The Bridge!

Tom Yum · 03-12-2005, 10:47 PM

Neck bridges are very popular in the grappling world, but also used by the stand up crowd as well. If you don't know what one is, its an excercise performed with the feet and head touching the ground. The forward bridge has your back up in the air, feet planted and head planted and you roll front to back, side and around. The back bridge has your belly up, feet planted and head planted. Same idea.

DON'T PRACTICE THIS AT HOME WITHOUT A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR.

The idea behind bridging is to strengthen the neck so that the head absorbs less shock during impact.

Advantages: IT WORKS!! I got accidentally elbowed pretty hard during a training session. While the spot was sensitive to the touch, I was still up and fighting. I've also butted heads pretty hard while working inside stuff and have been able to shrug it off without getting rocked like I used to.

Disadvantages: I have been told that bridging puts strain on certain parts of your spine and decreases the flexibility of certain disks, so if you are medically or sports-anatomy trained feel free to elaborate.

**HtTKar** · 03-13-2005, 12:53 AM

Common football exercise. We used to have to do these all the time to prevent concussions. We never wasted time doing exercises that dont work. Yeah, bridges should be done by everyone when preparing for full-contact. You just cant risk a broken neck or a concussion.

Enzo566 · 03-14-2005, 09:30 PM

always feels like im ripping out my hair when doing it thats all.....

03-12-2005, 10:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,220 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Bridge! Neck bridges are very popular in the grappling world, but also used by the stand up crowd as well. If you don't know what one is, its an excercise performed with the feet and head touching the ground. The forward bridge has your back up in the air, feet planted and head planted and you roll front to back, side and around. The back bridge has your belly up, feet planted and head planted. Same idea. DON'T PRACTICE THIS AT HOME WITHOUT A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR. The idea behind bridging is to strengthen the neck so that the head absorbs less shock during impact. Advantages: IT WORKS!! I got accidentally elbowed pretty hard during a training session. While the spot was sensitive to the touch, I was still up and fighting. I've also butted heads pretty hard while working inside stuff and have been able to shrug it off without getting rocked like I used to. Disadvantages: I have been told that bridging puts strain on certain parts of your spine and decreases the flexibility of certain disks, so if you are medically or sports-anatomy trained feel free to elaborate. __________________ The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. Slow is fast; fast is slow. Love it, leave it or fix it.

03-13-2005, 12:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
HtTKar Premiere Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Outer limits Posts: 1,089 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Common football exercise. We used to have to do these all the time to prevent concussions. We never wasted time doing exercises that dont work. Yeah, bridges should be done by everyone when preparing for full-contact. You just cant risk a broken neck or a concussion. __________________ "The harder you train, the harder it is to surrender" (Vince Lombardi)

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03-14-2005, 09:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Enzo566 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 125 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	always feels like im ripping out my hair when doing it thats all.....

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