ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ ꯆꯠꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

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

• ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯐꯣꯔꯝꯌꯨꯂꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ 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꯫
• ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯨ; ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯜ (concentration curl): ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟ-ꯁꯥꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

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

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• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯤꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯛꯔꯨꯏꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫