ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯤ ꯕꯇꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯀꯄꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 2ꯗꯒꯤ 3 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 2ꯗꯒꯤ 3 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯆꯪꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫

ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯃꯛ ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯕ꯭ꯂꯦꯝ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫?

• ꯔꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯉꯈꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯩꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯚꯤ-ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯂꯕꯣꯅꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ "V" ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯞ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯇꯒꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯖꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫