ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯁꯣꯔꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• **ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟ-ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ**: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ꯫

ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯀꯣꯅꯣꯃꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯗꯤꯕꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫