ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫

ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯑꯦꯐꯣꯔꯠ ꯔꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯃꯥꯟ ꯂꯩ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯩ ꯊꯥꯕꯗꯥ, ꯃꯦꯇꯥꯕꯣꯂꯤꯖꯝ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯇꯔ ꯱꯰꯰ꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯀꯣꯚꯔꯤ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯌꯗꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯀꯣꯚꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯇꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ 8ꯗꯒꯤ 10 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ 5 ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ: ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯝꯄ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ-ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯗ (over-striding) ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯁꯤꯟꯅꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯌꯥꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯈꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯋꯤꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯋꯥꯏꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯃꯤꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯃꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯨꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯥꯔꯇꯂꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯚꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯚꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯔꯤꯀꯣꯚꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯦꯔꯥꯆꯨꯠꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯍꯥꯏ ꯅꯤꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯟꯇꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫