Something that you won't find often mentioned in
nearly every bodybuilding periodical and website is neck training.
A lot of beginners will usually only concentrate
on their chest, arms, and back, this is because these groups are the
most popular to show off. When bodybuilders finally become more
advanced and start training other muscle areas, some trends emerge
which allow the desire for specialized neck training.
Using heavier weights can help put on more muscle
mass, but can also lead to injuries in areas that haven't been trained;
these areas will have pressure while moving. Some exercises that can
put unbearable pressure on the neck are dead lifts, rows, and shrugs.
One of the primary goals of bodybuilding is
symmetry, so a bodybuilder with a muscular and balanced physique will
not look as good on stage if they have an untrained and skinny neck.
As a bodybuilder reaches the higher levels of
competitive training, symmetry and proportion of every muscle group is
very important, so the group of muscles that are usually neglected or
seen as unimportant are suddenly vital to have tone and trained.
There is a variety of ways that bodybuilders can
use to train the neck. One of the simplest ways is manual resistance.
This can be performed by applying pressure to the head with the hand,
and then flexing the neck while the head is being moved in every
direction.
It is very seldom that neck machines are found in
most gyms, but they do exist. There is a nautilus 4-way neck exercise
machine that can be very useful for hitting and concentrating on each
side of the neck.
Harnesses are another way to exercise the neck,
these are usually found online and can allow the person to suspend a
weight from the head in order to complete repetitions. There are some
that use towel resistance movements to train the neck. If nothing else
can be worked out, stationary flexing can be very useful.
Even though it is an important area for
bodybuilders to train, steps should be put in place to make sure the
neck training isn't taken too far. There have been some bodybuilders,
one of them being Jeff King, who have trained their necks to be so
thick and muscular that it has hurt their score at shows and
competitions.
When a bodybuilder has an overly trained neck it
takes attention away from the pectorals, it can also create the
illusion of appearing narrow, where the goal is to appear as wide as
they can. Bodybuilders need to train their neck in proportion to their
body, this way it complements the body and will result in higher
scores.
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