Tips for Building the Neck?

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Anybody has any tips for building the neck?

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For sports or in general?

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Farmers walk and trap bar dealifts made my neck noticeably biggerā€¦ used to do some neck harness but never finded the groove of it so i abandoned it! Still interested in making it bigger

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Just want thicc neck sir

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interesting. so within the last several months, you have gone from wanting to build a nice, aesthetic v-taper, to ā€˜just want thicc neckā€™.

I like it.

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Play rugbyā€¦

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My neck noticeably shrunk after I stopped deadliftingā€¦so deadlift would be my advice.

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Join a metal / hardcore band?

Deadlifts are pretty good for neck size.

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Google ā€˜Takeo Spikesā€™.

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I was not disappointed! I mean, what on earth is the collar size on his shirts?

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Heavy compound lifts

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Iā€™ve actually had the dreaded pencil neck for my entire life, even though the rest of my body was getting bigger from my bulking efforts. Iā€™ve also tried the head harnesses, working up to decent weight, the harness with the band (Neck Flex) but they didnā€™t really work so after a while I would give up using them.

Iā€™ve tried the neck crunches with a plate resting in a towel on your head and then the reverse neck curl with better results. What Iā€™ve found works for this is if you really feel the weight and do the neck crunches slowly, I have done 30kg neck crunches but explosive/quick reps donā€™t stimulate the neck as much as very slow and controlled. I even dropped down to 10kg but with 4 secs up, 5 secs down on the eccentric.

Then people will mention shrugs, others will say this doesnā€™t work the neck but actually, this is great for your neck routine especially if you build up to heavy weight - 4-5 plates on each side or more, at least 12 reps per set. Experiment with your head positioning, I like to tilt the head slightly upwards, chin in. For a great superset do these with Hiise shrugs on the calf machine with no rest

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Grow a long beard so your head blends in with your traps

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I truly donā€™t understand this obsession some folks have with the size of their neck. Having a big neck sucks. When my neck started growing, all my dress shirts stopped fitting at the neck. Thatā€™s annoying, not cool.

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I mean, I understand wanting a big, strong neck. In contact sports, itā€™s one of your best assets. Also, It looks intimidating and completes a power look. What I donā€™t understand is people now a days want a 20ā€ neck with a 160 pound body, 15ā€ arms and have never squatted it deadlifted a day in their life. Thatā€™s the part that really makes no sense to me.

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Bench press. Deadlifts. All rowing. Eat a lot. Lift heavy. Sleep well.

My neck is 20.5 at 242 BW.

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Amazing how that works isnā€™t it? The guys you mention what that power look but want to do it on their own terms.

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Aside from the main compound lifts; Face pulls from the cable machine has had the best results for training my neck and shoulders. I do 4 sets of 10+ reps. I will go up to 20-25 reps before I add an additional 2.5-5lbs of weight. My core/posture fails first so itā€™s absolutely necessary to find ways to add a variety of resistance or alternative methods with out going to heavy. I have built a decent neck with this lift.

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Josh Bryant just published a new jailhouse strong book only for neck and traps trainingā€¦ i got it on sale on amazon and its really good tbh

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