ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• Body Part: Biceps: ꯎꯊꯩꯉꯨꯟꯂ, ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि
• Primary Muscles: Biceps Brachii
• Secondary Muscles: Brachialis, Brachioradialis

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗꯔꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝꯌꯨꯂꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯔꯣꯛ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯁꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯛꯁꯤꯖꯦꯟ ꯁꯞꯂꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• **ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯤꯟ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯖꯣꯇꯃꯦꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯀꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

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

• ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯂꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯄꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫