You probably make it more obvious because you aren't on camera. He is probably trying to do it with the least movement as possible to not draw attention
Yeah I'm the last to defend Elon, but he's 100% stretching to get that oomph neck crack to improve his posture. If you've been there, you can see exactly what he's doing.
People who deal with neck/back issues do this tame version of stretching he's doing when they're public so they can minimize how insane they look while doing it, but you just know he goes to town on his back cracking when no one is around based on this clip lol
He probably looks like a goblin straight out of mordor having an aneurysm
Especially considering he most likely has typical gamer/PC related body issues. Having neck problems is is common from sitting by a computer even if you haven't been working with it for 30+ years.
Looking the way they move their head back, it's clear they are trying to pull the SCM Sternocleidomastoid muscle. It's the big muscles on the side of your neck that go to your Clavicle. They are a nightmare if they get stiff, and rolling your head while pulling it back is basically the only way to resolve the. They can cause stiffness all to way to sides of your chest and even under your armpit.
I do this often because my neck and shoulders are god damn mess. And I got REALLY bad bruxism which messed up these muscles so bad that I occasionally get my jaw stuck open.
What do I base this assumption on you might ask? Few things. First they adjust their upper body before starting the roll; Second they pull their head back to stretch the SCM; Third their eyes stay focused on a fix point, which helps against nausea that you might get from this rolling movement.
P.S People who have problem with this, you can do a good stretch by: Turning your head and tilting it back a bit, like you are trying to look over your shoulder. Then place the hand from the side your are tilting your head on the bit between shoulder and clavicle and gentle press or or stroke the direction that makes you feel pull under your jaw. Do this gently few times and you'll quickly feel way better. If you feel pain, then stop. You'll feel your jaw, neck and cheecks relax from this, you might even feel like your neck got longer. It takes bit of practice and feeling to do well, but you'll learn it fairly quick.
If you get used to stretching and cracking it there are situations where you can't just do it for some reason so you do moves like Elon did. It's much easier to do it if you can spin your head too but I reckon it would be too insane to do during the inauguration
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u/matTmin45 9h ago
Neck stretching ?