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. . . and other guys who have the Jay Leno chin going on. I guess it's just how the good Lord made ya.
LOL. Good ol' Jay. I miss him.
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Originally Posted by skinsguy37
But in general terms of neck strengthening exercises, do any of you guys actually do them? For all the times I have been to the gym, I have never once seen any guys do neck strengthening exercises. I just always assumed that trap exercises kind of helped to develop the neck as well (like a secondary or tertiary muscle group), so there wasn't any need to isolate the neck.
I'm guessing you're correct that trap exercises will have some effect on the neck, but not sure.
I do a few really basic neck exercises once a week, more to keep those muscles from getting weak than to build them up. Just moving my head in different directions against pressure from my hands, plus side-to-side rotations with the muscles clenched, and one additional exercise for the back of the neck where you kind of slide your chin up the front of your chest. Very basic stuff, again more for maintenance than adding a lot.
Lay on your back, hold your body up with your head on an angle and feet flat on the ground. I hold for 1 min each for 3x. This is an old high school wrestling exercise that I did. I combine with situps.
The more vertical you are the easier it is. The further your legs out the harder it is. Make adjustments as you get stronger.
I've been using one for years and it definitely helps strengthen and develop the sides and back of your neck. Dont think there is anything really other than low bodyfat that would fix fat under chin.
That's what Dwight Schrute uses! I'm so glad I revisited this thread.
Interesting. I'm learning more about this everyday! I never got into wrestling when I was in high school, just football. But it makes sense with some of those bridge moves wrestlers have to make to avoid pins and such. That picture above kind of scares me a bit though. Seems like one little slip and you could really be injured! I know my gym doesn't have a neck strengthener machine, but I think I'm going to ask one of the trainers today and see what they say.
I used to like to use the old Nautilus four-way neck machine and the neck and shoulder machine. Decades ago, when I started using these machines, I had to buy all new dress shirts because I quickly gained at least an inch in my neck. I haven't seen a four-way neck machine in about a dozen years. It's been even longer for the neck and shoulder machine.
I would be real careful about any neck exercises. There is a huge risk of permanent injury. I would be leery of doing any type of bridging or using a neck harness. I remember doing the neck bridging back in the late 60s in football practice.
While I think machines like the old Nautilus provided some cosmetic benefit to the neck, I question whether those machines or any type of exercise will prevent a double chin. I think it is mostly genetic.
I saw a dude at the gym doing something crazy...like if I did it I end up paralyzed. Had this leather collar with chains on both sides for weights to add. He was doing the stomach exercises where you bend over that angled board. It was crazy.
I used to like to use the old Nautilus four-way neck machine and the neck and shoulder machine. Decades ago, when I started using these machines, I had to buy all new dress shirts because I quickly gained at least an inch in my neck. I haven't seen a four-way neck machine in about a dozen years. It's been even longer for the neck and shoulder machine.
I would be real careful about any neck exercises. There is a huge risk of permanent injury. I would be leery of doing any type of bridging or using a neck harness. I remember doing the neck bridging back in the late 60s in football practice.
While I think machines like the old Nautilus provided some cosmetic benefit to the neck, I question whether those machines or any type of exercise will prevent a double chin. I think it is mostly genetic.
I would agree. I think one can do enough so that their straight on profile will show that they have no double-chin, but it's kind of the deal where we are all made differently. I was one of those where I have a smaller chin, and my chin to the neck is not connected perfectly perpendicular to my Adam's apple. In another words, it's not a perfect 90 degree right angle. It's more of a straight line from the base of the chin to the "apple". So, if I am even slightly overweight, I will have a double chin. I think building some of the other neck muscles, like the sternocleidomastoid muscle might help to cosmetically off-set it a bit.
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