ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ 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 ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯊꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯅꯥꯛ ꯅꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ**: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ**: ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

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

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯚꯔꯁꯅꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ: ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

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

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯃꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫