ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Biceps: ꯎꯊꯩꯉꯨꯟꯂ, ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Biceps Brachii
• Secondary Muscles: Brachialis, Brachioradialis

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯃꯥꯁ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **Swinging**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯀꯔꯜ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯐꯦꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• **ꯐꯨꯜ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯃꯛ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯥꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯀꯔꯜ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ (concentration curl): ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁ, ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯄꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯁ-ꯕꯤꯜꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫