Author Topic: does anyone train neck? (Read 2012 times)

Rimbaud · « **Reply #1 on:** October 13, 2007, 04:58:22 PM »

No. My necks big enough as it is.

Deadpool · « **Reply #2 on:** October 13, 2007, 05:06:08 PM »

I used to for rugby.

Rimbaud · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2007, 05:17:12 PM »

Quote from: Medford on October 13, 2007, 05:06:08 PM

I used to for rugby.

Well then I could see why you'd need a strong neck. Shit my neck has grown 1.5 inches in the last eight year just through training back & shoulders.

BFP · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2007, 09:08:48 PM »

I do neck. Helps with the jack

Jason

Bluto · « **Reply #5 on:** October 15, 2007, 06:26:21 AM »

yes i train neck separately and i use a harness like that pictured along with other excercises

might not do so much to the width but its good for functional strength and staying out of injuries

wes · « **Reply #6 on:** October 16, 2007, 03:40:19 PM »

At my gym they have a Nautilus 4-Way Neck Machine.......great machine.

I don`t train neck as often as I used to because it grew fast.......just some light stuff here and there these days.

Bluto · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2007, 04:17:55 AM »

Quote from: wes on October 16, 2007, 03:40:19 PM

At my gym they have a Nautilus 4-Way Neck Machine.......great machine.

I don`t train neck as often as I used to because it grew fast.......just some light stuff here and there these days.

ive only seen that machine once... i wish my gym had it

wes · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2007, 01:33:22 PM »

It`s an awesome machine dude!

wes · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2007, 01:34:56 PM »

For the front of the neck,lie on a flat bench with your head hanging off one end........place a folded towel on your forehead with a 25-45 pound plate on it...............hold the plate and towel of course with your hands...........lowerr and raise neck for the desired amount of repetitions.

Bluto · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2007, 06:42:18 PM »

front is easy

sides is more difficult

wes · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2007, 06:55:53 PM »

Yup...........patner applied resistance works OK,but not the greatest...............c an use a towel to apply resistance also.

PANDAEMONIUM · « **Reply #12 on:** October 18, 2007, 10:43:58 AM »

Quote from: wes on October 17, 2007, 01:34:56 PM

For the front of the neck,lie on a flat bench with your head hanging off one end........place a folded towel on your forehead with a 25-45 pound plate on it...............hold the plate and towel of course with your hands...........lowerr and raise neck for the desired amount of repetitions.

I dunno man, after visiting the chiro a while back a few times, and learning about how brittle the neck really is, I'd never do any direct neck work. My neck is a hair under 20.5 in and I've never done direct neck work. I think DLs and any explosive exercise (e.g. cleans) is enough to build a solid neck...

JackCheze · « **Reply #13 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:43:48 PM »

never worked my neck directly out but it got big enough from other stuff (I'm naturally thick through the shoulders and neck). But, I had a blown disc in my neck I had surgically corrected about a year and a half ago, and my neck stayed thick but I've lost mobility and have arthritis and junk in it now.

Be real careful.... neck injuries are a bitch

Geo · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2007, 05:38:43 PM »

Quote from: Medford on October 13, 2007, 04:40:51 PM

does anyone train neck?

we had a 4 way neck machine (hammer strength) at one of the gyms I was going to a couple years ago and they took it out saying something about liability issue...

found one at the second gym I joined and found out why they took it out at my primary gym...

tweaked the living shit out of my neck and never thought about fuckin with my neck again !

BFP · « **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2007, 07:59:20 PM »

Quote from: Geo on October 18, 2007, 05:38:43 PM

we had a 4 way neck machine (hammer strength) at one of the gyms I was going to a couple years ago and they took it out saying something about liability issue...

found one at the second gym I joined and found out why they took it out at my primary gym...

tweaked the living shit out of my neck and never thought about fuckin with my neck again !

Hammer strengthneck machine is horrific. Never hurt myself on it, but I never used it more than once.

Jason

Geo · « **Reply #16 on:** October 18, 2007, 10:39:15 PM »

Quote from: Jason Pegg on October 18, 2007, 07:59:20 PM

Hammer strengthneck machine is horrific. Never hurt myself on it, but I never used it more than once.

Jason

i used to go to the gym that had it on monday mornings and Bill Goldberg would be in there ocasionally...the guy would have 4-5 plates on that thing and would be reppin out on that thing like a mad man...

I tweaked the shit out of my neck with maybe 2

wes · « **Reply #17 on:** October 19, 2007, 02:49:33 AM »

Gotta` start out light and go with slow and controlled movements..........no herky jerky shit or you`ll pay for it later.

Having a strong neck can save your life in some instances but don`t expect or try to use 405 pounds when you train it...............lot different than most bodyparts and going heavy at all should not be done unless you have worked up to a lot of weight over time.

Higher reps and no momentum is the best way to train neck !!

Bluto · « **Reply #18 on:** October 19, 2007, 03:22:38 AM »

yeah need to be careful with the neck, thats why i dont recommend bridges and the stuff wrestlers do to beginners.
someone just starting out resistance from a partner with his hands will be enough or use a towel

i do believe it's a good thing to train though, if you take a punch it's the neck, if you get whiplash in a car accident good to have a strong neck etc

cons might be you'll have harder time getting a shirt to fit

D-bol · « **Reply #19 on:** November 06, 2007, 06:15:28 AM »

u train neck partially with traps
otherwise there is a great exercise that worked for me which is reverse neck curl
basically just a towal on a forehead and a 5-10 kg weight...lay on the flat bench so that your head is hanging freely and curl down and back up to initial position...i think this one was in muscle&fitness few years ago...it works the two front neck muscles really well - don't need to go heavy - it works just as great with high reps

Emmortal · « **Reply #20 on:** November 07, 2007, 04:40:32 PM »

Yea they have the 4-way neck machine at the Golds in Venice Beach where I work out, it's nice, but I only use it once a month or so because my neck gets big easily.

Bluto · « **Reply #21 on:** November 07, 2007, 05:04:44 PM »

Quote from: Emmortal on November 07, 2007, 04:40:32 PM

Yea they have the 4-way neck machine at the Golds in Venice Beach where I work out, it's nice, but I only use it once a month or so because my neck gets big easily.

a neck can never be too big