ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ... ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ (ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ)꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯊꯤꯡꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯃꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯇꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯐꯨꯜ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ**: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯀꯄꯗꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯅꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯝꯃꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯂꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯖꯣꯇꯃꯦꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛ-ꯍꯣꯡꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯂꯪꯂꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫

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

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ (ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤ)ꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫