ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯅꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯣꯏꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ, ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯅꯍꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ: ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯁꯞꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗꯔꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫