ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• Body Part: Biceps: ꯎꯊꯩꯉꯨꯟꯂ, ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: mni-Mtei translation: ᐁᑮ ᐸᑲᒥ ᐗᐊᑯ

Introduction to the ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫

ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯈꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯦꯠ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯕꯤꯜꯗꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅ-ꯈꯣꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛ-ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯀꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ (ꯄꯥꯝꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ) ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯐ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯑꯣꯖꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯜ - ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯅꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯅꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫