what's the best workout to thicken my neck

[MercenaryForHire]

Ask sonz70 about his "ChickenHead" routine

- M4H

 

[Wag]

Stop eating citrus fruit.

 

[marvdmartian]

If you look on fleabay, you can find an apparatus that might help. I've seen 'em once or twice, usually used (tho cleaned well, according to the sellers.....take that for what it's worth!! ).

Basically what it is is a strap contraption that goes around and over the top of the head, then has a strap hanging down, that you attach weight to. It pretty much hangs a weight off the front of your head, then you tip your head forward, bring it back, forward, back, etc, etc, until you have a bull's neck.

Like others here, I strongly advise you to take care in exercising your neck. It's really easy to get stupid and start overdoing it, which can lead to damage to the disks cushioning the vertabrae in your neck. Believe me, that is NOT fun!!

An exercise you could try would be to lie down on the floor, and put your hands behind your head (like you would for a sit-up), holding a 5 pound weight there. Then tip your head forward (lifting the back of your head off the floor). The real trick is to use your hands to hold the weight to the back of your head, without using your arms to lift the weight, instead using your neck muscles. That might help. Working your shoulders definitely helps build the neck muscles as well, or at least makes your neck look thicker.

The only other exercise you might consider is go watch a LOT of tennis. You know..... back, forth, back, forth, back forth......

 

[vshah]

everywhere you go, walk like a chicken

 

[nakedfrog]

Pics of your freakish neck?

 

[MisterJackson]

pencil neck
























j/k

 

[loic2003]

Just wear really big, heavy hats. Maybe keep a couple of bricks under a top hat and wear it while you work.

 

[quakefiend420]

headbang to thrash metal for 30 minutes a day

 

[purbeast0]

just do shrugs dude, they will work your traps which in turn make you neck look bigger.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
headbang to thrash metal for 30 minutes a day

This gets my vote.

Nothing like a good neck workout. Bet I could out 'bang anyone on here... lol

 

[Hammerhead]

beer...it'll thicken everything...except you small peepee

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
About twenty years ago I belonged to a gym that had an apparatus that exercised your neck. The had to get rid of it because members kept on injuring themselves on it. In my travels since to many different gyms I have yet to see anything that even remotely resembles that piece of equipment.

Shoulder exercises would definately thicken your neck.

I hate to break it to you, but that was no "apparatus". :lips:

 

[Special K]

Heavy shrugs and deadlifts.

I agree with amused, I have never done any direct neck work yet my neck has grown noticeably since I started a regular weightlifting routine/diet.