ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Lateral, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Serratus Anterior

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯔꯤꯖꯅꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ (ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯤꯁꯤꯡ) ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯍꯩꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯦ꯫ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯝꯄꯦꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯵

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ (anterior deltoids)ꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯔꯥꯇꯁ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯑꯞꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯣ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ: ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ (ꯁꯥꯏꯗ) ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯕꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫