ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ, Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Erector Spinae, Gluteus Maximus, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Pectoralis Major Sternal Head, Triceps Brachii
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Gastrocnemius, Hamstrings, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯋꯦꯌꯔꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯀꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯀꯨꯠꯇꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯏꯗ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯅꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯛꯁꯤꯖꯦꯟ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ...

ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯃꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯇꯨ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ- ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ꯫
• ꯗꯣꯂꯐꯤꯟ ꯗꯥꯏꯚ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ-ꯇꯨ-ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫