ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫

• Body Part: ᑐᗐᑲᕑᔭᖏ ᑎᔔᔕᖏᖏ , ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: ᤣᤤᤤ᤼ᤘ ᤎᤛᤎᤦᤂᤛᤄᤓ.
• Primary Muscles: Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Pectoralis Major Sternal Head, Triceps Brachii
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Serratus Anterior

Introduction to the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫

ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯦꯇꯕꯣꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯚꯣꯂꯤꯕꯣꯜ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫

• ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯛꯌꯨꯑꯣꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯅꯒꯅꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯔꯣꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯐ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫?

• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯛꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯝ: ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯑꯦ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯍꯤꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣꯌꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯃꯥꯔꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫