ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ꯫

• 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 ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ꯫

• ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯂꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯀꯝꯕꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫