When it comes to the exercise called bridging,
you’ll find it to be an art, a science and one helluva
workout.
There are many variations of the bridge – and the one
I’m most famous for teaching is the”wrestler’s bridge” –
sometimes erroneously referred to as a “neck bridge.”
Calling this wonderful total body exercise a “neck
bridge” makes about as much sense as calling pushups
“wrist benders.”
When you do a wrestler’s bridge correctly you are using
your lower back, abdominals, hips, buttocks, legs and
diaphragm MORE than your neck. So you have to be an
idiot to call it a “neck bridge.”
Not only that but bridging is one of the all-time best
exercises for eliminating lower back pain. How could
this be if it was all about the neck.
Yes, there are a few people who bash the bridge – but
their bashing comes from ignorance rather than real
world science. Those who slam bridging don’t know how
to do a bridge correctly – and they really don’t want to
because they have something else to sell you, like a
ridiculous neck machine, neck harness or another
neck routine. It’s all bunk and junk compared to the
overall benefits of bridging – along with the other neck
and back exercises I teach in Combat Conditioning.
Bridging helps eliminate back pain for many reasons –
foremost of which is the fact that it simultaneously
stretches and strengthens the muscles of the back
and core while giving the spine a much needed
arch.
The very act of sitting causes the vertebrae to compress –
so each time you bridge, even if over a ball, you relieve
pressure from the spine and increase energy throughout
the entire system. Your spine is the electrical switch for
the entire body – so anytime you work on increasing
flexibility in the spine via bridging – you light your
body from within.
Your internal organs, spine, brain and muscles benefit.
And when combined with deep breathing, chi flow
throughout all the body’s meridians expands. This
also accounts for the “glow” and peace of mind you
will feel after holding for three minutes. Your body
and mind have been joined – at the hip, spine and
core.
If you’d like to know even more on the Science of Bridging,
you’ll find it in the April edition of the Matt Furey Inner
Circle package. Top orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Bill Stillwell,
uses x-rays of the cervical vertebrae to explain the science
of this wonderful exercise.
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shocked when you see how easy it can be.
Matt Furey
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