ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯗꯥꯒꯤ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯌꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ – ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ‘ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ’ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯅꯈꯤ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯇ-ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯣꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯞꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯣ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ (ꯁꯥꯏꯗ) ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯀꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫