ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि
• Primary Muscles: Deltoid Posterior
• Secondary Muscles: Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Trapezius Lower Fibers, Trapezius Middle Fibers

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯍꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯀꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯛꯠꯔꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ꯫

• ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ (ꯄꯥꯝꯐꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ) ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯏ (elbow) ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯏꯛ ꯊꯟꯕ

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯗꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ꯫?

• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯗꯦꯜꯇ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯗꯦꯜꯇ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯨꯏꯁ ꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯗꯦꯜꯇ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯗꯦꯜꯇ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ꯫?

• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯤꯁꯤꯃꯁ ꯗꯣꯔꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄꯨꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫