Not exact matches
Every muscle
of your upper
back and
neck should pull evenly on the
neck during a strenuous exercise, and this balance is accomplished by keeping a braced and
neutral neck position.
Lower your body, keeping your
back flat and eyes focused about three feet in front
of you to keep a
neutral neck until your chest grazes the floor.
If your spine is at least at vertical, lengthen your
neck and move your chin up and
back; otherwise, maintain your
neck as a
neutral extension
of your spine.
Keep the head in a
neutral position with your eyes looking at the floor, or lift the head slightly, without compressing the
back of the
neck, and look forward.
When you start from a seated position there is less strain on the
neck and it allows you to practice mid
back extension, while firing the muscles
of the core that help hold our ribs in a
neutral position relative to the pelvis.