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Neck & Upper Back T
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Phase 4 · Strength and endurance · Session T

Resist the turn.
Resist the tilt.
All four directions.

Neck strength in every plane, with carries and high-rep blade work behind it.

  • Tsession
  • P4Strength
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Neck strength and concussion

Greater neck strength is associated with lower head-impact forces in sport, which is part of why it is worth training.

Carries train the whole chain

Walking with load trains the neck, blade, grip and trunk at once, in the upright position life uses.

Stress lives in the shoulders

Psychological load raises resting activity in the upper trapezius. Training and recovery both matter.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · a neck that carries the day

A

Sideways

Resisted side flexion + resisted rotation
A1

Towel-resisted side flexion

60 s · slow reps

Towel over the side of the head; tilt the ear toward the shoulder against it and return.

Easier less tension  ·  Harder more tension

R1R2—
A2

Loaded rotation reps

12/side · ×2

Hand on the side of the forehead; turn against steady resistance, three seconds back.

Easier less resistance  ·  Harder more resistance

R1R2
B

Carry

Suitcase carry + waiter's walk
B1

Suitcase carry

60 s · steps to beat

One heavy bag; walk tall without tipping the head or dropping the shoulder.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2—
B2

Waiter's walk

3 × 20 s · ×2

One bag locked overhead; walk tall with the ribs down and the neck long.

Easier hold at the shoulder  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2
C

Volume

Retraction reps + wall slide endurance
C1

High-rep scapular retraction

60 s · slow reps

Squeeze the blades for one second and release, for the whole minute — count clean reps.

Easier smaller range  ·  Harder hold two seconds

R1R2—
C2

Wall slide endurance set

20 reps · ×2

Twenty clean wall slides with the wrists never leaving the wall.

Easier fewer reps  ·  Harder slower

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Neck strength is trainable and it reduces neck pain and headache days. This phase is where it is built.
  2. Resisted neck work is slow and steady — never fast, never to a hard end range.
  3. Endurance is the quality that fails at a desk. That is why the sets get long.
  4. Carries load the neck, blade and grip upright, exactly as life does.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Towel-resisted side flexionslow reps in 60 s —
A2Loaded rotation reps12/side
B1Suitcase carrysteps in 60 s —
B2Waiter's walk3 × 20 s
C1High-rep scapular retractionslow reps in 60 s —
C2Wall slide endurance set20 reps
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TE-12-NECK-T