ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯐꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯔꯣꯛ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ 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꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯔꯤꯞ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯃꯥꯁ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ (ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ) ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯔꯂꯤꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯨ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯣꯇꯃꯦꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

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

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯂꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ - ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯍꯣꯡꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯐꯤꯕꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯦꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫