ꯇꯨꯝꯗꯨꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Rectus Abdominis

Introduction to the ꯇꯨꯝꯗꯨꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ

ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ "ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ" ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ, ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯐ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯦꯔꯤꯇꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯏꯟꯗꯐ꯭ꯔꯦꯟꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯦꯡꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯒꯨꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯜꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯏꯐꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯇꯨꯝꯗꯨꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ

Tips for Performing ꯇꯨꯝꯗꯨꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯇꯨꯝꯗꯨꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯇꯨꯝꯗꯨꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ?

ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ "ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ" ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ, ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ, ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯉꯥꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯋꯥꯌ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ . ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯁꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯇꯨꯝꯗꯨꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ?

• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯚꯦꯔꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯍꯪ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝ ꯄꯤꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯝꯕꯤꯒ꯭ꯌꯤ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯂꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯦꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯂꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯒꯖꯥꯝ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯎꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯂꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ (perjury) ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯂꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯁꯛ ꯂꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯅꯐꯣꯔꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯇꯨꯝꯗꯨꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ?

• ꯊꯣꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯦꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯗ ꯕꯒ: ꯗꯦꯗ ꯕꯒ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫