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Cervical extension hold

Beginner30 secondsNo jumping

You need

No equipment

How to do it

  1. While seated on a bench, straighten your back, pull the shoulders back and allow the head to slightly tilt forward, without rounding the back.
  2. Lock your fingers and place the palms on the back-top of your head.
  3. Engage the neck muscles by straightening the neck and then rest the weight of your arms on the head.
  4. Resist the forward-downward force of your arms with your neck muscles.