ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ
• Primary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Obliques
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Lateral, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Serratus Anterior, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ-ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛ-ꯍꯣꯡꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯉꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ, ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯇꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯝꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯕꯜ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯈꯨꯠ, ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫