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 ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗꯔꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ, ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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

• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ ꯖꯣꯟ (elbow joint) ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ**: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯅꯤꯉꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯃꯥꯔꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯒꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ (ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯤꯛ) ꯐꯦꯖ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯤꯡ (ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯤꯛ) ꯐꯦꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯃꯛ ꯆꯪꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯐꯨꯜ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ...

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꯫ 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 ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯥꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯨꯠ ꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯟꯗꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ (concentration curl): ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯇꯩ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ (ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ)ꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯗꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫