ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯤꯑꯇꯔ ꯆꯠꯁꯄꯗ
• Primary Muscles: Obliques
• Secondary Muscles: Iliopsoas

Introduction to the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯔꯒꯥꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯄꯨꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯦꯂꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ: ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯕ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯖꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯕꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯕ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯔꯨ-ꯇꯅꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫?

• ꯃꯔꯤꯆ꯭ꯌꯁꯅꯥ ꯁꯤ: ꯃꯔꯤꯆꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯕꯥ, ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯚꯥꯔꯗ꯭ꯕꯥꯖꯥꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯔꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯙ ꯃꯠꯁꯦꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯁꯥꯅꯥ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯣꯜꯌꯨꯕ ꯖꯅꯨ ꯁꯤꯔꯁꯥꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫?

• ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫