ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯋꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯓꯤꯗꯦꯠ
• Primary Muscles: Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯂꯣꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯣꯏꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯔꯣꯛ-ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯒꯤꯂꯣꯇꯤꯟ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯑꯣꯚꯔ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫