ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Iliopsoas, Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: Obliques, Pectineous, Quadriceps, Sartorius, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯤꯛ ꯀꯣꯔ-ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯥꯡꯊꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯇꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯠꯁꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯒꯨꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯇꯔꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯝꯃꯤꯟꯅꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯋꯦꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯞꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯦ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯖꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫