neck exercises & stretches

[Miranda]

Miranda......

You might be interested in this book: The Anatomy of Stretching, by Brad Walker. (http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Stretc.../dp/1556435967)

I'm incredibly tight from the neck down from too much time at the computer for work, plus cycling. I do yoga, but decided recently that I really wanted to learn more about stretching---particularly stretches that target neck, shoulder and back pain. So far, I'm finding Walker's book to be a huge help, in part because the detailed drawings highlight which muscles are getting stretched. There's probably a lot of similar info for free on the Internet, but I like having it all between two covers and well-illustrated. Walker even tells you which stretches are most useful for which sports.

Good luck! I'll be interested to hear what some of our veteran TE'ers have to suggest to help you out.

Thx for that great link! I'm all game on adding to my "bike related book library".

I know during the winter, Terry had some vid featured on their web site: yoga for roadies... that some TE peeps talked about.

I *think* the muscle that runs horizontal across the upper back below the neck is the trapezius... that does the main job of holding our heads up while cycling. Mine is not tired all the way down the center of my back. It's right at the tops. Like right where someone would give you a good shoulder with both hands standing behind your back.

I'm sure I've lost some strength from ditching my weight routine. But, any new exercises to help would be welcome as well.