ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯀꯣꯔꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯥꯛ ꯅꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• Overstretching (overstretching) ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ: ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫?

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯔꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯣꯜꯌꯨꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣꯗꯥ ꯇꯔꯨ-ꯇꯅꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯐ ꯃꯨꯟ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯒꯦꯠ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫?

• "ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯗꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ" ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• "ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯌꯔ II ꯄꯣꯖ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯁ, ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯏꯟ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫