ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Biceps: ꯎꯊꯩꯉꯨꯟꯂ, ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: mni-Mtei translation: ᐁᑮ ᐸᑲᒥ ᐗᐊᑯ
• Primary Muscles: Brachialis
• Secondary Muscles: Biceps Brachii, Brachioradialis

Introduction to the ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯕꯤꯜꯗꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯨ; ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯖꯔꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯎꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯨꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ꯫

ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯤꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯥꯒꯣꯅꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫