ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯗꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯐꯕꯥ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯩ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯈꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯈꯠꯄꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ...

ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯏꯪ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯦꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯥꯏꯏꯪ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯏꯪ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯏꯪ ꯑꯦꯕ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯉꯥꯏ ꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫