- Lie face down with your whole body straight on a flat bench while holding a weight plate behind your head. Tip: You will need to position yourself so that your shoulders are slightly above the end of a flat bench in order for the upper chest, neck and face to be off the bench. This will be your starting position.
- While keeping the plate secure on the back of your head slowly lower your head (as in saying "yes") as you breathe in.
- Raise your head back up to the starting position in a semi-circular motion as you breathe out. Hold the contraction for a second.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Caution: As with all exercises, refrain from using any sort of sudden or jerking motions.
Variation: You can opt to use no resistance at first.
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Tip: Lying Face Down Plate Neck Resistance
Sep 27, 2011 5:42 PM: If you want a stronger neck and to develop a steel jaw, for anybody who is in Mma, boxing or Thai Sawadee. Back In Thailand traditionally what we used to do was to get a dumbbell and tie a rope, cloth, shirt around it then grip the ends of the knot with our mouth as hard as we could, whilst standing,...+See More
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Jul 24, 2011 2:56 PM: I will have to try this tomorrow!
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Feb 14, 2011 5:23 PM: There is a harness that one can use. It fits over your head like a hat, but there are leather straps that hang down on either side of the head with D rings. These have a chain attached so that either plates can be attached to it, or attach it to a cable station. I've used one for years for a 21"...+See More
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Dec 24, 2010 4:48 PM: Great Workout!!
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Tip: Lying Face Down Plate Neck Resistance
Aug 18, 2010 9:10 AM: There is a neck exercise device called the NeckSring (www.neck.homestead.com)
that provides the same effect as this exercise. It does NOT require using any
weights and neck resistance can be easily adjusted by the desired stiffness from
a torsion spring. The NeckSpring is safer...+See More
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Jun 24, 2010 12:47 PM: This was a great workout. Felt improvement almost immediately
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Jun 6, 2010 12:51 PM: nice
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Jun 2, 2010 9:46 PM: In my opinion this exercise look better than the old one.
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Feb 5, 2010 10:13 PM: Also can be done by alternating your hands, gripping the plate with one hand at a time. The free hand either touching the floor or grabbing the underside of the bench. At the top of the movement, don't forget to arch your back up high, extending as high as you can go. use a towel to wrap the plate for...+See More