ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯒꯦꯏꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯗꯤ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ꯫ ꯏꯅꯍꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

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

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯜꯕꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯀꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯒꯔꯗꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫