ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Obliques, Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯩ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯍꯦꯜꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ, ꯇꯣꯟ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯗꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯉꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯅꯤ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯣꯜꯌꯨꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯤꯒꯤꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯟꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯦꯞ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯤꯡꯏ꯫