ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• 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 ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ, ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ (hand position) : ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ (hand positioning) ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ (ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯥ) ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯚꯔꯖꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

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

• ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯟꯗ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ, ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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

• ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫