Building a Strong and Thick neck...

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Autobot Total Posts : 1872 Reward points : 4522 Joined: 27/11/2007 Status: offline Read my TROG	Building a Strong and Thick neck... 30 December 2008 20:06 (permalink) How do you? Coming from a martial arts background, i do plenty of Neck Bridging, but what other ways can I make my neck thicker and less like a pencil? Thanks "Love Your Life..."
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Porridge Oat Total Posts : 171 Reward points : 4756 Joined: 07/12/2007 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 30 December 2008 22:07 (permalink) I've only seen a few people who work their neck directly but I think having a good set of shoulders thickens your neck. Possibly targeting the traps i.e shrugs, shoulders press, rear delts, deadlifts etc
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Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 31 December 2008 12:46 (permalink)

You know I have a bugbear about my neck - its very pencilly !!

but direct work wont really make a massive difference imo , having said that i do neck bridges and headstands !!

mabie one of those neck braces would work , but its a long road alex and you have a long neck !!!!

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Integra Total Posts : 11965 Reward points : 2754 Joined: 23/09/2006 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 31 December 2008 12:46 (permalink) You could purchase or make a neck harness.
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Autobot Total Posts : 1872 Reward points : 4522 Joined: 27/11/2007 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 31 December 2008 18:32 (permalink) Yeah thanks Boar LOL! I'm only 5'2" officially, just my long neck gives me 11 inches... Alll the best for the New Year... "Love Your Life..."
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Firearm Total Posts : 4524 Reward points : 1622 Joined: 17/01/2007 Location: Stoke Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 31 December 2008 19:39 (permalink) Deadlifts work wonders for neck girth IME
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Autobot Total Posts : 1872 Reward points : 4522 Joined: 27/11/2007 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 01 January 2009 13:03 (permalink) Well just gonna keep on with the Dead's, Shrugs, but will add my little neck bridge routine in after each weights sessions along with each wrestling class. See how i get on. "Love Your Life..."
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tuc biscuit Total Posts : 10559 Reward points : 8186 Joined: 27/09/2003 Location: you think you're cooler than me? Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 02 January 2009 18:29 (permalink) some say farmers walk will help neck development maybe consider cutting down your iodine intake and develop some goitre? I wish I was more attractive like Dagless.
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mbironman Total Posts : 265 Reward points : 4333 Joined: 25/05/2004 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 02 January 2009 18:54 (permalink) deads all the way :)
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Simon_D Total Posts : 73 Reward points : 282 Joined: 29/12/2008 Location: Llanelli, Wales Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 04 January 2009 18:18 (permalink) I've used a weighted neck harness for years when boxing - certainly strenghtens the neck muscles, can't honestly say that it makes the neck bigger
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Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 05 January 2009 02:59 (permalink)

The muscles in the neck are few and small so training them specifically for hypertrophy won't be too productive.

Here's a couple of neck isolation exercises though to add to bridging:
http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/NeckWt.html

The traps though will increase neck size, especially the upper fibres as they reach up to the back of the skull round the back of the neck:

Keep with the trap orientated training with Shrugs, Deadlifts, Farmer's Walk, Upright Row.

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Aaron Hallett Total Posts : 28225 Reward points : 6582 Joined: 04/04/2006 Location: Pompey Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 05 January 2009 08:49 (permalink) i wore a head harness for direct neck training and it helped a great dela during my MMA training. its harder to choke someone if you cant get your arms/legs round their head lol PROUDLY SPONSORED BY http://www.x2xclothing.co.uk/ and MuscleXcess
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Re:Building a Strong and Thick neck... 07 January 2009 18:01 (permalink)

I found Shrugs and Deadlifts helped my neck grow,a also think a lot of it was down to my quad bike racing as i was always fighting to keep my head straight.

It is a pain in the neck(pardon the pun) to get shirts to fit and even some t-shirts if it gets too big,mine measured 19.5" at biggest,now 18.5",hence i always get called "fatneck" or "treeneck" from the lads in the gym.

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