ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि
• Primary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Lateral, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Serratus Anterior

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯣꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ (twist) ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯑꯦ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ: ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ: ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯞꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫