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# Neck bridge
> Novice · Static · Bilateral. Strength, flexibility
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| **Difficulty** | Novice |
| **Velocity** | Static |
| **Symmetry** | Bilateral |
| **Athlete** | Louis |
| **Video length** | 15 s |
## Technique
1. Lie on your back, with the knees bent and the feet close to your buttocks.
2. Place your palms down on either side of your head, with the fingers pointing towards the feet.
3. Push on your hands and feet to lift your hips up and place the crown of your head between your hands.
4. Shift your weight to your head and slowly lift both hands of the ground, so that only your feet and head are in contact with the ground.
## Muscles
Strength
- Spine
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Hip adductors
* Sternocleidomastoid
* Longus capitis
* Rectus capitis anterior
* Longus colli
* Semispinalis capitis
* Splenius
* Rectus capitis posterior major
* Rectus capitis posterior minor
* Obliquus capitis superior
* Longissimus cervicis
* Longissimus capitis
* Upper trapezius
* Obliquus capitis inferior
* Spinalis thoracis
* Longissimus thoracis
* Iliocostalis
* Gluteus maximus
* Semitendinosus
* Semimembranosus
* Biceps femoris (long)
## Equipment
## Appears in
## Progressions
Intermediate
Novice
Novice
Beginner
Novice
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
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