Strength Training Technique: Why Neck Position Matters

Written on October 31, 2017 at 8:24 am, by Eric Cressey

A lot of people debate whether neutral neck positioning is important. I don't think it's even a debatable subject, though. Give today's video a watch to learn more:

As additional "ammo," check out this Tweet I came across the other day. Hat tip to Charlie Weingroff for sharing it. Would you want to put your spine in these extended positions while you squat or deadlift?

Realtime MRI vs traditional static MRI - seems you can learn different things from a dynamic scan? Here's my neck last week. @KingsImaging pic.twitter.com/xB8fvOciPv
— Chris Kelly (@chrisck) July 17, 2017

If you still think that hanging out in cervical extension all day - and then loading it up when lifting - isn't a problem, then I don't know what else to tell you.

I cover this topic in quite a bit of depth in my "Nuances of the Neck" presentation as part of my popular resource, Sturdy Shoulder Solutions. For more information, please visit www.SturdyShoulders.com.