Is there any way to build a thicker neck?

[muscle99]

I want a thicker neck lol

[Monarchking]

lift heavy shit?

[southernsamurai]

Meatlovers, tim tams and fanta lolololololol seems to have worked for the guys I've seen with tree trunk necks and traps up to their ears

[Dinahlady]

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

work your traps directly with shrugs if you want.... or do variations of rows/deadlifts/pulling heavy crap in general? worst case scenario, wear a scarf

[Shutupandsquat]

To make it look developed from the front, shrugs, behind the back and in front of you.

To make it pop out of your back, any kind of rowing exercise would do that.

[red machine]

do prone hold/planks but instead of doing it on you toes and formarms go on you toes and forehead, sounds stupid but works a treat, if your a pencil neck i wouldnt try though as you could do some damage

[southernsamurai]

To make it look developed from the front, shrugs, behind the back and in front of you.

To make it pop out of your back, any kind of rowing exercise would do that.

Where did that theory come from?

I have met guys with massive traps who don't even train them.....

Looking at the exercises they do: Squatting with heavy ass weight on the traps, DLing massive weights, and heavy rows of course.

Not to be an arse but dont think the human body works the way you mentioned "oh ok lets pop out the back, nah maybe the front"

[Shutupandsquat]

I didn't say the back oh nah maybe the front. You twisted my words like hell. I didn't say that those were the only way, I said they work? I barely train traps and mine are developed too.

You don't mean to sound like an ass, but you sound like one anyway.

[southernsamurai]

I didn't say the back oh nah maybe the front. You twisted my words like hell. I didn't say that those were the only way, I said they work? I barely train traps and mine are developed too.

You don't mean to sound like an ass, but you sound like one anyway.

lol its just like people saying flyes build inner chest and width, presses build thickness etc.

Havent you ever heard of equilibrium? If you deadlift 200x8 theres no way you'll have no upper traps and just mid to lower and vice versa.

Back OP though, he is concerned with a thick neck right? I know a guy with the thickest neck/no neck I have ever seen. totals well over 850kg raw

[Dinahlady]

I would have thought just doing lots of trap work would eventually build it?

I have big upper traps and am constantly NOT trying to grow them. I find they get hit really well from doing shrugs and seated rows if you abduct your shoulders at the top of the movement, kind like let the pulley drag your arms forward...

But I do agree big lifts like Squats and Deads especially will definitey build them.

[Diab0lic]

Don't you neck lift 75kg bro?

[I Declare War]

Don't you neck lift 75kg bro?

Fuark! Need to add this to my routine! (not srs)

[bang_bang]

Don't you neck lift 75kg bro?

Wow strong neck!

Do not want to be headbutted by this guy/10

[muscle99]

Thanks for the great response people, I don't have a ultra thin neck or anything, just something that crossed my mind. But is there's a sensible way of making the neck thicker i'll consider doing it.

[snoopy]

Don't forget that if you want a bigger neck it's not your traps that make the neck bigger it's the sternoclomastoid which is trained through the use of a nautilus four way neck machine or a head harness like shown before. Research shows that best way to target the neck is behind the back, so behind the neck shrugs high pulls and ultra heavy rack pulls with 10x50 on the harness three times a week is your best bet.

[muscle99]

cheers snoopy

[nate225]

Front rowers at our gym are using neck harness - I tried the weights Sona Tamalolo was using and couldn't move my head properly for a week! :pfft: :grin:

Ironmind sell them pretty cheap & good quality.

[farrout]

Bridging.

[nate225]

Bridging.

:clap: good call.

You're not a rassler are ya?! :grin:

I've been told lots of wrestlers (amatuer and the hollywood kind) use these to strengthen necks.

[farrout]

Lifetime martial artist & a kickboxer & competitive boxer in a former life ... :grin:

Front & rear bridging is underated.

The rear bridge is a full body isometric contraction & when you can bridge nose to mat for 3 minutes your neck will be as strong as anyones on the planet.