ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: Kaotemsa
• Primary Muscles: Deltoid Lateral
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Serratus Anterior

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯥꯛ ꯅꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ (contraction) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯉꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ, ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯨ ꯂꯩꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ: ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ, ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯤꯡ: ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯦ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫