ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Biceps: ꯎꯊꯩꯉꯨꯟꯂ, ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ:** ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯡꯇꯛꯅꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ:** ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯔꯗꯤ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁꯄꯨꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯞ: ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯞ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚꯦꯁꯟ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯤꯀꯆꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫