exactly. Donīt see it now but some years ago i saw some stupid shit in the gym. wrestlers bridge tops the list.
I can't decide if it's the compressive aspect that's bad, but I'm inclined to think no since the Natiinal Geographic chick with the 2 week old party balloon titties carries that giant clay jug of water on her head back and forth every day since Sally Struthers dug that well for her. You could probably train extensions against a load on the top of your head. "E.T.s" Then you'd have to do Reverse ETs where you're hanging from a rope, or inverted with plates tied to your head, and pull your head back down 3/8". I just don't tho.
I liked the AthleanX vid where he says don't bridge because it's a "closed chain exercise" even tho it doesn't sound like the whole story to me. Plenty of shit loads joints and the joints have nowhere to go. Bridging seems to me like it would invite conspiring factors like fatigue, realignment of joints already compressed by force from one direction to accomodate force from another direction as you walk it around or roll back down, and the fact that it's just not a big, skookum assembly like a hip joint.
I bet we could find plenty of grapplers who would insist there's no substitute but since Abu Dhabi won't be extending me an invitation to compete anytime soon, I'm good with being a pussy about it even tho I actually own mats now.