ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯆꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯈꯨꯠ ꯊꯥꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯣꯎꯟ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 45ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯂꯝꯕꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯈꯔꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯎꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯚꯔꯖꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯈꯨꯗꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯏꯅꯚꯥꯔꯇꯦꯗ ꯚꯤ-ꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯎꯟꯇꯔꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫