ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯁꯧꯇꯥꯌꯤꯅ, Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ
• Primary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Gluteus Maximus, Hamstrings
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Deltoid Lateral, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Quadriceps, Serratus Anterior, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯂꯦꯠ, ꯑꯦꯕꯁ, ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ, ꯄꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯐꯦꯠ ꯃꯩ ꯊꯥꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯁꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ**: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯁꯣꯛ-ꯄꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯨꯛꯇꯪ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯑꯥꯏ ꯀꯟꯇꯦꯛꯇ**: ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯀꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯟꯗꯦ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯪꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯁ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯂꯦꯠ, ꯑꯦꯕꯁ, ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ, ꯄꯦꯛꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯏꯅꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯛꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯕꯜ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯏ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫