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Moving tongue to the back to prime explosive back strength?
Supposedly putting the tongue on the roof of the mouth activates the trigeminal nerve which causes your neck muscles to stiffen and stabilize the neck.
There was a study published in 2014 that turned ...
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Moving tongue to the back to prime explosive back strength?
Could someone explain the logic behind this advice?
It's safe to assume that there is none.
It seems quite absurd to me that the tongue position has anything to do with how well back muscles are ...
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