ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• Body Part: Biceps: ꯎꯊꯩꯉꯨꯟꯂ, ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯀꯨꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯇꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ; ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **Full Range of Motion**: ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯇꯉꯈꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯀꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ**: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯧ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯖꯣꯠꯃꯦꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫