Lying Face Up Plate Neck Resistance
How to do the Lying Face Up Plate Neck Resistance with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
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How to do the Lying Face Up Plate Neck Resistance
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Lie face up with your whole body straight on a flat bench while holding a weight plate on top of your forehead. Tip: You will need to position yourself so that your shoulders are slightly above the end of a flat bench in order for the traps, neck and head to be off the bench. This will be your starting position.
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While keeping the plate secure on your forehead slowly lower your head back in a semi-circular motion as you breathe in.
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Raise your head back up to the starting position in a semi-circular motion as you breathe out. Hold the contraction for a second.
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Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Lying Face Up Plate Neck Resistance set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your neck volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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