Neck Strain

[pennybear09]

I've been lifting more in the last few weeks, but in the past few days I've noticed some muscle in my neck pulling when doing chest presses or flys. I had a clear view to the mirrors today and could clearly see the lines popping out of my neck and it was painful enough that I stopped. It's not all the time and I don't feel as though the weight I'm lifting is too heavy (I even tried to up it today but found I wasn't quite there), so is it possible that this might be due to my form?

 

[maleficent]

more than likely its your form that's the problem...

Forget about trying to lift the heaviest weight possible -start with a lower number that you can manage with ease and work on perfecting your form -then and only then - add weight...