Neck front pull down vs Neck back pull down

The difference between the front pull-down of the neck and the back pull-down of the neck! Why is the back pull-down of the neck a dangerous action?

　　Sitting pull-down is one of the classic movements to exercise back muscles. In normal training, it is divided into premenstrual pull-down and back pull-down.

　　You can regard these two as twin movements, because the difference is very small. The same action is just a face-to-back pull-down machine and the other back-to-back pull-down machine.

　　The sitting neck a front pull-down is a perfect back training action. It is an indispensable movement in back exercise!

　　But its twin brother - the back of the neck pull-down is considered a dangerous action!

　　Why?

　　The seemingly small difference has caused a lot of controversy! Why is the back of the neck pull-down considered a dangerous action!

　　Back of the neck pull-down: It is ranked fourth among the top ten easily injured movements of bodybuilding

　　Many people like the back of the neck equipment pull-down because it can squeeze the trapezoid muscle more significantly. Unfortunately, this also means a large Squeeze the shoulder and elbow joints. I know a fitness practitioner. He feels pain in his shoulder every time he practices pulling the neck back, but he has not stopped practicing. Unfortunately, his persistence in bodybuilding has not brought him good luck. Not long ago, he had shoulder joint surgery

　　When pulling the neck back, many friends like to lower their heads, which is very harmful to their cervical spine, so please choose carefully.

　　If I were asked to evaluate the three pulling methods, I would say that if I practice pulling the neck front, I will be happy to pull up. Hold the point, pull the back of the neck, it is best to stay away from it.

　　This action is more risky and less effective than pulling the neck out of the front of the neck: "When doing pulling the neck out of the neck, you should do pull the neck out of the front of the neck, because the lats dorsi starts in the back of the waist. Doing so will also reduce the possibility of trolley muscle injury."

　However: Some fitness workers firmly believe that pulling the back of the neck can increase the width of the lats dorsi. If you want to do these movements, you should use light weight and only do it occasionally.

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