ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि
• Primary Muscles: Triceps Brachii
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Pectoralis Major Sternal Head

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯆꯨꯁꯤꯟꯅꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯊꯪꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ 90 ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ**: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ (ꯄꯥꯝꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ) ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ "ꯍꯥꯃꯔ" ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ**: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯠꯁꯤꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ - ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ - ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫