ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯃꯥꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯦꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯏꯃꯞꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ, ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• ꯑꯟꯗꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯍꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯖꯔꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯃ

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.-ꯕꯥꯔ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.-ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ, ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯐꯣꯀꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫