ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯝꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

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

• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ, ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ 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 ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯟꯗꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯨꯔꯂꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯤ.ꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯤ.

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

• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯂꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯐꯤꯕꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯔꯂꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯔꯂꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯏ꯫