ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯥ, ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ (vertical) ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯃꯤꯟꯅꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯀꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ꯫
• ꯇꯨ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁ: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯆꯤꯟ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯆꯤꯟ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯄꯨꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫