Neck training

[steveg]

Anyone know any really good ways to thicken the 'trunk' of your neck. How to really widen it out.

Will blasting on deadlifts do it? Heavy shrugs are blowing my traps out but I want to beef out the neck.

Anyone?

Thanks

-G

 

[edgecrusher]

You would probably benefit from a neck harness. If you can not get one of those your other option is isometrics.

 

[Freak Show]

I use the ol' plate on the face thing. I do 3 sets with a plate on my face (padded by a towel of course ) and then three sets lying face down balancing the plate on the back of my head. Balance is a bitch, but I prefer it to machines or isometrics. The harness is good to work the sides more specifically whereas it seems pretty tough to do the same with weight plates.

 

[Powerclean315]

I have tried all the above and they work ok. Try "bridging" using a swiss ball a try. I find nothing works better than this. Also doing snatch grip Hi-pulls works the upper traps very well also.

Powerclean315

 

[blood_drinker]

freakshow, could ya please give me a link that has pictures on how to perform neck workouts, i can't find any

 

[Freak Show]

freakshow, could ya please give me a link that has pictures on how to perform neck workouts, i can't find any

The last time I found them was about a year ago on the muscle and fitness web site. I can't find my print out now, but maybe you can still find it on the site.
www.muscle-fitness.com