maratoolStatic Neck Flexion and Extension
How to do the static neck flexion and extension
- An exercise to either build or warm-up front and back neck muscles.
- Stand or sit with your head in neutral position.
- Place both of your hands on your forehead.
- Press your head against your hands and contract your neck muscles.
- Keep your head from moving forward. Hold for at least 30 seconds.
- Repeat with hands on the back of your head, pressing against them.
Muscles worked
The prime movers are the cervical flexors and extensors, which move the head and hold it steady on top of the spine.
Every exercise for:Neck
How this movement works
The muscle contracts without changing length and without the joint travelling. There is no lowering or lifting phase to count, so effort is prescribed in seconds of tension, and you can push hard without asking the joint to tolerate any range at all.
It is filed under strength: produce force against resistance for a countable number of repetitions, and progress the resistance over time.
What you need
No equipment at all. The resistance is your own bodyweight, so you progress by changing leverage, range or tempo rather than by adding plates — and you can do it anywhere.
Every exercise using:Body only
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