscles: Rectus Abdominis

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯐꯨꯜ-ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯐꯦꯠ ꯃꯩ ꯊꯥꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8ꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **Rshing**: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• **ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ**: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸ꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8ꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸?

• ꯍꯣꯜꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8ꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8: ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8ꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8ꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8: ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8ꯒꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸?

• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ 8 ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸ꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯒꯔ ꯸ꯒꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫