Ask HN: How Is Your Neck?

Re:Ask HN: How Is Your Neck? by gameshot911 on Sunday February 20, 2022 @06:27AM (#30404923)

If you're doing a bunch of chest exercises (which is great), I highly encourage you to stay balanced by working the opposing muscles as well, lest you end up with over-strung chest muscles that draw your shoulders forward.

Exercises like 15-20x3 lightweight face pulls are perfect. Another is shoulder IYTs. Stretching is also great.

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Re:Ask HN: How Is Your Neck? by cafard on Sunday February 20, 2022 @08:25AM (#30405492)

I am not familiar with the expressions "face pull" or IYT. Could you elaborate?

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Re:Ask HN: How Is Your Neck? by zoover2020 on Sunday February 20, 2022 @11:06AM (#30406716)

Both are exercises which work the deltoids or rear deltoids.

First one is pulling something on shoulder level towards your face (hence face pull).

Second one is making the I, Y & T letters by putting your arms above your heat and literally mimicking the letters, where T means arms stretched to the side on shoulder level.

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Re:Ask HN: How Is Your Neck? by cafard on Monday February 21, 2022 @08:25AM (#30415613)

Thanks!

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Re:Ask HN: How Is Your Neck? by LoudPipes on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @10:37AM (#30429211)

Pull-ups and chin-ups are also great bodyweight exercises you can easily add to your routine.

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