ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯝꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯀꯆꯥꯎꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯈꯠꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ (grip Width): ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯔꯨꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯄꯁꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯥꯏꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯥꯏꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯗꯦꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫