How do you build up your neck?

[Kick Strickland]

What's your neck routine? I'm just looking to bulk mine up, but I've never seriously trained my neck. I used to have a really old Frank Shamrock training video, and he would put a towel on the floor, do a back arch and put the top of his head on the towel, and basically swivel it all around slowly. I never tried it because it didn't seem too safe lol. Frank was pretty adamant that having a strong neck would help prevent ko's in fights/training, and I'd have to agree. It's just smart imo to have as strong a neck as possible. And personally I just want to build mine up.

How do you train the neck?

 

[KILL KILL]

Bridging, neck harness, anything that builds your traps will help as well.

 

[spin]

I used the neck harness for a little, but job reading up saw that deadlifts worked the neck more than enough, so i stopped isolating.

 

[ironwolf]

I had a book called prison strength or something like that. There was a neck routine in there which I've done for years now.

I guess it works, I haven't heart my neck yet lol.

 

[hell wall]

If you read jack dempseys boxing book,he has two great exercises...one is a more beginer friendly bridge that really hits the back of neck super good... Also can't go wrong with a neck harness doing neck curls ..

 

[Stargazer Rex]

Just have your dad give you some left hooks

 

[JauntyAngle]

Just have your dad give you some left hooks

I used to get my dad to throw me straight up in the air, and then upper cut me on the way down.

 

[j123]

Heavy deads, BB rows, bridges, and shrugs every now and then

 

[NurseKnuckles]

I used to get my dad to throw me straight up in the air, and then upper cut me on the way down.

Shoryuken!!!!!!

 

[Kick Strickland]

I used to get my dad to throw me straight up in the air, and then upper cut me on the way down.

and not a single ceiling fan was left in the house

 

[mussolman]

I used to get my dad to throw me straight up in the air, and then upper cut me on the way down.

Is your dad Claudio Castagnoli?

 

[MilkManUK]

I used to do a lot of bridges, front and back, plus isolation exercises where I'd lie on a bench with my head hanging off the end and a weight on my forehead and try keeping my chin tucked to my chest.

 

[YukisHeart]

Cable Neck Extensions: http://chaosandpain.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/whats-that-spindly-thing-holding-up.html

 

[Swoliosis]

Lots of good info. Never did many neck exercises, my neck just naturally got bigger from wrestling back in the day.

 

[Phlog]

Listen to, and enjoy metal.

 

[cincymma79]

Nobody said suck more penis?

When I started bjj the neck drills were straight torture. Up, down, left, right, side to side, a, b, a, b start

 

[Kick Strickland]

Up, down, left, right, side to side, a, b, a, b start

unlimited lives on Contra?

 

[corpse]

Listen to, and enjoy metal.

this is actually good advice. most death metal musicians have thick necks from nothing but headbanging like morons. look at george fisher.

i do slow neck nods in all directions and made very good progress with weighted isos against a wall.

also i feel overhead presses work the front part of the neck pretty good, so dont focus on strong pulling only.

 

[Phlog]

I guarantee Henry Rollins hasn't needed to neck bridge once.

I have a neck as thick as my head+, I put it down to years going to gigs, my neck would be destroyed the next day.

 

[ironwolf]

Henry Rollins sucks.