ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Posterior, Latissimus Dorsi, Levator Scapulae, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Teres Major

Introduction to the ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ꯫

ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ꯫

• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟ-ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯇꯆꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯚꯔꯁ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯟꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯕꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ ꯕꯗꯗꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯔ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯔ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯑꯣꯚꯔ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯐꯣꯀꯁꯀꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯅꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯔꯤꯖꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫