ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Iliopsoas, Quadriceps, Rectus Abdominis, Tensor Fasciae Latae, Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯁ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ‘L’ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 10-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯚ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ**: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ ꯁꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ**: ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯅꯗꯒꯤꯁꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ**: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯉꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯁꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ: ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯗꯜ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ‘V’ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯣꯂꯣ ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯍꯣꯜꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯄꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫