ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ᤣᤤᤤ᤼ᤘ ᤎᤛᤎᤦᤂᤛᤄᤓ.
• Primary Muscles: Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯣꯔꯀꯎ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯔꯇꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯎ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯄꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ**: ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯐꯨꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ**: ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯔꯇꯅꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯂꯪꯖꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯔꯁꯣ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯕꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯅꯦꯔꯖꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯥꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫