- Thread starterJeff
- Start dateOct 29, 2022
Other strength modalities (e.g., Clubs), mixed strength modalities (e.g., combined kettlebell and barbell), other goals (flexibility)
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Jeff
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- Oct 29, 2022
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Does anyone here do neck training? Does your neck get what it needs from general all around training such as S&S?
3letterslong
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- Oct 29, 2022
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I do neck training twice a week. If I'm short of time, I'll just do front and back wrestler bridges.
If I have time to do a proper neck workout, I'll exhaust it with several sets of static holds in all directions (front, back, left, right) and then lie down on my back and do 50-100 rep sets of raised head turns and front raises, then I'll lie down on my front and do 50-100 rep sets of raised head turns and back raises.
Bill Lets
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- Oct 29, 2022
- #3
I only do OS resets head nods and circles, I understand you are asking about some form of resistance/strengthening but I think they will keep the neck strong over time if done with the right intent.
Kev
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- Oct 29, 2022
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For years and years. Harness work, headstands, bridging. I always include some neck work in my training.
Kev
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- Oct 29, 2022
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watchnerd
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- Oct 29, 2022
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Nope.
Haven’t done any in 30 years since I stopped playing rugby and football.
I’ve already got an 18 inch neck and have to get custom dress shirts
And it’s not required for my sports or health
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oab
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- Oct 29, 2022
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Some superjoints movements, headstands on floor (or against wall). Gaze and head position are important in most exercises and part of good form, so the neck gets work that way as well. ;My goals are general health. Martial arts types, collision sports and so on might want to train the neck more.
Stephen B.
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- Oct 29, 2022
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Jeff said:
Does anyone here do neck training? Does your neck get what it needs from general all around training such as S&S?
I do neck training for wrestling/BJJ. Front/back neck bridge holds for the most part, more recently some make-shift side neck bridges and anti-rotation movements. And of course, having wrestlers pull on your head all the time helps a lot.
If you’re not a football player/combat sports athlete, you don’t really need them, except as general bulletproofing. You can throw in neck exercises between main exercise sets like Kev’s video suggested.
Kev
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- Oct 30, 2022
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A thick neck has saved many a life. My own included. Train neck whether you grapple or not.
Steve Freides
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- Oct 30, 2022
- #10
Jeff said:
Does anyone here do neck training? Does your neck get what it needs from general all around training such as S&S?
I do mobility work for my neck every day, and make sure to pay attention to it during heavy lifting, e.g., I "pack" it when deadlifting.
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Jeff Roark
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- Oct 30, 2022
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Kev said:
A thick neck has saved many a life. My own included. Train neck whether you grapple or not.
Another thing that is missed is that a thick powerful neck in an intimidation factor, if backed up with traps, delts, and forearms. Do some work in violent occupations and you will understand this.
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- Oct 30, 2022
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Jeff Roark said:
Another thing that is missed is that a thick powerful neck in an intimidation factor, if backed up with traps, delts, and forearms. Do some work in violent occupations and you will understand this. View attachment 19516
Looking like a beast
watchnerd
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- Oct 30, 2022
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Kev said:
A thick neck has saved many a life. My own included. Train neck whether you grapple or not.
My neck region grows from snatches, pulls and overhead presses (especially Klokov presses), anyway.
When my traps grow, my neck proper grows with it.
TimothyGander
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- Oct 30, 2022
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For those of you who do recommend direct neck training: would Paul Anderson's routine cited in Beyond Bodybuilding (neck extensions with a harness plus neck rolls) suffice for a neck program minimum? Is a neck harness a valuable training tool?
Pasibrzuch
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- Oct 30, 2022
- #15
IMO neck is the most negliged part of core training.
I do head nods, overcoming isometrics with my hands pressing on my head from various directions and modified neck bridge (legs on the floor, knees bent 90 degrees, head on a chair, body parallel to the ground). Indisposable elements of every wrm up for me.
DrFierce
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- Oct 30, 2022
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Kev said:
A thick neck has saved many a life. My own included. Train neck whether you grapple or not.
I had a friend get hit by a wave this summer. Had a high c spine fracture and is now paralyzed and ventilator dependent. He was a reasonably fit 60 year old. Wondering if this could have been prevented
Kev
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- Oct 30, 2022
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DrFierce said:
I had a friend get hit by a wave this summer. Had a high c spine fracture and is now paralyzed and ventilator dependent. He was a reasonably fit 60 year old. Wondering if this could have been prevented
That’s terrible. A few years ago Brooks Kubik had a load of testimonials from guys who firmly believed that neck training saved their lives. For my part I fell backwards with 85kg in the rack after a push press. My head hit a stack of up turned garden slabs and slid down these, my chin pinned to my chest and the 85kg on my chest. Stupid me didn’t use my bumper plates so I took that impact as I hit the deck. Rolled it off my chest to see my mate ashen faced looking at me as if he had seen me die. My head was gashed open and that was it. I firmly put years of neck training down to the fact I am not dead or paralysed from the neck down. That and or dumb luck or the man up stairs was watching out for me. I’m Scottish and a neck harness goes for about £25 here. Plates placed on the head and the neck “crunched” at various angles works also. Headstands for time and bridging are all life savers. Even if your sport doesn’t require it. I come from a family of “double chinners” and I don’t have one. I credit neck training for this also.
watchnerd
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- Oct 31, 2022
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Bill Lets said:
Jeff King had a big neck.
That's kind of freakish, maybe because his neck is so long. Or it's just the angle.
Don Fairbanks
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- Oct 31, 2022
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watchnerd said:
That's kind of freakish, maybe because his neck is so long. Or it's just the angle.
Biggest/thickest sternocleidomastoids I've ever seen .
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