Know any neck routines?

[BigSwole84]

I need to add size to my neck in a big way. can anyone give me some pointers??? I know deadlifts and shruggs help but is there any good exercises i dont know about? I am rather new so im still learning. Anyways, i want a HUGE neck, can anyone help????

 

[KillahBee]

Any exercise that works the lats. Deadlifts work for me, lat pulldowns are good, like you said shrugs, side and front DB raises also work for me.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Bridges and neck flexion and extension lifts (lying down with a plate on your forehead, or back of your head, then lifting slowly).

 

[ippon]

Yeah, you'll notice a huge difference by adding bridges. Make sure you get the technique right tho.. try to pull up some pictures or something before you give them a whirl.

 

[psychedout]

Bridges and neck flexion and extension lifts (lying down with a plate on your forehead, or back of your head, then lifting slowly).

Would this be possible to do without a training partner?

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Definitely. I do them all the time.

 

[Cookie Monger]

This has worked for me for the past several years but you will need a workout partner. I use my wife to spot me:

Three times a week:
I sit in a chair and my wife sits directly across from me in another chair, facing eachother.
While keeping quiet, I let my wife speak.
I sit there and nod my head up and down.
Ocassionally, I say "Yes honey" to affirm that I am listening to her every word.
This exercise gets progressively harder, but continue to complete failure.
Your head may become softer with time but your will and patience will get stronger, as will your neck.
Your significant other will grow a bigger head.
Studies conclude that this workout is good for the heart and will almost guarantee a partner for life.
NOTE: Resist the temptation to move your head from side to side as this will lead to premature failure, resulting in the need to seek a new partner.

 

[ippon]

Haha, nice post CM. I knew wives had to be good for something.

 

[WalkingBeast]

Deadlifts seem to help alot. My traps have always been big, even before I had much size at all. But my actual neck was always real skinny like the rest of me. Deadlifts seem to have given me a thicker neck. Its at 18" last time I measured, with my head tilted back. A long time ago I used to use this neck machine, but I dont think it did much overall. You can also buy one of those neck harnesses that you strap a weight onto. That should help also.

 

[ippon]

Right on with the deadlifts.. Heavy power cleans, too. You never see an olympic lifter with a skinny neck.

 

[onerepmaximum]

Are you talking about traps or neck? We used to do some things in wrestling for our neck. We would lie on our back on the mat and get into the bridge position and roll forward as far as possible. Eventually our nose could go to the mat. We would also roll side to side. This is a pretty tough thing to do and if you aren't careful, you could maybe hurt yourself. If you can't do it slow and in control then don't do them. You can also lie flat on your back and raise your head off the floor/mat and nod your head like you are saying "yes" about 50 times, then shake your head like you are saying "no" 50 times. Make sure you go fairly slow and do a full range of motion. I have seen a neck machine before but it has been a long time and I'm not sure if they still make them. You could get creative with the cable machines at your gym (if you go to a gym) and devise a way to add resistance to your basic neck movements.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Bridges, buddy? "Bridge" position.

 

[Cookie Monger]

We used to do those bridges when I played HS football. The good thing was we did them with the helmets on, it gives good protection to the scull. I had a neck wider than my head. Those were the days.