ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ᑿᐱᔾ
• Equipment: Pete-penmamna machine
• Primary Muscles: Soleus
• Secondary Muscles: Gastrocnemius

Introduction to the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯁꯟ-ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯄꯦꯗꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ; ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯁꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫

ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯔꯗꯤ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯐꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯂꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯕꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ: ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ, ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯞꯔꯤꯑꯣꯁꯦꯄꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯖꯝꯄ ꯔꯣꯞ: ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯗꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯝꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯝꯌꯨꯂꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫