ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯏꯣ꯮.
• Primary Muscles: Obliques

Introduction to the ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯗꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

• ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯆꯤ ꯈꯔꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯃꯐꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯌꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯔꯨ-ꯇꯅꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯕ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• **ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯒꯥꯏꯗꯂꯥꯏꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯗꯥ ꯔꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯃꯥꯟꯗ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯗ ꯕꯒ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯗꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫