ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ꯫

ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ꯫

• ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯂꯕꯇꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ꯫?

• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯂꯪꯖꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯨꯁꯇꯥ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯖꯝꯄꯁꯨ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯔꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜꯕ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫