ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Obliques, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, Iliopsoas, Pectineous, Rectus Abdominis, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯑꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯀꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯛꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯊꯝꯕ

ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯇꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫