Seated Back Supported Head Harness Low Pulley Neck Resistance
Page (book)
p. 385
Exercise order on page
1
Hypertrophy score
69 / 100 — Grade B
Body part: Neck · Muscle group: Sternocleidomastoid, scalenes · Equipment: head harness, low pulley, back support
Why this exercise
Best-scoring neck exercise in the database. Head harness distributes the cable pull across the skull while back support isolates the neck musculature from trunk compensation. The 4:1 lever ratio means light cable loads create meaningful neck tension.
Best-scoring neck exercise (69/B) — top of the neck category; the harness + cable combination provides controlled, progressive loading.
4:1 lever ratio — the neck muscles insert close to the skull pivot point; the cable pulls from a distance, creating internal tension from light loads.
Back support isolates neck — prevents trunk flexion from substituting for neck flexion.
Placed last as the session closer — neck work requires low volume and steady progression.