ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Lateral, Serratus Anterior, Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ (Body Alignment): ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯅꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯍꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯦ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯕꯤꯍꯥꯏꯟꯗ-ꯗꯤ-ꯅꯦꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯥꯔꯅꯜꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯖꯦꯅꯦꯒꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯅꯜꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯣꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯤꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ: ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗꯔꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫