I don't know exactly. There is a workout I do from time to time and there are a few sets of neckbridges for 30 sec. each. During a session I guess maybe 100 - 120. roughly... But I trained for this for years.. So be careful.
Depends on how you did them and how you prepared for it. It isn't a pointless exercise, in fact it can teach you a number of things - especially that, depending on how you position your feet, legs etc., you can reduce the impact to a minimum by bringing the knees waaay over the toes (basically the opposite of what you want in a suplex). Also, historically speaking, doing it without extra weight is pretty basic. Some wrestling traditions have taken the exercise to the extreme, I think John Jesse (Wrestling Physical Conditioning Encyclopedia) mentions a Turkish featherweight (!) that did it with a 235 lbs barbell after cleaning it...
I'd say it depends - if you wrestle, then you'll have to be able to do them without the hands, even with a partner sitting on top of you, or you won't be able to use the bridge to it's full tactical potential and avoid being pinned. See here at 09:10:
simplexstrong.com
By the way, here's a legendary example of the bridge being used in a wrestling match - Pasquale Passarelli holding the bridge for 83 seconds in the 1984 Olympic final in order to secure his victory.
As a side note, Passarelli wrestled for the same team as my Greco coach (the latter was still a kid at the time, though) in Nürnberg. My coach has always been a firm believer in lots of bridging, and he likes to quote Passarelli as saying "A good wrestler needs to be a good gymnast." ("Ein guter Ringer muss ein guter Turner sein."). Passarelli was famous for being able to twist in the air when being thrown and completly messing up the throw that way, usually landing on top of his opponent and in control.
He later went to prison for a number of years for doing an armed heist of some sort - which could be seen as evidence that at least in Germany, not only does crime not pay, but wrestling pays worse
He would not be able to make it to the youtube influencers club.
I would do GGP as "morning recharge: Sun Salutation 10 mins, Hindu pushups, Hindu squats, and bridges - reps = your age (squats - double), divided into as many sets as needed, foe health. NW - as usual, for strength. I would add some swings/snatches (2x a week), or barbell deadlifts (1x/week).
Just as an “observer” as soon as you can keep it consistent, I believe you have a solid program currently. I look forward to get answer of your question from an expert. What is MHP? By the way?
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