ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ
• Primary Muscles: Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯁꯥꯏꯇꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯚꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ: ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯕꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫