ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯁꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

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

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

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

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ - ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ - ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗꯔꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫