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Title: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: alexxx on March 28, 2006, 09:16:49 PM
I need to bring up my neck since it is a measly 16 inches. What exercises do I do for it? I read that Steve Reeves used to do something to make his neck bigger, anyone know what it was?
Title: Re: HOW CAN I TRAIN MY NECK??
Post by: steelballs on March 28, 2006, 09:20:09 PM
You could try pulling it out from your ass  ;D
Title: Re: HOW CAN I TRAIN MY NECK??
Post by: Bast175 on March 28, 2006, 09:20:12 PM
What do you think?  What do the neck muscles do?  They cause your neck to go up and down.

You would do this and the work the other front side by having the weight on the back instead of the front.

(http://www.monstersupplements.com/images/maximuscle%20neck%20sling.jpg)
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: SLYY on March 28, 2006, 09:21:21 PM
 Alex is huge.....he should not get any bigger....
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: Sir William Idol on March 28, 2006, 09:39:20 PM
im glad to see that my post calling out your pencil neck has sunken in. 



brutal insecurity
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: fathead on March 28, 2006, 09:41:07 PM
who does that? squat, deadlift, row and shrug................
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: onlyme on March 28, 2006, 09:47:11 PM
When you are in your favorite position have your boyfriend hold your head harder while you are pleasing him.  That will build that neck up to the same size as his.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2006, 10:14:47 PM
Neck muscle is the sign of a true BBer.

I like to wrap a rope around my neck in a nooselike fashion.  I tie it over a tree branch or door jam.  Then I flex my neck and kick the stool away.  After a few minutes of flexing hard, my neck muscles are stiff and rigid, primed for growth.




PS... if you try this, you're probably stupid enough to deserve death.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: weedoutheweak on March 28, 2006, 10:16:45 PM
very funny responses in this thread.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: dukebrown on March 28, 2006, 10:54:54 PM
listen to Rap music and get someone to tie your arms to your side to isolate the neck.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: ToxicAvenger on March 28, 2006, 11:25:16 PM
http://www.prowriststraps.com/head_harness_weight_lifting1


remember you'r getting advice on neck training from a 150lb dood...sigh...noobs...

buy the leather 1..the nylon slips..i've tried both in days of yore..
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: ARMZ on March 28, 2006, 11:27:04 PM
Neck muscle is the sign of a true BBer.

I like to wrap a rope around my neck in a nooselike fashion.  I tie it over a tree branch or door jam.  Then I flex my neck and kick the stool away.  After a few minutes of flexing hard, my neck muscles are stiff and rigid, primed for growth.




PS... if you try this, you're probably stupid enough to deserve death.




I knew a guy that would do this. He said it would help him in his no rules fighting from not being able to get choked out..  
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: will938 on March 29, 2006, 02:42:50 AM
240!! you beat me to it! I was gonna suggest the same routine to him as well ;D
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: phyxsius on March 29, 2006, 02:50:15 AM
Headbanging!!
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: rocket on March 29, 2006, 02:51:31 AM
Follow the ancient arts of Mower
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: JasonH on March 29, 2006, 03:23:26 AM
Are you insane? - Neck size is indirectly the result of doing heavy power movements like deadlifts, barbell shrugs, rows etc. Why the hell do you want to increase the size of your neck when it is blatantly obvious the rest of you is completely lagging. Me thinks you don't like hard work.

Sorry to state the obvious but someone needs to give this clown a simple straight answer instead of telling him to commit suicide. Sometime I think you people want to be ridiculed.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: natural al on March 29, 2006, 04:07:05 AM
you could always learn to bridge like they do in wrestling, my neck is pretty damn big and I have never really worked it but I did alot of bridging in high school during wrestling practice.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on March 29, 2006, 05:01:55 AM
Listen to the Rollins Band. your neck will grow by osmosis
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: JPM on March 29, 2006, 08:43:23 AM
Probably the best all around exercise for the neck is the wrestler's bridge, which N-al suggested. You can do this movement 360 degrees if you like. And you don't have to buy any equipment. Once advanced, try holding a BB/DB overhead as you bridge from the lying on the back position. Very heavy weights can be worked up to. DL's, pulls, shrugs, etc can affect the neck but is limited to full development. The neck is usually easy to develop in most men.

Can also use a towel around the head (again 360 degree angles if you wish) and have a training Bud apply resistence as the neck goes through it's rom(s). Very affective this way. Some guy's will do this as a strength building exercise before they attempt any kind of bridges. Can also hold the towel yourself if that's your only option but it can be a little limiting for max development.

Those headstraps all work very well for deveoplnent and a few gym's may have they laying around. Can use BB plates or hook the strap up to a cable machine and get resistence that way. The last option would be to buy one for yourself and use it at home or take to the gym with you.

The Pro's and other top BB'ers always seen to have a lagging development of their necks. A large, muscular neck will set you apart from just an average trainee and give the appearance of strength and power of a real athlete. On the negative side, a over developed neck (and traps) can take away from the illusion of broad shoulders and the flow of the shoulder line, if your a serious BB'er. Balance would be the key here. Good Luck.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: triple_pickle on March 29, 2006, 11:04:16 AM
alexxx, remember that in order to look proportionate, neck and arms should be around the same size.  i would first bring up those 14-inch pythons of yours to decent size before venturing into any neck exercises.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: alexxx on March 29, 2006, 11:45:35 AM
My arms and calves are both 18 inches, my neck is 16. Eventually I am going to bring them up to 20 inches each naturally.

thanks for the advices everyone.. but it just looks stupid if a guy wears that mess on their heads in the gym... the gonna send him to the mental institude or thee x board...
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: SLYY on March 29, 2006, 01:00:50 PM
My arms and calves are both 18 inches, my neck is 16. Eventually I am going to bring them up to 20 inches each naturally.

Can I use your measuring tape?  If your arms are 18 inches, mine must be at least 25!
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: alexxx on March 29, 2006, 01:02:24 PM
Can I use your measuring tape?  If your arms are 18 inches, mine must be at least 25!

they where 17 1/2 inches cold. My peaks are high so it gives the illusion of bigger arms. I think they are back to 18 cold. If I pump them then they will be around 19?
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: triple_pickle on March 29, 2006, 01:31:02 PM
they where 17 1/2 inches cold. My peaks are high so it gives the illusion of bigger arms. I think they are back to 18 cold. If I pump them then they will be around 19?

hahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahah!!!
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: newdumbell303 on March 29, 2006, 02:51:52 PM
they where 17 1/2 inches cold. My peaks are high so it gives the illusion of bigger arms. I think they are back to 18 cold. If I pump them then they will be around 19?

peaks are high? your biceps are horrible though have you looked at your pics lately? or werent you flexing  ::)
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: alexxx on March 29, 2006, 05:32:13 PM
peaks are high? your biceps are horrible though have you looked at your pics lately? or werent you flexing  ::)

CT is a terrible photographer! He needs some crash courses in men's anatomy 101 plus a couple hundred hours of art classes!
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: newdumbell303 on March 29, 2006, 08:55:52 PM
CT is a terrible photographer! He needs some crash courses in men's anatomy 101 plus a couple hundred hours of art classes!

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/xtweak05/Alex.jpg)

are you serious?

your bicep peak is horrible, that angle actually gives you a higher peak too.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: alexxx on March 29, 2006, 09:01:45 PM
First of all I didn't pump up. Second the angle is terrible. Third I need to practice posing. But call me Mr. Montreal from now on!
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: newdumbell303 on March 29, 2006, 10:37:52 PM
First of all I didn't pump up. Second the angle is terrible. Third I need to practice posing. But call me Mr. Montreal from now on!

what a tool
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: alexxx on March 30, 2006, 09:07:38 AM
what a tool

Speaking of tools, you should get the one stuck in your ass removed!
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: blondmusclhunk on April 10, 2006, 10:46:02 AM
I still don't see how they could be anywhere near 18?? unless your way tall or something.  Id still be intrested in your height weight?
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: GET_BIGGER on April 10, 2006, 10:51:24 AM
Those are in no way 18's.  I would guess MAYBE 15's........

with a pump
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: blondmusclhunk on April 10, 2006, 10:53:42 AM
That would be my guess too.  And looking at that picture i have a feeling that was taken right after a workout????  And everyone looks a little bigger after a workout. too.  So im wondering :-\
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: MidniteRambo on April 11, 2006, 01:51:15 PM
Ditto what someone else said earlier about bridging.  Look at any college level wrestler and you'll see necks which are more developed than a fair number of pro bodybuilders.
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: blondmusclhunk on April 11, 2006, 02:57:50 PM
definately bridgeging
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: Sir William Idol on April 11, 2006, 04:05:07 PM
ok "blondmusclhunk" hahhahahahahah oh brother what a name!  hhahahah


i bet when blondmusclhunk goes out on a friday night he hits the drugstore first and orders a box of Magnum condoms and winks at the the guy behind the counter...then he adds a package of rubber bands to the cart!   ahahha, gayer than ordering a pink bellini, duck patte,and a strawberry shortcake at a french bistro in the heart of the castro!!!!!!
Title: Re: HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR NECK??
Post by: blondmusclhunk on April 12, 2006, 09:33:41 AM
Well thanks for the complement "Sir William"  Sounds like a gay leather man to me.  And if a gay guy does check me out i take it as a complement dude.  Im comfortable enough with my sexuality that a gay guy wouldnt make me question my sexuality bro.  Besides how do you know all about Castro??? haha.