I stood in front of a mirror and put my hands and arms about where they should be when I'm in a headstand, with the elbows at 90 degrees, hands just outside shoulder width, upper arms about 90 degrees from the torso. The imaginary triangle between hands and head didn't look equilateral at all; quite a bit more flattened than that.
I then tried practicing the Inverted Leg Raise progression with this new hand positioning. I did feel like I had much better leverage for pressing harder through my hands, and thus noticeably reducing the pressure on the top of the head. I then realized that "rocking forward", per the Step One instructions from the tutorial, wasn't just pushing down towards my toes to push the legs towards my head - it's actually pulling my butt forward so that it stacks over my torso and head.
Performance in the other exercises were pretty much the same as the first session.
The day after, I didn't feel the same neck soreness as I felt Tuesday (day after first session). I did go through the sitting neck exercises from this routine, however.
I also tried GMB's Muay Thai Mobility Routine, which I'd previously put off because I'm not a Muay Thai player. However, the article promises benefits for those who practice any movements that require balancing on one leg while extending the other - and Taijiquan definitely qualifies.
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