ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯟꯗꯥꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯀꯝꯄꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯊꯂꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫

• ꯈꯨꯠ ꯊꯥꯕꯥ (hand placement): ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯦ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯗ-ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫?

• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯟꯗꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ - ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ - ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫