ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: Pete-penmamna machine
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Medius, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫

ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯍꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅ-ꯈꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫

• ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯦꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯄꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫

ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯣꯏꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯕꯤꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯇꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯀꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯃꯁꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯃꯁꯦꯂꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯕꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯐꯥꯏꯌꯔ ꯍꯥꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯏꯔ ꯍꯥꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯨꯠꯇꯥꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ-ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫