ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯤꯑꯇꯔ ꯆꯠꯁꯄꯗ
• Primary Muscles: Iliopsoas, Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: Obliques, Pectineous, Sartorius, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯕꯔꯁ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯛ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯗꯞꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯄꯨꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯀꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ: ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯎꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯀꯌꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯒꯥꯏꯗꯂꯥꯏꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯚꯥꯔꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯅꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯇꯤ-ꯕꯥꯔ ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯅꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯔꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯁꯥꯏꯇꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯄꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯍꯦꯟꯖꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯖꯅꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯏꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯃꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫