ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯐꯦꯖ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯅꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯡꯇꯛꯅꯒꯅꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯀꯥꯌꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ, ꯑꯅꯤꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯗꯦꯗ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ (extended seated leg raise) : ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯂꯪꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫