ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯃꯈꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ, ꯆꯥꯡ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯣꯀꯈꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯏꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯚꯔꯖꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛꯌꯨꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯆꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯧꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯗ ꯗꯣꯒ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫